Anvil! The Story of Anvil

Director: Sacha Gervasi
Cast: Steve "Lips" Kudlow, Robb Reiner
Theatrical Release Date: April 10, 2009 5:21 AM
Distributor: Abramorama
Criticwire: B+
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Synopsis: At 14, Toronto school friends Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, went on to become the "demigods of Canadian metal," releasing one of the heaviest albums in metal history, 1982's Metal on Metal. The album influenced a musical generation, including Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, that went on to sell millions of records. But Anvil's career took a different path - straight to obscurity. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance Film Festival]

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Sacha Gervasi's "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" led the winners of International Documentary Association's 2009 IDA Documentary Awards. The story of the band hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal," which was received snubbed by the Academy's shortlist, received IDA's awards for both overall featur...
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