ANVIL CHORUS: Video Footage Of 'Terminator' Performance Available

September 7, 2009

Influential '80s progressive NWOSFHM (New Wave of San Francisco Heavy Metal) band ANVIL CHORUS performed at the resurrection of Terminator, once San Francisco's "rockingest" weekly dance club, on July 17, 2009.

Video footage of the performance and interview clips with several musicians who attended the event — including current and former members of EXODUS and MACHINE HEAD — can be viewed below (courtesy of Reality Check TV).

From 1990 to 1994, Terminator packed up to 1,000 people every Friday night and often had headlining acts like MOTÖRHEAD, TESTAMENT, JETBOY, and others performing. Eventually, the club closed, mainly due to losing the unique space (three levels of fun, with lots of private rooms). After a few revivals in the 1990s, the club faded out. However, the memories (though bleary) of the sheer scale of fun and debauchery remained emblazoned on the collective consciousness of San Francisco. So, after more than a decade since the last Terminator, it's BACK!

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ANVIL CHORUS' new album, "The Killing Sun", will be released on September 29 via Rockadrome Records.

Nearly three decades after the group's formation and a couple years after their recent reformation, this legendary underground band unleashes its full-length debut. Consisting solely of newly recorded material from ANVIL CHORUS' early '80s heyday, it's destined to be the classic album everyone has long expected from this magical group. Led by guitarist Thaen Rasmussen and vocalist/bassist Aaron Zimpel, the group's integrity is fully maintained and should please anyone who has followed the band through the years or owned any of their heavily circulated demo tapes. A 16-page color booklet with liner notes written by San Francisco metal legend Ron Quintana (KUSF radio, Metal Mania fanzine) and cover art by Mark Devito (MOTÖRHEAD),packed with lyrics, photos and memories, complete this magnificent and much-anticipated release.

"The Killing Sun" track listing:

01. Deadly Weapons
02. Red Skies
03. Phase to Phase
04. Man Made Machines
05. After Time
06. Death of a Dream
07. Blue Flames
08. Tales
09. The Blade
10. European
11. Such is Life
12. Once Again

Musicians featured on the recording include:

Aaron Zimpel - Vocals, Bass, Synthesizer
Thaen Ramussen - Guitar, Vocals
Joe Bennett - Drums
Phil Bennett - Keyboards, Piano, Hammond B3
Doug Piercy - Guitar ("Deadly Weapons", "Red Skies", "Man Made Machines", "Death of a Dream", "Tales", "Blade", "Once Again", "Such is Life")

Additional musicians:

Carlos Hernandez - Guitar (Death of a Dream)
Mark Bradley - Piano (Once Again)
Jon Simon - Keyboards (Once Again)

ANVIL CHORUS' 2009 touring lineup is:

Aaron Zimpel
Thaen Rasmussen
Carlos Hernandez
Steve Kilgore

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