Anvil’s Robb Reiner & Steve “Lips” Kudlow & Director Sacha Gervasi On “Anvil!: The Story Of Anvil,” Anvil’s Next Album & More

Earlier this month, it was announced that Utopia and Abramorama have partnered to release the remastered documentary Anvil!: The Story Of Anvil alongside Portobello Electric for a special one-night engagement in 200 theaters. This event would be supplemented with select extended theatrical runs through October at AMC and Regal Cinemas. Timed to the film’s 13th year anniversary, the rerelease features remastered picture and sound, as well as a new exclusive-to-theaters epilogue interview with director Sacha Gervasi and Anvil’s Steve “Lips” Kudlow and Robb Reiner, as moderated by former MTV host Matt Pinfield. Those able to attend its September 22nd event caught a live concert by Anvil, appearances from surprise musical guests and moderation by Steve-O of Jackass fame, while the September 13th included hosting duties by Peter Dinklage and director Sacha Gervasi.

For those unaware, Anvil!: The Story Of Anvil originally hit theaters in 2009, and the documentary follows Canadian metal band Anvil in the midst of its early 2000s obscurity; things have been going well for Anvil in the early 1980s. Director and former Anvil roadie Sacha Gervasi follows guitarist Steve “Lips” Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner as they stumble through a harrowing European tour and reflect on failure, friendship, resilience and the will to follow even the most impossible of dreams. The documentary received widespread critical and public acclaim following its release by Abramorama and features appearances by an array of heavy metal icons, including Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, Guns N’ Roses’ Slash, Motörhead’s Lemmy, Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Slayer’s Tom Araya. The film is reportedly tied for 6th place as one of the highest rated documentaries of all time on Rotten Tomatoes with a 98 percent “Certified Fresh” rating. Appealing to critics far beyond the metal world, it also made the year-end “Top 10” lists within the New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek and The Village Voice alike.

On September 26, 2022, I had the pleasure of speaking with Anvil guitarist Steve “Lips” Kudlow, drummer Robb Reiner and director Sacha Gervasi via Zoom, as embedded below. More on Anvil and this awesome documentary can be found online by clicking here, here, here and here.

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Tags: Anvil, Canada, Metal, Peter Dinklage, Robb Reiner, Sacha Gervasi, Steve Lipps Kudlow, Steve-O

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