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Anvil Is Anvil
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Daggers and Rum
Yo ho ho, yo ho ho, give us a bottle of rum Yo ho ho, yo ho ho we be the scurvy scum Upon the seven seas we are the dread We shackle our foes and... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
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  1. Consequence
    Mar 25, 2016
    75
    Instead of worshipping the past, Anvil updated their vintage sound and made a thrash metal album that’s of its time rather than stubbornly anachronistic. It manages to entertain and educate, a rare combo in metal.
  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Mar 25, 2016
    70
    They’re on rollicking form here, mainman Lips playing several face-melting solos (Gun Control being typically OTT) and tackling zombies and runaway trains, alongside the more thoughtful Forgive Don’t Forget and Lemmy tribute It’s Your Move.
  3. Record Collector
    Mar 25, 2016
    60
    Thoroughly enjoyable from beginning to end, the band have stuck to their formula and produced another decent if less-than-outstanding record.
  4. Kerrang!
    Mar 25, 2016
    60
    It's got markedly better machine-gunning riffs than wilderness years albums like 1999's Speed Of Sound. [27 Feb 2016, p.53]
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  1. arascic
    Feb 18, 2017
    6
    Ultimately this is a solid album. It's nicely mixed, has a nice sound and nice songs to which you can easily head bang, the riffs are fieryUltimately this is a solid album. It's nicely mixed, has a nice sound and nice songs to which you can easily head bang, the riffs are fiery and mean, the drum playing is angry and in your face, the solos are light speed and all over the place. It's nothing we haven't heard yet, it's nothing new nor is it a reinvention of some old sound, it's just what it is. Good old metal. And metal fans will enjoy the majority of this record.… Expand