Should you watch Anvil! The Story of Anvil?
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Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Documentary · 2008
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.
The sides of Anvil! The Story of Anvil
- Two childhood friends in a Canadian metal band
- A disastrous European tour
- One last try at a 13th album
Anvil! The Story of Anvil is good for you if…
- you like two friends who have stuck together since they were fourteen.
- you laugh at a tour that goes wrong at every stop.
- you get moved by men in their fifties refusing to give up.
Anvil! The Story of Anvil is bad for you if…
- you want arena-sized rock, not half-empty clubs.
- you roll your eyes at grown men chasing a boyhood dream.
About: friendship · persistence · failure
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