Anvil Bitch - 'Vengeance Of The Sword' (official audio)

Slashing through your soul,
Like a sharpened knife
Breaking through the barrier,
I'm taking your life
Vengeance is my goal,
Won't stop until it's done
Death shall take it's toll,
So don't you try to run

Chorus:
I am ruler of all
I am the overlord
You will hear my call
Vengeance of the sword

On my vengeful sword,
Death is its seal
Your life blood pouring out,
It's what I want to feel
Your future will unfold,
The truth shall be seen
I'll bleed your body cold,
A nightmare not a dream

Chorus:
I am ruler of all
I am the overlord
You will hear my call
Vengeance of the sword

Death, destruction,
Earth's eruption
With screaming metal sound
Destroy the land,
One sweep of the hand
Vengeance shall level the ground
Stab, bleed
No one can be saved
I'll taste the blood
From the child of the king (so called)

Οι Anvil Bitch μας έρχονται από τις ΗΠΑ (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Thrash metal συγκρότημα το οποίο σχηματίσθηκε το 1983 (τους πρώτους μήνες ως Innocent Exile) κι έμεινε ενεργό για μία πενταετία (μέχρι το 1988) με απολογισμό δύο demos ("Demo" 1985, "Arsenic and Cyanide" 1986) και ένα full length album ("Rise to Offend", Σεπτέμβριος 1986).

Με την (προσωρινή) διάλυση του μουσικού σχήματος τρία από τα τέσσερα μέλη των Anvil Bitch δημιούργησαν τους Dominance (κυκλοφόρησαν μόνο demos, ενώ "βγήκε" και μία συλλογή μετά την διάλυσή τους). Επίσης δύο μέλη της μπάντας σχημάτισαν τους Rise to Offend (το όνομα πηγάζει από τον μοναδικό δίσκο των Anvil Bitch) κυκλοφορώντας ένα demo (με τον ίδιο τίτλο, "Rise to Offend") το 2008.

Οι Anvil Bitch επανήλθαν το 2008 και διατηρήθηκαν μέχρι το 2019, διάστημα στο οποίο κυκλοφόρησαν το ep "Sanctify", το οποίο "βγήκε" το 2008, σε δύο... δόσεις. Το πρώτο cd είχε τρία τραγούδια και το δεύτερο που "βγήκε" μερικούς μήνες αργότερα αποτελούνταν από έξι.

Ο μοναδικός "ολοκληρωμένος" δίσκος των Αμερικανών thrashers θα επανακυκλοφορήσει τον επόμενο μήνα (19 Ιουλίου 2024) από την δισκογραφική εταιρεία Divebomb Records σε cd (1.000 αντίτυπα). Πέραν των δώδεκα αρχικών τραγουδιών του δίσκου θα υπάρχουν (ως bonus) τα τέσσερα τραγούδια του demo του 1985 και τα έξι μουσικά κομμάτια του ep "Sanctify".

Δελτίο τύπου: «Innocent Exile formed in early-'80s Philadelphia, before morphing into Anvil Bitch before the end of 1983 and eventually settling on a lineup of John Plumley (guitar), Chuck Stadulis (drums), Dave Carr (bass), and Gary Capriotti (vocals).

Initially starting out performing Metallica, Slayer, Motörhead and Exodus covers; the group soon began composing its own original material-inspired by not only the burgeoning thrash metal scene, but also hardcore/punk crossover such as the Crumbsuckers and C.O.C.

A debut four-song demo was laid down at The Sound Bank in 1985, and by the following year Anvil Bitch had secured a deal with New Renaissance Records, resulting in an appearance on the Speed Metal Hell II compilation. The band's lone full-length, Rise To Offend, was completed at DAK Audio with Shawn Tierney and released toward the end of 1986.

Positioned within the healthy Northeastern U.S. metal scene, Anvil Bitch continued to secure their legacy with opening slots for the likes of Exodus, King Diamond, Motörhead and Overkill. Unfortunately, with writing for a second album underway, things fell apart in 1988 with the bulk of the members transitioning into harder-hitting thrash outfit Dominance.

20 years later, Anvil Bitch would reunite for the three-song Sanctify EP, but it remains Rise To Offend—out-of-print for over 20 years—that has truly become a sought-after cult classic in the realms of underground metal.

Nearly 40 years after its original release, Divebomb Records is overwhelmingly ecstatic to finally bring to light this deluxe edition of Rise To Offend as a 22-track CD that includes the 1985 demo and complete six-song Sanctify sessions as a bonus.

Fully remastered by Jamie King Audio, the disc will be packaged with a 20-page booklet jammed with photos, flyers, lyrics, and a retrospective interview with John Plumley. For the fans, by the fans!»