Anvil! The Story of Anvil (featuring a special live performance by Anvil!)

Anvil! The Story of Anvil official film website

I had wanted to see this documentary anyway, since the story behind bands making it or not fascinates me, but when I saw that Anvil would actually be playing after the movie I definitely had to go. As I'm sure you are aware, Anvil is a Canadian metal band which originated in the early 1980's alongside many other bands who subsequently became huge superstars. The documentary begins with some footage of them performing at a 1982 heavy metal festival in Japan with future superstars Scorpions and Bon Jovi. Then it cuts to Anvil in their current lives (jobs/families/etc.) and follows them for over a year on a disastrous European tour and the recording of a new album. There are also some interviews with other musicians who were influenced by Anvil who also speculate on the reason that Anvil never got huge.
I would say that even though Anvil have yet to achieve metal superstar status, they haven't done too badly. They (apparently) never had any major drug/alcohol problems, they have paying jobs and families who love and support them, and they've never stopped playing music or trying to achieve their dreams.
Though the film plays a little like a real-life Spinal Tap, it leaves you routing for Anvil, so it was quite appropriate for them to play a short set after the film. They played their new song Thirteen and of course Metal on Metal, 666, and the song surrounding the drum solo that is White Rhino.
I ran into the guys from Relentless, who were right up front singing along with Anvil and were also disturbed by the lack of enthusiasm from the rest of the DC post-movie crowd.