VH1 Acquires Rights to Anvil Documentary

VH1 has acquired the exclusive writes to the documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil. They will handle the theatrical release, broadcast sales and the DVD.

The film follows Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner and their band, Anvil, which released one of the heaviest albums in metal history, 1982's Metal on Metal. The album influenced an entire musical generation of rock bands, including Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, who all went on to sell millions of records. Anvil, on the other hand, took a different path -- straight to obscurity. The film is both entertaining and touching as it follows their last-ditch quest for the fame and fortune that has been so elusive to them.

Not only is the film exposing the group to a new audience, but they have recently signed with manager Rick Sales who also handles Slayer, US agent Scott Sokol (Megadeath, Heaven and Hell) and U.K. agent Steve Strange (Coldplay).

Sacha Gervasi, the director of the film, explains "When I was sixteen years old Anvil was my favorite band in the world. I couldn't believe it when I met Lips and Robb in London and they invited me to come out on the road with them. Running away to join the rock and roll circus was, of course, an experience I never forgot. When I met the band again twenty years later I was completely awed and inspired to discover that they simply refused to give up on the dream they had had as kids. It makes me intensely happy and proud to see the band finally getting the recognition they so richly deserve. Anvil rocks!"

Praised as "The best documentary I've seen in years," by documentarian Michael Moore, the London Times calls it "Possibly the greatest film yet made about rock and roll;" Anvil! The Story of Anvil contains appearances by an array of heavy metal icons, including Metallica's Lars Ulrich, former member of Guns N' Roses' Slash, Anthrax's Scott Ian, and Slayer's Tom Araya, among others.