ANVIL Performs 'Hanukkah! Hanukkah!' On CBC's 'The Hour Holiday Special'; Video Available

December 22, 2009

Canadian metal legends ANVIL played their rendition of "Hanukkah! Hanukkah!" on "The Hour Holiday Special" on CBC in Canada. The performance, which first aired last night (December 21) and will air again on December 24 at 11:00 p.m., can be viewed below. It is also available for download at this location.

ANVIL were the featured guests on the Decemebr 14, 2009 episode of "The Hour". The program, which airs at 11:00 p.m. on CBC, is hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos. The interview is now available for viewing at this location.

ANVIL's acclaimed documentary, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", was honored in the "Feature Documentary" category during the 2009 International Documentary Association Documentary Awards on December 4 at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles.

According to Documentary.org, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" took home two prizes, having already won the previously-announced IDA "Music Documentary" award. During a taped introduction to the film, "The Office" actor Rainn Wilson called the film about the long-struggling metal band, a "heavy metal hymn to the human spirit."

When accepting their award for "Music Doc", ANVIL drummer Robb Reiner said, "We are living proof that things are never too late and dreams do come true."

"Anvil! The Story of Anvil" is the directorial debut of screenwriter Sacha Gervasi ("The Terminal") and was produced by Rebecca Yeldham ("The Kite Runner" and "The Motorcycle Diaries"). The film follows Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Reiner and their band, ANVIL, which released one of the heaviest albums in metal history, 1982's "Metal on Metal". The album influenced an entire musical generation of rock bands, including METALLICA, SLAYER, and ANTHRAX, who all went on to sell millions of records. ANVIL, on the other hand, took a different path — straight to obscurity. The film is both entertaining and touching as it follows their last-ditch quest for the fame and fortune that has been so elusive to them. "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" is a timeless tale of survival and the unadulterated passion it takes to follow your dream, year after year.

Praised as "the best documentary I've seen in years," by documentarian Michael Moore, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" contains appearances by an array of heavy metal icons, including METALLICA's Lars Ulrich, former member of GUNS N' ROSES, Slash, ANTHRAX's Scott Ian, and SLAYER's Tom Araya, among others.

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