Strength of Steel is the fourth studio album

Studio album

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 by Canadian heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band Anvil

Anvil (band)

Anvil is a Canadian heavy metal band comprising Steve "Lips" Kudlow , Robb Reiner , and Glenn Five...

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It is the group's sole charting album in the United States, peaking at No. 191 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 album chart in 1987. It was also the band's first release on Metal Blade Records

Metal Blade Records

Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...

. Two of the songs on this album ("Straight Between the Eyes" and "Wild Eyes") appeared in the film Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers

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Track listing

All tracks by Anvil, except "Wild Eyes" by Rich Dodson

Rich Dodson

Rich Dodson is a Juno Award winning singer, song-writer and producer. He is the guitarist and a founding member of Canadian Rock trio, The Stampeders. He is most well known for penning the groups' biggest hit, "Sweet City Woman" which hit #1 in Canada, and #8 on Billboard in 1971...

Personnel

• Lips - Vocals & Guitar
• Dave Allison - Guitar, second vocal on "Straight Between The Eyes"
• Ian Dickson - Bass
• Robb Reiner - Drums