The True Story of Anvil (Exclusive Q&A)

[elpuime]

4:16 damn, that guy was fucking on the momentum

[charlesandhisworld]

EVERYONE go out and buy their albums or DVD NOW.

[ilovepwd]

slash , thats a very tough deck

[orvillepdonger]

So inspiring during hard times. Keep it up fellas.

[alreadythere1993]

i feel 4 these guys .ive watched the film and just finished readin the book..its obvious they did hav sum bad luck, but at 1 point they were on the verge of real success and then it just faded out , theres nothin more tragic than a lost dream ..regardles of how good the recent albums are supposed 2 be .their still past 50 and makin no real money from their music..they live 4 the music they make ,thats clear 2 c but they must both still hav a deep pain in the hearts that they didnt "make it"

[vandaahl1965]

I was a big fan in the 80's...lost sight of them later...saw this doc. and totally like ém again....I am 46 years old, one kid...still love metal and still have an acient tattoo of Anvil on my shoulder since the beginning of the 80's.......I love these guys...they are the real deal...:-) And I am fuckin' happy for them, they now get the success they deserve for years.....well done Anvil...:-)

[xXDarkdragonheartXx]

i like how rob and lips totally balance each other out

[strat032]

These guys are so cool.

In other news, is it me, or does Lips kinda look like a Muppet?

[yodelingtotheoldies]

Lips has a fanny pack, HELL YEAH!

[TmasLiverpool]

If all these popular bands loved them so much, why didn't the likes of metallica help to promote them and get in touch with them after they were out of the limelight?

[Mysterwright]

@saintanarchy3 Dipshit. If not for Jews then NO ACT would get signed because THERE WOULDN'T BE AN INDUSTRY! =)) 

[sunexerxfaenxgal]

@saintanarchy3 Well, they sure as hell made it much bigger then ure sorry little nazi gay ass

[vincentXXX666]

I liked when he said " We are not different, we are the same " Very smart

[xXDarkdragonheartXx]

@vincentXXX666 Lips is lake a big innocent teddybear.... that can play his guitar with a dildo

[Mototrebbia666]

Poor Robb he's just acknowledged as "The Drummer"...

[kingofallwhites]

@Mototrebbia666 Lipps is more than "Lead Singer" too.

[kingofallwhites]

Respond to this video... I wonder how Cut Loose and Mad Dog are doing?

[dgkallday4u]

@kingofallwhites They went to mars

[AlternativeTaco]

i saw the doc the other night it touches my heart how such a great band goes through everything from working in factories,construction going to new places and cities recieving no money for there gig just to make a living while loving what they do most for god sake i even cried some tears for these guys

[jonnstoffer]

Wow,what can I say about these guys that all have said before.When I first became aware of them I was blown away by not just their story but the cool sounding music and of course the passion/dedication to what they do and each other.I look forward to seeing them again some day for the second time......

[sbpark95]

Metallica's some kind of monster = bunch of guys whining for 1 or 2 hours

[bretzagar]

This story is more inspiring that Metallica's.

[edgraphycs]

These guys diserve great respect for their corage and persistence.

[m1che1]

Passion for music kept them going for 30+ years.

Even with all the shit they got the music kept them going,buy the docu.

They should have been bigger then Metallica.

[ghostofjigsaw]

anvil I respect you ^^

[dumbasshit123]

GIVE ANVIL RESPECT

[allxtar]

this guys are so respectable . Intelligent, talented, down to earth , good musicians. Life can suck sometimes when you don´t get recognition

[KonChul]

Metal IS AnviL!!!

[fretshr3dder]

dam...i wanna watch the doc soooo bad. but i gotta wait 3 years. my friend and i are gunna go on a road trip and start a band and right before we start, were gunna watch the doc.

[areposo]

rob reiner is wayy to serious thankfully lips is fun and cool

[lcarlosrosado]

I admire these guys so much... they are so freaking awesome and you can really tell how much they love each other, its really sweet in an odd kinda way

[yeeeeehar1]

praise be!

[peterankin]

not in anyway a fan of metal but i adore this film and adore the guys in the band, cry every time i see it. I hope they get everything they want. God bless anvil, just dont make me listen to the albums :)

[kennheiser]

Can't fail to love these guys! Great to see them on the path to success, where they belong!

[obuchiteck]

No way..... I'm not a metal fan, but these dudes got me to actually purchase their album that's a first for me in a long time. I'm digging the music. I I'm not even going to bit torrent them.

[squier06]

@obuchiteck I think i couldn't be able to download their music on the internet , i want to buy their albums too , they deserve our money !!!

[jonesblank]

The doc is amazing, real stuff. Never heard about Anvil till I saw the doc and hell, I even love their music. These guys have my utmost respect.

[Psyqo]

\m/ ANVIL!!!!! \m/

[Boavisteiro100]

nevermind all the bullshit like movies, proper management and record companies. Bottom line is THEIR FUCKING MUSIC ROCKS!!! I LOVE IT!!!

[TorgeistLLN]

I think if they had been European they would have been bigger than they were. Bands like Grave Digger, Edguy, Blind Guardian have that "cheese" factor that most America tends to despise, but Europe sort of eats that up and you can make it big despite that. I think they must have had bad management too.

[Maxpow33r]

Lars ruined it.

[kinnasna]

i already anvillll ! he came to the restaurant i work,.. his wife works there too

[Ramirezozy]

The story of Anvil is the best documentary about rock&roll ever. This guys are real. Lips rules. I don't like Heavy Metal but this guys are great people.

[PrsFenderJackson1980]

IF you have done it yet. Buy or download(iTunes) Metal on Metal album. I guarantee you become a fan and at the same time scratch head in shock on why the fuck this band didn't get its due sooner.

[noisemastering]

What a great band

[AwesomeMrAustin]

It was the whole deck, not just the hand

[metalball2]

seen the movie... great guys!

i meen not many bands will stick together when things won't work out...

i'm really touched, true love for music...

i'm a fan for sure!

[ThefightingCelt]

I watched this film out of interest. I felt sorry for them but let's be brutally honest here : they are SHIT, and that is real reason they didn't make the big time. Total tenth rate rip off merchants with no real song writing talent. Their lyrics are absurdly infantile.

[METALkid614]

@ThefightingCelt They just had shitty production and management. 

[ThefightingCelt]

@METALkid614 Maybe so, but I've listened to enough bands to realise that when compared to other heavy metal bands, they fall some way behind. Their music seems so banal and cliched. Just my humble opinion.

[METALkid614]

@ThefightingCelt They just had shitty production and management.

[mmxbreaks]

@ThefightingCelt as much as I'm inclined to agree, it's all down to personal taste really. A fair amount of metal follows that suit and, in many respects, these were the guys that got the heavier element of metal underway. They're not the rip off merchants, it was they who were ripped on and left to die in a Canadian gutter while other bands took the limelite. Look at bands like Iron Maiden, the whole demonic facade and irrelevant lyrics there pull a maaaasive fan base.

[ThefightingCelt]

@mmxbreaks I agree about the personal taste comment, 100%. Regarding the guys in the band; don't get me wrong, I have the utmost sympathy for them, but it is a dog eat dog business and I sincerely hope they are now doing well - but I still feel their material was not as strong as it should have been. Yes, they may have been left behind, but as Roger Daltrey once said many years ago - the really great bands last longer because they have the talent. Blame Black Sabbath for the demonic trait ; )

[beefcake0354]

I heard that they don't even drink

Decent people indeed

[stuh1975]

I thought 'Rocky' was the biggest most inspirational 'underdog' movie... until I saw 'The Anvil Story'... f**king ace!! I recommend it.

[WladcaWschodu]

I loved the movie!!! Can't w8 to see them on Grass Pop!

\m/

[SuperBanti]

@WladcaWschodu they were awesome at Graspop :D

[klyz103]

Im happy anvil finilly is making it bigger. Thank you to the documentery makers.

[NothingBox]

Classy guys in a tough business.... but I hear that Grohl is helping them out now.... finally they get some support from a heavyweight

[toxicwaltz89]

this is so inspiring, this is what metal is about

[anapore]

Lips and Rob what a lasting friendship and a LOVE of playing their music for the sake of playing.. I agree they are finally getting their dues and no other band deserves it more..!!

[dwaldick]

Anvil is great! Saw them at least 6 times in the 80's. During a gig at the Gasworks in Toronto I chatted with Steve (Lips) after one of the sets. What an energetic and friendly individual. Looking forward to watching The story of Anvil next week and seeing them live once again!

[johnf2007]

Each time I see these guys I do want to hit the strings on my guitar. Fucking inspiring! \m/

[dragongeraldb]

i wish people would think how crappy all heavymetal people had it for 4-8 years and then its ok ,bon jovi has long hair

[Kaylow699]

lips was cute. :D haha.

[Hydrefyricon]

I absolutely love these guys...They're so inspiring, all heart and soul.I have the utmost respect for what they do...Thank you Lips, whenever I need a little pickme up and hope I look around youtube for you. You're more than a musician, your positive spirit is just amazing. Rock on fellows, you deserve all the good things coming to you.

[lottarsch]

Actually I don't like Metal, but I watched the film yesterday...it was so good...I think I'm an Anvil Fan now....

[assman909]

i fuckin love ANVIL !! \m/ keep on rockin guys

[punkN0Tdead13]

ANVIL

[666unanimated666]

I love you Anvil forever! Your the best!

[gyagooon]

I just watched the film! Respect!

[TwilightCodex]

ANVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[evilbeaver19]

1.13 NIfelheim!!!!

[manxses]

long live anvil

[TeamLibertyExpress]

Respect.

These guys were in it for the long haul !!

Nothing but respect for hard fought battles on the way to their goal.

Anvil ain't no posers "giving it a try."

[OHFnews]

i know this. anvil rocks. i met Lips on a bus late one night, bathurst and lawrence toronto, super nice guy

[FLy1n6V]

GO ANVIL!!

[ViktorCianti]

haha at 1.12, a member from nifelheim :D.

[x0HeadBanger0x]

David Price of Billboard magazine conducted this interview

with Anvil and i met this guy at an AC/DC show were anvil opened up for them i was sitting in a row infront of him and he said if i would like to meet the band and i said "FUCK YA!!!!"

[mcrue16]

its about damn time they start getting some credit

[Daydr3amer777]

Even though I'm not a big fan of heavy metal music, I'm glad these guys finally got what they wanted. ROCK ON ANVIL!

[Paulluv]

1984? celebrations boston...kicked ass ....real greaszy...

[vanhalen5150jhs]

i'm glad they are finally getting their dues.

[MisterSitcom]

These guys are the real deal! I love 'em! I've watched the movie 3 times already, and I could watch it over-and-over weithout getting tired of it... They just keep me so entertained; I watch the movie and I can imagine myself hanging out with these people :)

[bucky468]

Find it funny that Billboard Magazine is airing this vid. It never thought highly of Anvil or else it would've charted its albums much higher on the Top 200 albums chart. Just like other bands who deserved more acclaim from mags like Billboard & Rolling Stone, back in the day Anvil got a raw deal from those publications. I think only 1 Anvil album even charted in the US on the Billboard Top 200 albums. That's just wrong b/c this was a landmark group in the world of thrash & speed metal.

[nexusutube]

Billboard ranks albums based on sales. Whether they thought highly of them or not wouldn't have changed anything.

[bucky468]

Not exactly true!! In the 70s & 80s there were artists who had albums that barely charted & their albums went gold & sold slightly better than some of the LPs that were charted ahead of them. Anvil was 1 of em. We can also blame the radio industry for snubbing their music too. Anvil was a huge hit in their native Canada. 4 or 5 of their earlier LPs charted in the Top 100 on the albums charts there. The fact that BB charts albums based on sales is just a myth. BB was & is a popularity contest.

[hmmm5000]

I'm glad to see these guys getting their due!! They are a awesome band. Great job guys!!

[AndyUnwritten]

Robb always has such a mysterious expression on his face.

[pervopoju1]

anvil

[willhum]

I'm not a metal fan at all - having said that, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" - Is a great surprising documentary... well worth seeing even if your not into the music.

[dbboy75]

Same here, just finished watching the doc. Amazing story, REAL humble guys with nothing but passion for what they do.

I'm now a fan.

[danish752]

@dbboy75 same thing happened with me, mate.

[squier06]

@dbboy75 Same for me !

[bucky468]

Too bad it's gonna get overloooked by movie critics since it's in theaters the same time as Michael Jackson's overhyped This Is It concert film. I hope if I were all these critics I'd give this film a good hard look before panning it. It oughta be a 2 thumbs up.

[AndreasZimmerman]

lol rob always just sits around during interviews

[Telecatplayer]

they opened for AC/DC and we booed them a little bit, little did I know that was pretty much their biggest show, they aren't half bad though, they're good for what they play

[blackspaniard15]

ANVIL!!!!

[6mr6thrasher6]

goddamn the anvil movie changed me, i never even heard of anvil but i saw the movie and i was like omfg these guys r amazing!!!

[iamcraiger]

what happened with Ivan Hurd? Do they cover that in the movie?

[Mikemaniax]

Yeah. They decided to fire that European blonde chick as their manager, and Ivan sided with the girl over the band. Plus, there's a scene where Anvil plays Ivan's and the girl's wedding.

[iamcraiger]

well, all i can say is i hope Ivan's getting paid too... dude deserves it...

[rocklover2000]

Anvil should have won better attention...

[Mikemaniax]

Well, now that they movie is so successful, they got better attention.

[crushthechurch]

LOVE IT!!!

[shugies]

Dont settle for less! You guys rock!!

[AbbyMay11]

Love these guys!

[gaziello]

ANVIL rocks!!

[Bassett1995]

nice shirt lips

ANVIL RULE

[dkstar222]

Yeah!!! ANVIL on BILLBOARD.. RISE TO THE TOP boys, RISE... You guys rule... Love you guys!!!

Dalila - ANVIL WORLDWIDE STREET TEAM!