Canadian metal legends ANVIL have scheduled the following North American tour dates:

Jan. 07 - House Of Blues - Cleveland, Ohio
Jan. 08 - Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, Ontario
Jan. 09 - The Crofoot - Pontiac, Michigan
Jan. 10 - House Of Blues - Chicago, Illinois
Jan. 12 - Town Ballroom - Buffalo, New York
Jan. 14 - Sonar - Baltimore, Maryland
Jan. 15 - Irving Plaza - New York, New York
Jan. 16 - House Of Blues - Boston, Massachusetts
Jan. 17 - Theater of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan. 19 - The Fillmore - Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan. 20 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, Georgia
Jan. 21 - House Of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Jan. 23 - House Of Blues - New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan. 24 - House Of Blues - Houston, Texas
Jan. 25 - Emo's - Austin, Texas
Jan. 26 - House Of Blues - Dallas, Texas
Jan. 29 - The Pageant - St. Louis, Missouri
Jan. 30 - The Beaumont Club - Kansas City, Missouri
Jan. 31 - The Gothic Theatre - Englewood (Denver), Colorado
Feb. 02 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, Arizona
Feb. 03 - House Of Blues - San Diego, California
Feb. 04 - House Of Blues - Anaheim, California
Feb. 05 - House Of Blues - West Hollywood, California
Feb. 06 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, California
Feb. 08 - Knitting Factory - Boise, Idaho
Feb. 09 - Knitting Factory - Spokane, Washington
Feb. 11 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, Oregon
Feb. 12 - Studio Seven - Seattle Washington
Feb. 13 - Venue - Vancouver, British Columbia

ANVIL's re-release of the group's latest album, "This is Thirteen", sold around 1,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at position No. 19 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

"This is Thirteen" was finally given proper national distribution on CD and vinyl on September 15 via VH1 Classic Records. The collectible double vinyl LP boasts newly re-recorded versions of ANVIL classics "Metal on Metal" and "666". The album, originally recorded in 2007 and produced by Chris Tsangarides (JUDAS PRIEST, THIN LIZZY), was primarily available directly from the band via their web site and at their concerts.

ANVIL, considered a major influence for a generation of hard rockers including METALLICA, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, and GUNS N' ROSES, was the subject of a critically acclaimed, must-see rock-doc, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", directed by Sacha Gervasi. And in the process, the film has made the group (led by Kudlow and Reiner — both founding members) a household name. But the group's story will certainly not end with the film.

According to RollingStone.com, ANVIL is currently re-recording several other classics with producer Chris Tsangarides, which will be included on a forthcoming "Anvil!" soundtrack. "What happened was the label that owns the old material wanted so much money to license the songs, that it became ridiculous," explained Lips. "In fact, it was far cheaper to go in and re-record in the same studio [Phase One], with the same producer, and re-do the songs. The new version of 'Forged in Fire' is amazing — I think the original version was played too fast. Remarkably, we're getting a second chance to record the songs."

Other freshly re-recorded tunes are "Winged Assassins", "March Of The Crabs", and "School Love". "It's going to be a true 'Best of Anvil', in a way," added Reiner.