Anvil

Anvil was originally formed in Toronto, Canada. Other renowned musicians to hail from the same city include Robbie Robertson, Neil Young, Geddy Lee, Jeff Healey, and Alannah Myles.

The producer of such Anvil classics as Metal on Metal and Forged in Fire was Chris Tsangarides, who has also worked with Thin Lizzy (1981's Renegade and 1983's Thunder and Lightning) and Judas Priest (1990's Painkiller). Tsangarides and Anvil would work together again years later, on their 2007 album This is Thirteen.

Whereas most guitarists use a traditional metal or glass slide to play slide guitar, Lips has been known to take a different approach on stage: playing with a vibrator.