Anvil, The - Visage

Advantages: Best rockumentry for years
Disadvantages: Anvil suck

...I know what you are thinking - who the hell are Anvil!! Well, that's the point of this charming and engrossing documentary on heavy rocks forgotten men who could easily have been the Canadian Iron Maiden, if it hadn't gone so badly wrong back in the early 1990s, Triumph, alas, now sitting in bronze medal position behind Celine Dion and Bryan Adams as Canada's most famous musical exports. In the dictionary it describes an anvil as a 'simple tool', something that would make the younger readers who know street slang snigger, especially if they heard the bands later stuff. Anvil were a pretty ordinary but well supported rock band back in the day, hyped up by the British music press as the next big thing in the mid 1980s, rocks decade, looking set to be huge but then just disappearing, which is a mystery as rock gods from the past... Read review

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Advantages: Entertaining and heartwarming documentary whether you like metal or not
Disadvantages: I honestly can't think of any

... Film only review Being a fan of this genre of music in general, I had never heard of Anvil which I found really confusing - how had this band that had influenced so many successful bands escaped my radar?! This documentary lends some explanation as to why.... Anvil were a Canadian heavy metal band formed when singer "Lips" and drummer Robb were just 14. They vowed to stay rocking together forever and they meant it. The documentary starts with footage from a show in the early 80s where Anvil played a huge rock show sharing the stage with heavyweights such as Bon Jovi and Whitesnake, to a rapturous reception. It is intercepted with interviews with Tom Araya (Slayer), Lars Ulrich (Metallica), Slash (GnR, Velvet Revolver), Scott Ian (Anthrax, S.o.D) and Lemmy (Motorhead). All of these guys made it big with their respective bands... Read review

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Advantages: Smooth skin
Disadvantages: Extreme Shinyness

...I brought this 50ml Nivea Visage Tinted Moisturising Cream in colour "natural" about a year ago from a beauty store for about £6.00, but may vary where you go. I quite like all the nivea range as it's gentle on your skin and makes skin really soft. I've previously brought nivea lipcare, nivea face cream and nivea's range of suntan lotion and have been pretty happy with the result of them all. The reason why i've had this product for so long (unlike most beauty products which are used up within a couple of months) is because it isn't that much of a great product and i rarely use it, unless you like being shiny that is. As that is all this product does really, makes your skin shiny. Yes it gives your face an alright tint, which you could probably make out is fake tan, and it may make your skin smooth and moisturised, but there are... Read review

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