Heavy-metal band Anvil had pursued fame - haplessly - for 36 years. Then along came a hit indie documentary charting their failure, and success was theirs at last. Ed Pilkington catches up with themWhat happens when your 15 minutes of fame have come and gone? The spotlights have died. The paparazzi have jumped on their mopeds and sped off in pursuit of somebody else. What becomes of you when your Andy Warhol moment is over, and you find yourself dumped back on Ordinary Street breathing the dank ...
Guardian Music — Heavy-metal band Anvil had pursued fame - haplessly - for 36 years. Then along came a hit indie documentary charting their failure, and success was theirs at last. Ed Pil... more info