Who is the lead singer of Canadian Metal band Anvil?
I’d heard there was a great film kicking around the festivals and bigger cities about a Canadian heavy-metal band that toils in obscurity for decades — a documentary with the deadpan title of Anvil! The Story of Anvil. I filed it away under hope-to-see, but when earlier this spring, a friend told me this movie made her cry, I bumped it up to must-see. Now that I’ve seen it, I’m recommending you do, too. But the film is so full of little surprises, funny moments, kooky twists and unexpected poignancy, I hate to say too much. But here’s what you need to know, prefaced by no-joke Anvil LP titles. Forged in Fire: Anvil was formed in late 1970s by Toronto teen-agers. They combined their adolescent love of dirty jokes with some pretty heavy tuneage inspired by the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Except they played louder, faster, harder and funnier. The band’s second album, Metal on Metal, released in 1982, put Anvil on the path to success. The film opens with footage of the group semi-ser
