Anvil! The Story of Anvil

The rock-doc Anvil! The Story Of Anvil has been touted as “a real life Spinal Tap,”...

...is exactly what’s needed to slap the recent rash of doomsayer documentaries in the face — preferably with a studded, fingerless leather glove.

...its two lead characters, mates since schooldays and now 50ish, transcend their initial bozo status to become warm-hearted and real.

This is the sound of optimism: "Everything on the tour went drastically wrong. But at least there was a tour for it to go wrong on."

...if fame and fortune elude them, their abiding, unadulterated love of shredding guitars, thunderous drums and growling vocals nonetheless exemplifies something just as vital: the fast, brutal, never-say-die essence of metal.