Absolutely No Alternative

Absolutely No Alternative
Studio album by Anvil
Released	August 19, 1997
Studio	Quest Recording Studios, Oshawa, Canada
Genre	Heavy metal, speed metal
Length	39:23
Label	Hypnotic (Canada) Massacre (Europe)
Producer	Anvil
Anvil chronology
Plugged in Permanent (1996) Absolutely No Alternative (1997) Speed of Sound (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10
Rock Hard	9.0/10

Absolutely No Alternative is the eighth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Anvil, released in 1997.

It is the first release with Glenn "Five" Gyorffy on bass replacing Michael Duncan.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Steve "Lips" Kudlow; all music is composed by Anvil

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Old School"	3:46
2.	"Green Jesus"	3:50
3.	"Show Me Your Tits"	2:52
4.	"No One to Follow"	4:42
5.	"Hair Pie"	3:09
6.	"Rubber Neck"	3:11
7.	"Piss Test"	4:10
8.	"Red Light"	4:53
9.	"Black or White"	3:33
10.	"Hero by Death"	5:17

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"March of the Crabs '97"	2:53
12.	"Free as the Wind" (live)	5:49

Personnel

Anvil

• Steve "Lips" Kudlow — vocals, lead guitar
• Ivan Hurd — lead guitar
• Glenn Gyorffy — bass
• Robb Reiner — drums

Production

• Daryn Barry — engineer, mixing at Phase One Studios, Toronto
• Paul Lachapelle — assistant engineer