As previously reported, Amazon.co.uk has begun shipping the book tie-in to ANVIL! The Story Of Anvil. The book can also be preordered from Amazon.com (released March 13th) or directly from Transworld Publishers. You can read the first 39 pages of the book at this location.

In other news, a new interview with frontman Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner by Rock Sound can be read here.

VH1 Classic is presenting The Anvil Experience - advanced screenings of the movie Anvil! The Story Of Anvil followed by a live performance by the band themselves. The tour bus stops in the following cities:

Monday, April 6 - New York, NY

Blender Theatre At The Gramercy

127 E. 23rd Street

Doors at 7:00 PM - Show at 8:00 PM

Sunday, April 12 - San Francisco, CA

Slim's

333 11th Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

Doors at 7:00 PM - Show at 8:00 PM

Tuesday April 14 - Seattle, WA

El Corazon

109 Eastlake Avenue E.

Seattle, WA 98109

Doors at 6:30 PM - Show at 7:30 PM

Thursday, April 16 - Worcester, MA:

The Palladium

261 Main Street

Worcester, MA 01608

Doors at 6:00 PM - Show at 7:00 PM

Friday, April 17 - Philadelphia, PA:

Trocadero

1003 Arch Street

Philadelphia, PA 19107

Doors at 7:00 PM - Show at 8:00 PM

Tuesday, April 21 - Detroit, MI:

Crofoot Ballroom

1 S. Saginaw

Pontiac, MI 48342

Doors at 6:30 PM - Show at 7:30 PM

Wednesday, April 22 - Chicago, IL:

Metro

3730 N. Clark Street

Chicago, IL 60613

Doors at 6:30 PM - Show at 7:30 PM

Amazon.co.uk lists the DVD of Anvil! The Story Of Anvil to be released on June 15th (PAL format).

At 14, Toronto school friends Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, went on to become the "demigods of Canadian metal," releasing one of the heaviest albums in metal history, 1982's Metal on Metal. The album influenced a musical generation, including METALLICA, SLAYER, and ANTHRAX, that went on to sell millions of records. But Anvil's career took a different path - straight to obscurity.

Picking up on their story 26 years later, director Sacha Gervasi has concocted an achingly touching and often hilarious account of Anvil's last-ditch quest for elusive fame and fortune. Not since Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster has such an incredibly raw, candid, hearbreaking and truly inspirational story been captured on film. At its core, Anvil! The True 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.

View a UK trailer for the film below: