Related Posts Widget for Blogs by LinkWithin

Jun 3, 2009

Last night we saw the excellent documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil.  I challenge you not to be touched by the decades-long friendship between Lips and Robb, the lead singer and drummer of Anvil, a metal band that was big in Japan in the ’80s and a major influence on the “Big Four” — Anthrax, Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer — before fading into working-class obscurity in Toronto.  But they haven’t given up the dream — the film follows them on their quest for a comeback — and most of all, they haven’t given up on each other. Read Anthony Lane’s review, which got me in the theater, and then rent it when it comes out.

Last night we saw the excellent documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil.  I challenge you not to be touched by the decades-long friendship between Lips and Robb, the lead singer and drummer of Anvil, a metal band that was big in Japan in the ’80s and a major influence on the “Big Four” — Anthrax, Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer — before fading into working-class obscurity in Toronto.  But they haven’t given up the dream — the film follows them on their quest for a comeback — and most of all, they haven’t given up on each other.

Read Anthony Lane’s review, which got me in the theater, and then rent it when it comes out.

Comments (View)  |  3 notes


blog comments powered by Disqus