Hope in Hell

Hope in Hell
Studio album by Anvil
Released May 24, 2013
Genre Heavy metal, speed metal
Length 53:20
Label The End Records
Producer Bob Marlette
Anvil chronology
Juggernaut of Justice
(2011)		 Hope in Hell
(2013)		 Anvil Is Anvil
(2016)

Hope in Hell is the fifteenth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. It was released on May 24, 2013 in Germany, May 27 in the rest of Europe and May 28 in North America.[1] The album was produced by Bob Marlette, who, according to Lips, contributed a lot to songwriting skills and arrangements. The whole album was written by Lips and Rob alone. In some songs Lips was inspired by his love of heavy "rock'n'roll", which made him feel he "found his way home"[2] to the time when they did their first record, Hard 'n' Heavy. It is the only Anvil album to feature bassist Sal Italiano.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Hope in Hell"   4:43
2. "Eat Your Words"   3:41
3. "Through with You"   4:48
4. "The Fight Is Never Won"   4:28
5. "Pay the Toll"   2:48
6. "Flying"   4:50
7. "Call of Duty"   3:53
8. "Badass Rock 'n' Roll"   4:35
9. "Time Shows No Mercy"   4:35
10. "Mankind Machine"   4:13
11. "Shut the Fuck Up"   3:38
bonus tracks (on all releases except the German SPV - Steamhammer CD)
No. Title Length
12. "Hard Wired"   3:08
13. "Fire at Will"   4:03
Total length:
 53:20
additional Japanese bonus track
No. Title Length
14. "Hope In Hell [live]"    

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic47/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Metal Traveller[5]
Jukebox:Metal[6]
Rock Hard [7]
Metal Hammer [8]

The album sold just under 800 copies in the first week of its release in the United States.[9] The album has received mostly lukewarm reception from fans.

Personnel

Anvil:

Production:

References

  1. ↑ Kaufman, Spencer (May 21, 2013). "ANVIL, 'HOPE IN HELL' – EXCLUSIVE ALBUM STREAM". Loudwire. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Interview with Lips: Without Germany – NO ANVIL". entertaim.net. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/hope-in-hell/anvil
  4. ↑ Hope in Hell allmusic.com. 2013-06-04. Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
  5. ↑ Metal Traveller. "Anvil: Hope In Hell CD review".
  6. ↑ Andy Lye. "Jukebox:Metal review".
  7. ↑ Hope In Hell RH#313 - 2013 Steamhammer/SPV (53:31) Rock Hard (German)
  8. ↑ Anvil :: Hope In Hell Metal Hammer (German)
  9. ↑ "ANVIL: 'Hope In Hell' First-Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth. June 5, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
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