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Anvil Documentary Is Band's Lucky Break

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By Keith Carman (CHARTattack) March 6, 2009 4:47 pm
Sometimes it's hard to believe in the fairytale ending where protagonists receive their due and all is apparently righted in a world plagued with wrongs. In the case of Anvil! The Story Of Anvil, it just might be that sometimes dreams do come true. Surprisingly, most of that confirmation comes after the film, not moments before the closing...
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I Read The News Today... For Feb. 25, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) February 25, 2011 5:28 pm
You wouldn't normally associate Florence Welch with video games, would you? Well, Florence + The Machine have been tapped to lend a song to the new Dragon Age II video game. A new version of "I'm Not Calling You A Liar" will be reworked by composer Inon Zur. —...Ology Anvil are heading on a cruise that launches from Stockholm, Sweden on April 7...
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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 23, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 23, 2010 3:27 pm
American girls! You'll be able to start swooning over Jacob Hoggard and his chest tattoos when Hedley release their The Show Must Go album on Dec. 7 south of the border. It's the first album they've put out in the States. Nickelback and Theory Of A Deadman won SOCAN Music Awards for radio airplay last night. Wait... they were in the same room? You...
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No Place Like Home For Anvil

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By Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack) January 11, 2010 4:23 pm
What goes around comes around... eventually. Metal pioneers Anvil have spent the last three decades of their existence out of the spotlight, but as of late they've begun to see the enormous power of their own karma. Unbeknownst to most, '80s metallers Anvil had never stopped gigging or releasing albums. They would play anywhere they could,...
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New D-Sisive Single Inspired By Dead Man's Bones, Anvil

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) January 11, 2010 1:12 pm
D-Sisive is offering a free MP3 of a new single dubbed "Anvil" that's, yes, inspired by the Toronto-based metal trio of the same name. The MC whose real name is Derek Christoff describes the track as an "updated 'Brian Wilson.'" It includes samples from last year's Anvil! The Story Of Anvil documentary overtop Dead Man's Bones...
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Anvil: Winning Friends And Influencing People

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By Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack) January 8, 2010 11:45 am
During their initial rise to fame in the '80s, Anvil went from surviving on Kraft Dinner and salami to sharing a stage with Bon Jovi and Whitesnake. It seemed they were going to make it big — and fast. Life had its way with the Toronto headbangers, however, and because of poor management and crappy timing, Anvil teetered over fame's razor edge...
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Anvil Win International Documentary Award

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) December 7, 2009 12:15 pm
Score yet another one for the underdog. Anvil's Anvil! The Story of Anvil documentary received an International Documentary Award on Friday (Dec. 4) night in Los Angeles. The film picked up the distinguished feature award, which is the top prize, at the event. It was the second award the documentary won, having garnered the International...
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Anvil Opening For AC/DC

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 10, 2009 12:48 pm
Canadian metallers Anvil will open two of AC/DC's U.S. shows in July. Singer/guitarist Steve "Lips" Kudlow, bassist/singer Glenn "G5" Five and drummer Robb "Geza" Reiner will do the opening honours at AC/DC's July 28 show in Boston and in East Rutherford, N.J. on July 31. Anvil are obviously a major influence on...
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Anvil Know Their Identity

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By Keith Carman (CHARTattack) April 1, 2009 12:10 pm
There's this metal band you may have heard of called Anvil. They're generally considered pioneers of the post-new wave of British heavy metal sound and style, thanks to essential albums such as 1981's Hard 'N' Heavy and 1982's Metal On Metal. Then again, maybe you haven't heard of them because, despite never quitting, they fell into obscurity...
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Anvil Make Their Return

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By Keith Carman (CHARTattack) February 13, 2009 2:54 pm
Anvil are back, and metalheads around the world want to shout it from the rooftops. The thing is, they never left. The Canadian outfit are revered as one of the most influential heavy metal bands of the early '80s. Albums like 1981's Hard 'N' Heavy and 1982's Metal On Metal were pivotal efforts that inspired the likes of Metallica, Slayer and...
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April Wine, Anvil Honoured At CMW

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By Mandy Savoie (CHARTattack) December 19, 2008 4:25 pm
Veteran rockers April Wine will be inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall Of Fame and be given a lifetime achievement award on March 13 during the Canadian Radio Music Awards at Toronto's Royal York Hotel as part of Canadian Music Week. April Wine formed in Halifax in 1969 and became one of Canada's biggest bands in the '70s with such...
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