Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Jan 14, 2008 | IMDB 7.6
81 min Watch NowDocumentary, Music
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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IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 2003
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