Clarion sets example with growth Oct 21, 2009
" Right now, the Eagles are louder than heavy metal band Anthrax and rap group Onyx were back in the day. "It's very satisfying," Foster said. "The kids are seeing the results. " For the record, Gannon is 8-22 in its third season under Jim Kiernan. Seeing Clarion thrive in Foster's fourth season should give the Knights hope that they are close to turning it around. In 2008, Mercyhurst College stunned the PSAC, as it was a victory away from playing in the conference championship game. This year,... (Erie Times-News, PA)
'Brutal Legend' head-bangs through heavy-metal history Oct 13, 2009
tal Legend is not just about the music, although the game has more than 100 songs by artists from Anthrax to Wrath of Killenstein. Heavy-metal royalty such as , of , Lemmy Kilmister of Motrhead and provide character voices; (Rocky Horror Picture Show) plays the villain, Emperor Doviculus. (USA Today -- Life)
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Anvil' hammers out a loving profile Oct 12, 2009
They formed a heavy metal band they dubbed Anvil, and their early music was said to influence the biggies of that genre, bands like Metallica, Anthrax and Slayer. But while those bands went on to make millions, Anvil churned out a dozen records and fell deeper into obscurity. (USA Today -- Life)
Anvil is striking while its metal moment is hot Oct 12, 2009
After forming Anvil in 1981, singer/guitarist Kudlow and drummer Reiner found initial success, playing heavy-metal festivals for crowds of more than 50,000 and releasing a couple of decent-selling albums (notably Metal on Metal and Strength of Steel) that later were cited as influences by popular bands such as , Anthrax and. But then came decades of bad managers, recording for two-bit record companies, dead-end tours and rock-bottom venues, numbing day jobs, fights with best friends and loving... (USA Today -- Life)
Metal of valor Oct 3, 2009
The movie follows the Canadian rockers who, although they were among the founders of heavy metal and were worshipped by bands like Anthrax, Black Sabbath and Motorhead, never themselves made it ... The movie follows the Canadian rockers who, although they were among the founders of heavy metal and were worshipped by bands like Anthrax, Black Sabbath and Motorhead, never themselves made it. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
A true tale of rock dreams and power of friendship Sep 12, 2009
That's the initial thought during the first few minutes of "Anvil! The Story of Anvil," a winning and surprisingly moving documentary about wait for it a struggling Canadian heavy metal band that apparently influenced a generation of hard-rockers, including Metallica, Anthrax and Guns N' Roses. OK, if they're so crucial, why aren't they more well-known. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Palladia's 'Outdoor Week 2009' Brings the Summer's Best Outdoor Concerts to Hi-Def Beginning Tuesday, September 1 Aug 27, 2009
Headliners Metallica, Linkin Park, Alice in Chains and Anthrax are all jam packed into 2 hours of one of the liveliest rock fests the Knebworth House in the U.K. has seen. Palladia will be airing the British edition of the festival, which is held in seven different parts of Europe throughout the summer. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
This one goes to eleven Aug 21, 2009
The film opens with them enjoying their 15 minute 00004000 s of fame in 1984, when Anvil appeared at the Super Rock Festival in Japan among the giants of their world, including Anthrax, Metallica and Slayer. Heady times. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'Brutal Legend' Soundtrack Revealed Aug 11, 2009
" Some of the artists whose songs are featured in the game include: ? Anthrax ? Black Sabbath ? Def Leppard ? DragonForce ? Judas Priest ? Marilyn Manson ? Megadeth ? Mtley Cr?e ? Motrhead ? Ozzy Osbourne ? Rob Zombie ? Tenacious D (Jack Black's band) Apart from providing musical accompaniment, a handful of artists also provide voice work in the game. Lemmy of Motrhead, Rob Halford of Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath will appear throughout the game, playing a wide variety of... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Double Fine and EA Announce Super-Charged Soundtrack for Brütal Legend Aug 11, 2009
Double Fine and EA Announce Super-Charged Soundtrack for Br. "market" : {"NAME" : "U.S.", "ID" : "us_market", "TZ" : "ET", "TZOFFSET" : "-14400", "open" : "1249997424", "close" : "1250020824", "flags" : {}} , "STREAMER_SERVER" : "http://streamerapi.finance.yahoo.com","arrowAsChangeSign" : false,"throttleInterval": "1000". (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Anvil: The best band you've never heard of Jun 26, 2009
Members of Guns N' Roses, Motorhead, Slayer, Metallica and Anthrax speak of Canada's Anvil as this extremely influential, amazing band, but I sat there all the while thinking, I've never even heard of Anvil before. Formed in the late '70s by high school pals Steve "Lips" Kudrow and Robb Reiner (not to be confused with "Spinal Tap" director Rob Reiner), the band exploded on the American metal scene just long enough to spend its 15 minutes making quite an impression on audiences and musicians... (Athens Banner-Herald)
"Anvil!" makes rock 'n' roll history May 29, 2009
People have more than heard of Metallica, Motrhead, Anthrax, Slayer and Guns N Roses. Some outright worship them. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Metal band finds surprise success May 28, 2009
Anvil still played, but it was a far cry from the mid-'80s, when the band did a Japanese show with Whitesnake, Bon Jovi and the Scorpions and became a model for groups such as Metallica and Anthrax -- bands that had far more success than Anvil. Gervasi followed the group on an ill-fated European tour, watched them make an album with a name producer, and saw Kudlow and Reiner fight and make up, fight and make up, as they have since they were 15 and swore they'd rock forever. (CNN -- Showbiz)
What's Playing May 7, 2009
Hey, at least it wasn't anthrax. (Connie Ogle, McClatchy Newspapers) PG-13. (Athens Banner-Herald)
* Metal mania Apr 20, 2009
E Thrash metal: Anthrax, Megadeth and Slayer took NWOBHMs template and made it harder, faster and nastier. The result was the very opposite of hair metal (see below). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Sweetness, humor lighten 'Anvil!' Apr 17, 2009
Led by Kudlow and Reiner, it roared hoarsely out of Canada in the early 1980s and was poised to achieve greatness alongside its bludgeoning peers Anthrax, Slayer, and Megadeth. Indeed, successful metalheads like Metallica's Lars Ulrich testify in the film to Anvil's influence. (Boston Globe)
Anvil! The Story of Anvil Apr 15, 2009
Were you a metal-head somewhere in the late 1970's, you might recall the name, but the meteoric rise of bands like Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer ; all of whom count Anvil amongst their greatest influences ; cast a shadow over this little-known band from Canada, despite their having virtually pioneered the rising musical genre. Sascha Gervasi's documentary opens at just that time, in the midst of a sold-out stadium show, with Anvil's lead singer Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Rob... (IGN FilmForce)
Anthony Lane: “Anvil! The Story of Anvil.” Apr 13, 2009
It was never, according to the movie, one of the Big Four a term that I always associated with the Paris peace conference of 1919, but which, on further inspection, turns out to refer to Anthrax, Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer. (Specialists might prefer to file them under thrash metal, that delicate subset of the genre, but Anvil. (New Yorker)
Metal band Anvil lives! Apr 12, 2009
Let's look at the big picture: We've got what they call the big four: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax. What about the 100,000 other bands. (Boston Globe)
'Anvil': Tapped Out, By Kurt Loder Apr 11, 2009
As was apparent on their (relatively) celebrated second album, Metal on Metal, the group had kicked the sometimes sludgy rhythms of classic heavy metal into overdrive anticipating by about a year the onslaught of such new-wave shredders as Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, and Megadeth. So what happened. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Anvil! shows its true metal Feb 21, 2009
Anvil are a formative Canadian metal band who shook hair alongside Bon Jovi during the 1980s and, according to the likes of Lemmy and Slash here, influenced every group from Anthrax to Metallica before plunging into obscurity and poverty. RELATED ITEMS. (Metro)
Anvil: the story of Anvil (15) Feb 20, 2009
Reiner and lead singer Steve "Lips" Kudlow have been best friends since school, and in 1982 released an album, Metal on Metal, that influenced Anthrax, Metallica and Guns'n'Roses. Anvil, unfortunately, never made it big they barely made it small and in the meantime Lips got a day job at Choice Children's Catering in Toronto. (Independent)
Big Air in the Big Apple: Red Bull Snowscrapers Crowns Local Snowboard Champion in New York City Feb 7, 2009
NYC's own Anthrax, known for being the first group to combine heavy metal with rap music and the thrash metal scene, headlined the music stage. They were joined by Brooklyn's indie-pop artists Black Gold and self-proclaimed rock n' roll saviors Valient Thorr, capping off a truly high-voltage evening. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
