Plugged in Permanent is the seventh studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil, released in 1996. The new official bass player was Glenn Gyorffy but studio bass tracks are credited to Mike Duncan, in his first and only release, replacing Ian Dickson. It is also the first release with Ivan Hurd on guitar replacing Sebastian Marino.

Plugged in Permanent
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 21, 1996
StudioHypnotic Studio, Toronto, Canada
GenreHeavy metal, speed metal
Length45:58
LabelHypnotic (Canada)
Metal Blade (US)
Massacre (Europe)
ProducerAnvil
Anvil chronology
Worth the Weight
(1992)
Plugged in Permanent
(1996)
Absolutely No Alternative
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[2]
Rock Hard9.0/10[3]

The title is a parody of the MTV Unplugged series of albums/performances. It is the band's first release on Massacre Records.[4]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Steve "Lips" Kudlow; all music is composed by Kudlow and Robb Reiner

No.TitleLength
1."Racial Hostility"5:56
2."Doctor Kevorkian"3:46
3."Smokin' Green"4:56
4."Destined for Doom"5:17
5."Killer Hill"3:27
6."Face Pull"2:54
7."I'm Trying to Sleep"3:10
8."Five Knuckle Shuffle"3:26
9."Truth or Consequence"6:19
10."Guilty"6:47
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
8."Stolen"4:39

Personnel

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Anvil
  • Steve "Lips" Kudlow – vocals, lead guitar
  • Ivan Hurd – lead guitar
  • Mike Duncan – bass
  • Robb Reiner – drums
Production
  • Alfio Annibalini, Daryn Barry – engineers
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering at Future Disc, Los Angeles

References

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  1. ^ Anderson, Jason. "Anvil – Plugged in Permanent". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ^ Schäfer, Wolfgang (1996). "Review Album: Anvil - Plugged in Permanent". Rock Hard (in German). No. 109. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  4. ^ "Anvil – Plugged In Permanent (1996, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.