Strength of Steel
| Strength of Steel | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 22, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | Quest Recording Studios, Oshawa, Canada | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 42:05 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade / Enigma (North America) Roadrunner (Europe) | |||
| Producer | Anvil, Paul Lachapelle, Gabor Varszegi | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10 |
| Kerrang! | |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10 |
Strength of Steel is the fourth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. It was released by Metal Blade and Enigma Records on June 22, 1987.
It is the group's sole charting album in the United States, peaking at No. 191 on the Billboard 200 album chart in 1987. It was also the band's first release on Metal Blade Records. Two of the songs on this album ("Straight Between the Eyes" and "Wild Eyes") appeared in the film Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers.
A music video was made for the song "Mad Dog".
Metal Hammer included the album cover on their list of "50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever".