Remember Anvil? Surely if you were around in the 80’s – the golden era of Metal and the birth of the Thrash genre – you would remember the crazy Canucks known as Anvil and especially frontman Lips who would play all sorts of guitar histrionics with a dildo! Yes, a dildo!
In the early 80s they released the classic ‘Metal On Metal’ album. (A fine slab of pure-as-fuck Metal tunes that I personally haven’t listened to in over 25 years) and were on the verge of international superstardom.
But whilst their contemporaries went on to bigger, better (and even massive things) – Anvil disappeared into the ether and for the past two decades, never to be heard from again.
Until now.
Anvil! The Story of Anvil is a surprise Documentary/Rockumentary hit for the once stars of Anvil. Starring Lips and drummer Robb Reiner, the movie traces the steps of these aging has-beens on the comeback trail! Seriously, is there anything more stupid than 50-something Metalheads trying to relive their glory days of 30 years ago?
But amidst all the hilarity and sheer spectacle of Lips & Reiner on their climb back up the ladder of Metal respectability – lies a touching, warm and incredibly humorous movie.
Safe to safe, I just cannot wait to see it all for myself. In the meantime, check out the trailer.
