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1997 studio album by Anvil

Absolutely No Alternative

Studio album by Anvil

Released

August 19, 1997

Studio

Quest Recording Studios, Oshawa, Canada

Genre

Heavy metal, speed metal

Length

39:23

Label

Hypnotic (Canada)
Massacre (Europe)

Producer

Anvil

Anvil chronology

Plugged in Permanent
(1996)

Absolutely No Alternative
(1997)

Speed of Sound
(1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10
Rock Hard	9.0/10

Absolutely No Alternative is the eighth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil, released in 1997. 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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Anvil – Absolutely No Alternative review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
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.
Schäfer, Wolfgang (1997). "Review Album: Anvil - Absolutely No Alternative". Rock Hard (in German). No. 126. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
"Anvil – Absolutely No Alternative (1997, CD)".

v t e Anvil
Steve "Lips" Kudlow Robb "Robbo" Reiner Chris Robertson Dave "Squirrely" Allison Ian "Dix" Dickson Sebastian Marino Mike Duncan Ivan Hurd Glenn Gyorffy Sal Italiano
Studio albums	Hard 'n' Heavy Metal on Metal Forged in Fire Strength of Steel Pound for Pound Worth the Weight Plugged in Permanent Absolutely No Alternative Speed of Sound Plenty of Power Still Going Strong Back to Basics This Is Thirteen Juggernaut of Justice Hope in Hell Anvil Is Anvil Pounding the Pavement Legal at Last
Live albums	Past and Present – Live in Concert
Compilations	Backwaxed Anthology of Anvil Monument of Metal
Related articles	Anvil! The Story of Anvil

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