Anvil! The Story of Anvil
“At fourteen, they made a pact to rock together forever. They meant it.”
At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal" influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams.
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Cast
12 people
Steve 'Lips' Kudlow
Self - Lead Guitar
Robb Reiner
Self - Drummer
Kevin Goocher
Self
Glenn Gyorffy
Self
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William Howell
Self
Tiziana Arrigoni
Self - Manager
Slash
Self
Also in
Slash: Made in Stoke 24/7/11
Guns N' Roses: Use Your Illusion World Tour – 1992 in Tokyo I
Lemmy Kilmister
Self
Known for
Hardware
Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1
Scott Ian
Self
Known for
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
Lars Ulrich
Self
Known for
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Tom Araya
Self
Known for
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
Jon Zazula
Self
Sacha Gervasi Director · David Norland Composer Christopher Soos Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $951K · United States release January 18, 2008 · Produced in Canada, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$951,380
Production
Zootrope Films
Production
Abramorama
Production
VH1 Rock Docs
Production
Canada · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Denmark · January 14, 2008
Theatrical
United States · January 18, 2008
Theatrical
United States
September 27, 2022 · Theatrical · Re-release
Austria
May 21, 2010 · Theatrical
Finland
January 14, 2008 · Theatrical
France
February 3, 2010 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 15, 2014 · TV · NPO 3
Norway
January 14, 2008 · Limited theatrical
Sweden
January 14, 2008 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
January 14, 2008 · Theatrical
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