Speed of Sound (Anvil album)

Speed of Sound is the ninth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil, released in 1999.

Speed of Sound
Studio album by Anvil
Released	February 1, 1999
Studio	Studio Victor, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre	Heavy metal, speed metal
Length	39:40
Label	Hypnotic (Canada) Massacre (Europe) Avalon (Japan)
Producer	Anvil, Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen
Anvil chronology
Absolutely No Alternative (1996) Speed of Sound (1999) Anthology (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10[2]
Rock Hard	9.0/10[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Steve "Lips" Kudlow; all music is composed by Anvil.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Speed of Sound"	3:43
2.	"Blood in the Playground"	3:39
3.	"Deadbeat Dad"	3:55
4.	"Man over Broad"	2:35
5.	"No Evil"	5:29
6.	"Bullshit"	3:25
7.	"Mattress Mambo"	5:23
8.	"Secret Agent"	3:54
9.	"Life to Lead"	4:05
10.	"Park That Truck"	3:32

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Kick Some Ass"	3:08
12.	"Vengeance to Kill"	4:13

Personnel

Anvil

• Steve "Lips" Kudlow – vocals, lead guitar
• Ivan Hurd – lead guitar
• Glenn Gyorffy – bass
• Robb Reiner – drums

Production

• Pierre Rémillard – engineer, mixing
• Alexander Krull – mastering
• Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen – executive producer

References

1. Anderson, Jason. "Anvil - Speed of Sound review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
2. 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.
3. Schäfer, Wolfgang (1999). "Review Album: Anvil - Speed of Sound". Rock Hard (in German). No. 141. Retrieved 2017-01-02.