Anvil - The Story of Anvil - The movie

Marley's Ghost · #1 04-05-2009, 10:22 AM

Just saw the trailers. Looks interesting. Going to have to check this one out. I can't really recall much about the band , though.

Mutato · #2 04-07-2009, 04:08 PM

I'm looking forward to this.

I got to see them in the 80's at a small place when a friend's band opened. Not many people in attendance but it was a great show.

Geddyfleaharris · #3 04-07-2009, 06:20 PM

Best song title ever- Metal on Metal. You can't get none more "metal" that. Under-rated band who seem poised to get their dues even if it is 30 years late.

DoomandHeavy · #4 04-07-2009, 06:45 PM

Anvil's incredible, any fan of Metal NEEDS TO CHECK THEM OUT!

Spector_Ray · #5 04-07-2009, 10:42 PM

I heard of them back in the day. I'm glad they're getting their due. The other day, Eddie Trunk said that these guys are about to be the biggest 30 year overnight success story.

4StringAxe · #6 10-04-2009, 07:21 AM

I watched it last night. Pretty interesting. Then they performed on the season premier of "That Metal Show". I'm glad they are getting their due. This is stating the obvious, but it goes to show this is a tough profession to make a living at.

jaywa · #7 10-04-2009, 07:48 AM

Apparently this is a movie about a real band?

From the promos I saw I just dismissed it as a rip-off of "Spinal Tap"... although I'm sure there are probably some unintended resemblances.

Commreman · #8 10-04-2009, 07:48 AM

I saw Anvil open for AC/DC in Giants Stadium about a month ago. They were absolutely horrible. They were one of the worst bands I have ever seen and heard. I thought that they were a joke, and was shocked when somebody told me that this was real. Getting their due?? You have got to be kidding me.

Quadcam · #9 10-06-2009, 10:38 PM

watched the movie on vh1 the other night, it was ok..musically the band was great and if they had a different vocals they probably would have done well. I grew up in and was a metalhead in the 80's and I couldnt even remember them when the movie was released

fishtx · #10 10-07-2009, 09:32 AM

I thought the drummer was OK, but otherwise...meh...

jaywa · #11 10-07-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Quadcam

watched the movie on vh1 the other night, it was ok..musically the band was great and if they had a different vocals they probably would have done well.

Yeah those vocals are kind of... well...

And they are some ugly mofos, too. It's definitely about the music with that band... not a lot of visual appeal.

Paniconthenet · #12 10-09-2009, 09:42 AM

regardless of your thoughts on the music, it shows the struggles of a band trying to make it, be it teens playing in the basement, or fifty year olds who have been doing it the same since they were teens. It shows that picking up a guitar isn't all the stars and good times people seem to think. Though I was never in a band who really had any success, I have done shows that were suppose to be the BIG thing, and end up playing for 20 people, and sleeping in the car cause, they hotel we were to stay in was never booked, and the people who booked us was too drunk to even stay through the show. Hitched hiked from Jackson Hole, Wyoming to Fort Collins, CO because we didn't have gas to get back. Nice to see people still go out for gigs night after night. I can't do it anymore! Just my thoughts though.

Richland123 · #13 10-09-2009, 10:01 AM

I watched this movie this week and must say there are so many parallels and similarities between Anvil and my band other than they play metal and we do cover tunes. Different audience; however, we all encounter the same trials and tribulations as bands no matter what or where we play. Getting cancelled on short notice, getting cheated out of money, playing for thousands of screaming fans one night and then playing to ten people the next night. Not only have I been there, I am still there 40 years into my music career.