Anvil! The Story of Anvil

I've been searching to find some time to post a couple of events I have recently gone to, both absolutely amazing!! Lets start with our boys from Canada.
First of all, if you have not read about this, I implore you to do so, anvilmovie.com . It was a beautiful sold out Thursday night at the John Anson Ford Ampitheater here in LA. Seats only 1200 people, not a seat past 90ft from stage! Johnny got to the show early and they let him into the arena early which meant I took the nicest seats dead center in the front row about 1ft from the stage which is about 4 ft high only. The director and producer of the movie and engineer for This is Thirteen were all there to emcee the event. The movie is a real life story like Spinal Tap (unfair to really categorize it that way) of the great Canadian Heavy Metal Anvil! It follow their trials and tribulations from trying to make "this is Thirteen" to a botched European tour chock full of hilarious moment. Lips and Robb are REAL people and you really get a feel for their struggle and determination to make this band work. Truly Metal or Death! They are hardcore bastards that show you "Never Give Up"!! The movie lasted 80 minutes and was freaking amazing, standing ovation, it was quite touching in parts. Their music is not part of the soundtrack, the movie is made very well, YOU MUST GO SEE IT!!
Following the movie there was a little surprise. Yes thats right Anvil came out and decided to rock us to death, it was an amazing moment after watching the movie. Johnny being 2 ft away from Lips was leading the charge for all the true metallers out there! I took about 1.5 gigs of video with our small camera, available on request. The set list was as follows: March of the Crabs, 666, Metal on Metal, Mothra, This is 13, School Love, and White Rhino. There were special guests: Scott Ian from Anthrax played with them on Metal on Metal (one of the best anthems ever recorded) and the director of the movie Sacha Gervasi played drums on School Love. He roadied with the band at age 15 and never forgot about them, the movie explains it more!! It was an amazing night when Lips handed Johnny the mic for the chorus of Metal on Metal, have proof ask the wife! Lips came down off the stage to jam with us too. It was a Canadian treat on a night I will never forget. Please see pics!! Next is another Canadian, Big Pipes docking in LA to party with Johnny...more to come....

J13