He reunited with Anvil after a break of 20 years, and started shooting a documentary about them in November 2005. Gervasi first met Anvil on September 21, 1982, after a gig at The Marquee Club in London, where he introduced himself to the band as "England's number-one Anvil fan." He subsequently became a roadie for the band on their '82, '84 and '85 tours, and was given the nickname "Teabag" by the band. Fearing disaster, the group however takes the stage to a large, receptive crowd. Their spirits are dampened when they realize they are the very first act at a three-day festival, taking the stage at 11:35 a.m. Excitedly, the group returns to the site that marked the highlight of their career.
Kudlow receives a phone call asking Anvil to play a concert in Japan. Despite the lack of major label distribution, Kudlow considers the recording process and finished album a success, stating that the band was able to stay true to their roots and form/maintain strong relationships with family and friends. Kudlow and Reiner try unsuccessfully to market it to several record labels (notably EMI Canada), but decide to sell the album themselves through Internet and concert sales. The argument turns heated and Reiner threatens to quit again, but they are able to reconcile and finish recording the album. After several stressful weeks of recording, an argument ensues between Kudlow and Reiner over the quality of each other's recording takes. The band spends over a month recording in Dover, England. Eventually, he borrows the money from his sister Rhonda. He returns to Canada and tries to raise the money as a telemarketer selling sunglasses, but does not make a single sale. The band still needs to raise the £13,000 to finance the recording. Tsangarides replies to Kudlow that he feels the songs have potential, and after a face-to-face meeting they decide to record their 13th album, This Is Thirteen. Kudlow notes that recent Anvil albums have not been as well written or produced as earlier efforts, such as Metal on Metal, and sends a rough demo tape to the producer of that record, Chris "CT" Tsangarides. Reiner describes his other passion, painting, focusing on themes of solitude.
Guitarist Ivan Hurd ends up marrying Tiziana, and Anvil plays at the wedding reception as a handful of family members watch politely. Kudlow describes the financial difficulties that have befallen the band, including his own second mortgage, and bassist Glenn Five's homelessness. The band returns to Canada having taken five weeks off of work and making no money. The final concert of the tour is the Monsters of Transylvania rock concert, held in a 10,000 seat arena and promising a crowd of 5,000. At one point, Reiner refuses to perform and announces he's quitting the band, only to be persuaded by Kudlow to stick it out.
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Trains are full before the band can buy tickets, they miss travel connections altogether, they get lost in Prague due to language barriers and scuffle with the bar owner who refuses to pay since the band was two hours late, they play to mostly empty rooms and complain about the lack of promotion, and eventually run out of money and sleep in a train station. The tour has a promising start at the Sweden Rock festival, where the group interacts with Michael Schenker and Carmine Appice, but it quickly goes downhill. Kudlow gets an email from a European fan named Tiziana Arrigoni, who offers to set up a European tour for the band, estimating 1500 Euros per show. But both would rather be playing on stage at the local sports bar to their small but dedicated group of fans, as shown during a show for Steve's 50th birthday party. Drummer Robb Reiner works in construction. Instead, singer and guitarist Steve "Lips" Kudlow drives trucks for Children's Choice Catering, delivering food to schools and institutions. Despite their ambition, the Canadian band was unable to achieve the same level of success. The film begins by listing the headlining acts of the Super Rock festival held in Japan in 1984: Scorpions, Whitesnake, and Bon Jovi, all of whom have gone on to sell millions of records, except one: Anvil. The film is directed by screenwriter Sacha Gervasi, in his directorial debut, and features interviews with other musicians who have been influenced by the band, including Slash, Tom Araya, Lemmy, Scott Ian, and Lars Ulrich. Anvil! The Story of Anvil is a 2008 Canadian rockumentary film about the Canadian heavy metal band Anvil.
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