However, after initial interest, Krebs eventually stopped returning phone calls and did not get the band a major label recording contract he released the band in mid-1986. Following its release, British rock musician Lemmy asked Kudlow to play guitar for Motörhead, to replace "Fast" Eddie Clarke, but Kudlow declined.īy 1983, Aerosmith manager David Krebs and assistant Paul O'Neill had signed a managing contract with Anvil and convinced Attic to release the band from its contract, so the band could sign with a major label. Their independent album was released by Attic as their debut album for the company. Shortly after, they were signed by Attic Records and changed their name to Anvil. In 1981, the band released an independent album called Hard 'N' Heavy.
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In 1978, the first full line-up of the band included Kudlow (lead vocals, lead guitar), Reiner (drums), Dave "Squirrely" Allison (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), and Ian "Dix" Dickson (bass).
They met through a friend, guitarist and neighbour Marty Hoffman, but "musical differences" caused his departure after their first show. Anvil's antics on and off stage, the setbacks they suffered, and their determination to keep going have been compared to the fictional band Spinal Tap.Īnvil began in April 1973 in Toronto, when high school friends Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner began playing music together. Reviewers have described Anvil as a pioneering heavy metal band that was popular in the 1980s but then faded into obscurity in the 1990s, while refusing to stop playing, recording, and gigging. As of 2022, the band has released nineteen studio albums, and have been cited as having influenced many notable heavy metal groups, including Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, and Metallica. The band currently consists of founding members Steve "Lips" Kudlow (vocals, guitar), Robb Reiner (drums, percussion), and Chris Robertson (bass). Singer and Guitarist Steve "Lips" Kudlow at Rockharz Open Air 2019 Drummer Robb Reiner at Rockharz Open Air 2019 Bassist Chris Robertson at Rockharz Open Air 2019Īnvil is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 1978. Ivan Hurd Sebastian Marino Ian Dickson Dave Allison Mike Duncan Glenn Gyorffy Sal Italiano It’s not so much about not knowing whether to laugh or cry – you’ll probably do both.Steve "Lips" Kudlow Robb Reiner Chris Robertson The band’s tenacity borders on a compulsive disorder which at times makes for emotionally hard viewing, but both Anvil and the director’s enthusiasm for their subject is infectious and ultimately uplifting. The access to these men’s lives for this documentary, including their long-suffering wives and children, is both illuminating and heart-breaking. And he does this while expressing his optimism for the future of the band which has been long forgotten. The men in this band are in their 50s and, while the music industry has moved on, Anvil still dream of hitting the big time which so cruelly eludes them.Ī roster of metal giants including Motorhead’s Lemmy and Guns’n’Roses’ Slash doff their caps to Anvil’s musical influence yet the lead singer and creative driving force now delivers school dinners in sub-zero Toronto. Mainly because it’s not a spoof but gut-wrenchingly real. It will be sacrilege for some to suggest it transcends Spinal Tap – but it does. It’s almost impossible to believe these men are for real until you check their lengthy back catalogue actually exists on Amazon. This is the story of 1980s Canadian metal band Anvil and their speedy descent from stadium rockers to playing for goulash in the wilds of Eastern Europe. One of the funniest, sweetest, saddest documents of obsession ever made.
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