| Pounding the Pavement | ||||
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| Released | January 19, 2018 [1] | |||
| Studio | Soundlodge Studio, Rhauderfehn, Germany | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 45:23 | |||
| Label | Steamhammer | |||
| Producer | Jörg Uken [2] | |||
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Pounding the Pavement is the seventeenth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. It was released on January 19, 2018, through Steamhammer. [5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bitch in the Box" | 4:29 |
| 2. | "Ego" | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Doing What I Want" | 3:17 |
| 4. | "Smash Your Face" | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Pounding the Pavement" | 3:05 |
| 6. | "Rock That Shit" | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Let It Go" | 3:00 |
| 8. | "Nanook of the North" | 5:57 |
| 9. | "Black Smoke" | 3:26 |
| 10. | "World of Tomorrow" | 4:37 |
| 11. | "Warming Up" | 3:03 |
| 12. | "Don't Tell Me" (bonus track) | 3:51 |
| Total length: | 45:23 | |
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