Influenced by the godfathers of the current (black) metal scene, Celtic Frost, Venom, Possessed , Darkthrone and Messiah and the underworld of one of the biggest cities of the world, BLACK ANVIL lurks in the shadows of the city and deliberately waits for their vicious attack of sinister thrash/black metal. With its members having played in bands like Deathcycle, Kill Your Idols, Madball and various other hardcore bands, they now have given in for their common love of the darkside of the musical spectrum. With their debut album "Time Insults The Mind", BLACK ANVIL clearly show their love for the early wave of American and EuropeanThrash Metal as well of those early Black Metal bands and unlike the majority of the new US metal bands where looks and the amount of riends' on MySpace seem more important then the music, BLACK ANVIL has only one priority: Playing real metal. No bullshit and gimmicks.