Hard 'n' Heavy is the debut studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. It was originally released independently under the band name "Lips".
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Critical reception
Reviewer Toots Daley from British magazine Kerrang! in beginning of 1982 expressed a joy from pleasant surprise made by this album. As per him the "main strength" of Anvil "lies in the guitar/vocal prowess of Lips who comes on like a young Steve Tyler crossed with a butch Rob Halford".
Eduardio Rivadavia of AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five. He wrote: "Anvil finally latch on to their impending speed and thrash metal destiny. That destiny, as was said earlier, would take immediate shape on the following year's Metal on Metal, and the radical evolution between these first two albums clearly illustrates Anvil's internal transformation, from fans in thrall to '70s metal and hard rock to professional musicians united behind a newly discovered vision of their own."
Personnel
Anvil
Steve "Lips" Kudlow – lead guitar, lead vocals, production
Dave Allison – rhythm guitar, lead vocals on "I Want You Both (With Me)" and "Oh Jane", production
Ian Dickson – bass
Robb Reiner – drums, production
Additional musicians
Bess Ross – background vocals on "School Love", "I Want You Both (With Me)", "Bedroom Game", and "Ooh Baby"
Production
Paul LaChapelle – engineer, mixing
Dean Motter – art direction and design