Black Anvil

Black Anvil
Origin New York City, New York, United States
Genres Black Metal, Heavy Metal
Years active 2007–present
Labels Relapse, Monumentum
Associated acts Kill Your Idols, None More Black
Website Official website
Members Raeph Glicken
Paul Delaney
Jeremy Sosville
Travis Bacon
Past members Gary Bennett

Black Anvil are an American Black Metal band from New York City. The band formed in 2007 with Paul Delaney, Gary Bennett and Raeph Glicken. They are one of the very few but prominent bands in the New York City Black Metal scene.[1][2]

History

Early years and Time Insults the Mind (2007-2009)

The band formed in New York City in 2007 and signed to Monumentum Records once the members left the hardcore punk band Kill Your Idols, who disbanded at that time.[3][4][4] On October 28, 2008, the band released their debut album Time Insults the Mind on Monumentum Records.[5][6] The band took a year to write it and went to record it in Queens, New York in one weekend. Afterwards, they started playing all over New York City.

Triumvirate (2010-2011)

On June 5th 2010, it was announced that the band signed to Relapse Records. The band began to record their second album in January 2010 in the studio owned by Mark Mendoza of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister with engineer George Fullan.[7][8][9] On September 28th,[8] the band released their second album Triumvirate on Relapse Records[10][11][12][13] and reissued their debut in the fall of 2010 on Relapse Records.[14][15] In an interview, Paul Delaney said “Relapse’s interest in us and our respect for them proves none of that style shit should matter. We’re here to bring a malicious record to the table for you all. We currently have four songs demoed and they’re so dangerous sounding.”[9] During March 13, they played at the Scion Rock Fest in Ohio with Voivod, Cannibal Corpse and Brutal Truth.[9][16][17][18] They also began to tour around United States but ended the major tour in the last two shows being in Canada. The band were going to have a tour called Lawless States of Heretika[19] and Behemoth had joined their tour with Watain and Withered involved as well.[20][21] However, it was confirmed in August 2010 that Behemoth were forced to leave the tour with them across America due to health issues Behemoth member Nergal was having.[22][23][24] Later on August 27, 2010, they performed a major show at the Hostile City Deathfest in Philadelphia.[20][25] They also toured from November 6, 2010 to December 4, 2010 with Swedish black metal band Watain and American blackened death metal band Goatwhore.[26] The band also had a major tour announced in January 2011 to begin at the end of May through beginning of June during 2011, touring with bands like Aura Noir, Eyehategod, Marduk, and others.[27]

Touring, new member and Hail Death (2012-present)

The band said that they’re working on a new album and they’ve written some tracks and will enter the studio to record it in early 2013. In an interview, band member Paul Delaney said

“ This is a darker, deeper record than our previous releases and a natural progression down the chosen path. Musically, and lyrically… we will take our form to the next level.[28][29][30] ”

The band also took another tour with Watain in the middle of May 2012.[31][32] During the fall of 2012, the band acquired a 4th member as Jeremy Sosville joined the band on guitar.[33] [34][35] The band announced his name is Sos and that he plays the second guitar.[36][37] The band performed a major show with the death/doom band Evoken at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, New York on December 21, 2012.[35][38] The band also performed another major show at the Winter's Wake in Pittsburgh on February 22, 2012.[39] The band worked with J. Robbins of Jawbox. The band announced their upcoming album is called "Hail Death" and its release date is on May 27, 2014. The band says the album has a lot of influences from album like Master of Puppets by Metallica and Destroyer by KISS. In an interview, Paul Delaney said

“ He's got a really good style of making records and I knew he would understand that we wanted to make this sound live and organic as opposed to tight and compressed... I wanted it to be a little more rock 'n' roll sounding because I felt the songs were a little bigger and structured. It tells a story from beginning to end and the recording reflects that. ”

[40]

Musical style and influences

The band’s musical genre is Black Metal[3][4][12][14][41][42][43] The band has cited Poison Idea, Celtic Frost, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Agnostic Front, Possessed, Sodom, Kreator, Carnivore, Venom, Twisted Sister, Mercyful Fate, Darkthrone, Bad Brains and Black Flag as their influences.[3][44]

Discography

Studio albums

Members


Ex Members

Gary Bennett – Electric guitar (2007–2016)

References

  1. ↑ "The Great of Two Evils". Handlebar Magazine. November 29, 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Evasive Evil Empire". New York Press. April 22, 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 "Black Anvil Interview". Deaf Sparrow.
  4. 1 2 3 "Black Anvil". Allmusic.
  5. ↑ "Black Anvil Review". Power of Metal.
  6. ↑ "Black Anvil – Black Metal Out of the Deep Bowels of the Big Apple". Metal Rage. February 6, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Black Anvil, 'Triumvirate' -- New Album". Noisecreep. April 14, 2010.
  8. 1 2 "Black Anvil Hate Trees, Plants, Bad Dye Jobs". MetalSucks. September 13, 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 "Black Anvil Begins Recording New Album". Blabbermouth. January 25, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Black Anvil Announces Album Release Date". Metal Underground. June 15, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Black Anvil Set Release Date For Triumvirate". Plugin Music. June 14, 2010.
  12. 1 2 "Black Anvil Begin Writing a New Record and Announce Tour Dates With Watain". Relapse Records. May 7, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Exclusive Premiere: Black Anvil "Scalping"". MetalSucks. August 31, 2010.
  14. 1 2 "Black Anvil – Time Insults the Mind". Allmusic. September 28, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Black Anvil Sign to Relapse Records". Blabbermouth. June 5, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Black Anvil". Scion.
  17. ↑ "Black Anvil Interview". Frequency.
  18. ↑ "Brutal Truth, Voivod, Black Anvil and Black Tusk Confirmed For the 2010 Scion Rock Fest". Pure Grain Audio. January 22, 2010.
  19. ↑ "Behemoth to Release 'Evangelia Heretika' CD". Blabbermouth. August 4, 2010. BEHEMOTH will team up with the Swedish black metal act WATAIN for a North American tour, dubbed "Lawless States Of Heretika", in November/December. Support on the trek will come from WITHERED and BLACK ANVIL.
  20. 1 2 "Watain and Behemoth touring w/ Withered and Black Anvil, Hostile City Deathfest coming to Philly, Enthroned postponed". Brooklyn Vegan. August 4, 2010.
  21. ↑ "Behemoth, Watain, Withered, Black Anvil Tour". Lamb Goat. August 3, 2010.
  22. ↑ "Behemoth cancel upcoming tour, Nergal getting 'treatment'". Brooklyn Vegan. August 9, 2010.
  23. ↑ "Nergal is "Seriously Ill", Cancels All Behemoth Dates". Metal Sucks. August 8, 2010.
  24. ↑ "Behemoth Cancel U.S. Tour Dates". Noisecreep. August 13, 2010.
  25. ↑ "Hostile City Deathfest Death Metal to Philadelphia". Noisecreep. June 21, 2010.
  26. ↑ "Black Anvil Cook Up a Feat With a New Track". Terrorizer. September 20, 2010.
  27. ↑ "Black Anvil Announce North American Dates With Marduk". Brave Words. January 19, 2011.
  28. ↑ "Black Anvil Begins Writing New Album, Announces Tour Dates With Watain". Blabbermouth. May 8, 2012.
  29. ↑ "Black Anvil Working on New Material". American Aftermath. May 8, 2012.
  30. ↑ "Black Anvil Working on New Material". PRP. May 7, 2012.
  31. ↑ "Black Anvil Writing Begins for New Album, Watain Tour Support Starts Tomorrow". Metal as Fuck. May 13, 2012.
  32. ↑ "Black Anvil Begin Writing New Record; Announce Tour Dates With Watain". Relapse Records. May 7, 2012.
  33. ↑ "Former Massena resident finds his groove with a heavy metal LP". North County NOW. June 7, 2014.
  34. ↑ "Black Anvil, Evoken, Teloch Vovin and More to Perform at Saint Vitus". Next Mosh. November 20, 2012.
  35. 1 2 "Black Anvil and Evoken co-headline NYC show on Mayan apocalypse at Saint Vitus". Brooklyn Vegan. November 19, 2012.
  36. ↑ "Black Anvil". SONGBIRD.me. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  37. ↑ Perera. "- Twitter: - Metal Hot News - bands-". metalhotnews.com.
  38. ↑ "Black Anvil, Evoken, Teloch Vovin and More to Perform at Saint Vitus". Next Mosh. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  39. ↑ "Allue of the Earth Winter's Wake Line-Up Almost Complete". Valley of Steel. December 19, 2012.
  40. ↑ "Black Anvil To Release 'Hail Death' in May". Blabbermouth. 27 March 2014.
  41. ↑ "New Releases: MadLove, Black Anvil, Dirge Within, Celan, The Used". Noisecreep. September 1, 2009. There's nothing more beautiful than seeing black metal and thrash harmonize together, so it was inevitable that some good words had to be written up about New York-based Black Anvil. Their newest release on Relapse Records has shrill screams in the background of each track, while keeping the tempo of the songs fast paced.
  42. ↑ Miranda Yardley (September 20, 2010). "Black Anvil Cook Up a Feat With a New Track". ’’Terrorizer’’.
  43. ↑ "Genghis Tron Tombs Wetnurse Black Anvil Footage Posted". Metal Injection. April 29, 2009.
  44. ↑ "Black Anvil Bassist Discusses New Album and His Love For Twisted Sister". Noisecreep. March 10, 2011.

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