HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 3 Signed ‘Anvil! The Story of Anvil’ Posters From Band Members

CHICAGO – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have three signed posters from the band members of the critically acclaimed film “Anvil! The Story of Anvil”!

Band members and film stars include Lars Ulrich (of Metallica), Slash (of Guns N’ Roses), Robb Reiner (drummer), Steve “Lips” Kudlow (lead guitar), Kevin Goocher, Glenn Gyorffy, William Howell, Lemmy, Chris Tsangarides, Jerry Fielden and Tiziana Arrigoni (manager).

To win your “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” autographed poster courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is tell us which band best rocks you and why in this Web-based submission form. That’s it! Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.

The poster for “Anvil! The Story of Anvil”.
Image credit: Ahimsa Films

The film is currently playing at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago. Check local listings for showtimes or visit here for more information. Here is the synopsis for “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” (source: John Cooper from the 2008 Sundance Film Festival catalog):

At 14, Toronto school friends Steve “Lips” Kudlow and Robb Reiner made a pact to rock together forever. They meant it.

Their band, Anvil, went on to become the “demigods of Canadian metal”. They released one of the heaviest albums in metal history: 1982’s “Metal on Metal”. The album influenced a musical generation including Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax and went on to sell millions of records. But Anvil’s career took a different path: straight to obscurity.

Director Sacha Gervasi has concocted a wonderful and often hilarious account of Anvil’s last-ditch quest for elusive fame and fortune. His ingenious filmmaking may first lead you to think this a mockumentary, but it isn’t.

Gervasi joined the legendary heavy-metal band as a roadie for a tour of Canadian hockey arenas so he has intimate insight into the members’ eccentricities.

It’s fascinating to see the reality of their day-to-day lives as they struggle to make ends meet, take a misguided European tour and engage in the antics on the road, which is not always lined with fans. Gervasi even finds a softer center to this raucous film and introduces us to band members’ ever-supportive but long-suffering families.

At its core, “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” is a timeless tale of survival and the unadulterated passion it takes to follow your dream year after year. Anvil rocks; it has no other choice.

To secure your free “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” autographed poster from the band members of Anvil, you must be logged into your HollywoodChicago.com Web site account. If you don’t yet have one, you can quickly register here. Having a free Web site account with a valid e-mail address is required to win this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup.

Next, simply tell us which band best rocks you and why. You must submit your answer using this confidential, Web-based submission form. Please do not comment in this Hookup. Your entry will be invalid if you only comment here and don’t submit into our Web-based form. Please only submit your answer using this submission form.

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Tell us which band best rocks you and why now!

Like all Hookups here, this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film is simple: The first three people who submit valid entries win! Winners will be sent the posters at our expense. Good luck!

Read our “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” director interview.
Read our “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” film review.

By ADAM FENDELMAN Editor-in-Chief HollywoodChicago.com adam@hollywoodchicago.com