Forged in Fire

Forged in Fire is the third studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil, released in 1983.

Not to be confused with Forged in the Fire, In Fire Forged, or Forged by Fire.

This article is about the 1983 album. For the smithing TV show, see Forged in Fire (TV series).

Forged in Fire
Studio album by Anvil
Released	April 13, 1983
Recorded	January–March 1983
Studio	Phase One Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre	Heavy metal, speed metal
Length	39:18
Label	Attic
Producer	Chris Tsangarides
Anvil chronology
Metal on Metal (1982) Forged in Fire (1983) Backwaxed (1985)
Singles from Forged in Fire
"Make It Up to You" Released: 1983

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	9/10[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Anvil

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Forged in Fire"	4:45
2.	"Shadow Zone"	4:00
3.	"Free as the Wind"	5:38
4.	"Never Deceive Me"	3:35
5.	"Butter-Bust Jerky"	3:20

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Future Wars"	3:11
7.	"Hard Times - Fast Ladies"	3:49
8.	"Make It Up to You"	3:31
9.	"Motormount"	3:43
10.	"Winged Assassins"	3:46

Personnel

Anvil

• Steve "Lips" Kudlow – vocals, guitar
• Dave Allison – guitar, lead vocals on "Never Deceive Me"
• Ian Dickson – bass, backing vocals
• Robb Reiner – drums

Production

• Chris Tsangarides – producer, engineer
• Andrew Warwick, Joe Primeau – assistant engineers
• Dean Motter – art direction and design

References

1. Huey, Steve. "Anvil Forged in Fire review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 978-1894959315.