| Back to Basics | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 29, 2004 [1] | |||
| Studio | Wild Studios, Saint-Zénon, Quebec, Canada | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 43:34 | |||
| Label | Galy (Canada) Massacre (Europe) | |||
| Producer | Pierre Rémillard, Anvil, Torsten Hartmann | |||
| Anvil chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Rock Hard | 5.5/10 [3] |
Back to Basics is the twelfth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil, released in 2004.
All lyrics are written by Steve "Lips" Kudlow; all music is composed by Anvil [4] .
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fuel for the Fire" | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Keep It Up" | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Song of Pain" | 5:53 |
| 4. | "You Get What You Pay For" | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Chainsaw" | 5:40 |
| 6. | "Can't Catch Me" | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Go Away" | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Bottom Feeder" | 3:03 |
| 9. | "Cruel World" | 5:58 |
| 10. | "Fast Driver" | 3:51 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Five Knuckle Shuffle" | |
| 2. | "Smoking Green" | |
| 3. | "Old School" | |
| 4. | "Winged Assassins" | |
| 5. | "Forged in Fire" | |
| 6. | "March of the Crabs" | |
| 7. | "Metal on Metal" | |
| 8. | "666" | |
| 9. | "Mothra" |
Source: [4]
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