Absolutely No Alternative
Studio album by
Anvil
ReleasedAugust 19, 1997
StudioQuest Recording Studios, Oshawa, Canada
GenreHeavy metal, speed metal
Length39:23
LabelHypnotic (Canada)
Massacre (Europe)
ProducerAnvil
Anvil chronology
Plugged in Permanent
(1996)		 Absolutely No Alternative
(1997)		 Speed of Sound
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]
Rock Hard9.0/10[3]

Absolutely No Alternative is the eighth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil, released in 1997.[4] It is the first release with Glenn "Five" Gyorffy on bass replacing Michael Duncan.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Steve "Lips" Kudlow; all music is composed by Anvil

No.TitleLength
1."Old School"3:46
2."Green Jesus"3:50
3."Show Me Your Tits"2:52
4."No One to Follow"4:42
5."Hair Pie"3:09
6."Rubber Neck"3:11
7."Piss Test"4:10
8."Red Light"4:53
9."Black or White"3:33
10."Hero by Death"5:17
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."March of the Crabs '97"2:53
12."Free as the Wind" (live)5:49

Personnel

Anvil
  • Steve "Lips" Kudlow — vocals, lead guitar
  • Ivan Hurd – lead guitar
  • Glenn Gyorffy – bass
  • Robb Reiner – drums
Production
  • Daryn Barry — engineer, mixing at Phase One Studios, Toronto
  • Paul Lachapelle – assistant engineer

References

  1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Anvil – Absolutely No Alternative review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ↑ Schäfer, Wolfgang (1997). "Review Album: Anvil - Absolutely No Alternative". Rock Hard (in German). No. 126. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  4. ↑ "Anvil – Absolutely No Alternative (1997, CD)".



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