In the early seventies, when Led Zeppelin and
Black Sabbath ruled the world, Steve 'Lips' Kudlow and Robb Reiner, two young Jewish boys from the northern suburbs of Toronto, vowed to rock together for ever. A decade later their band Anvil released one of the heaviest records in music history, Metal On Metal, which influenced a whole musical generation including the world-dominating bands Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax.
Yet whilst these bands went on to sell millions of records, Anvil slipped straight into obscurity...
Was it too much sex and drugs and not enough rock'n'roll? Was it the menagerie of pets that accompanied them on tour? Was it Lips's penchant for using a dildo to play his guitar 'with integrity' and writing political songs like 'Show Us Your Tits'? Or was it their uncanny knack of setting themselves on fire whenever a record company executive was watching?
We may never know, yet almost thirty years later, like a real-life Spinal Tap, our unlikely musical heroes are still rocking, and still chasing their dream. Written in their own words, Anvil: The Story of Anvil charts the rise, fall and eventual triumph of two men whose indestructible friendship, talent and determination took them on a unique journey in the world of rock. A bittersweet and frequently hilarious hymn to the human spirit, played loud in power chords, it is a story of true brotherly love, being a lifer, living the dream and never giving up. Anvil rock!