Produced by Banger Films, the feature details the story of one of Canada’s biggest rock acts of the 1980s – from their humble beginnings as staples of the Toronto club circuit in the mid-'70s to selling out arenas and stadiums all across North America with their legendary live shows.
Formed in Mississauga, ON as a four-piece outfit in 1975, it was the addition of guitarist Rik Emmett to the lineup a few months later that led to Triumph re-launching as a trio that would see the release of a self-titled debut album in 1976 before 1977’s follow-up, “Rock & Roll Machine”, began to gain some attention from US radio.
Triumph would go on to release 9 studio albums ahead of Emmett’s departure in 1988; a tenth record, 1992’s “Edge Of Excess”, rounded out the catalogue before the group essentially disbanded the following year.
The 2021 film culminates in a live reunion as the Triumph delivered a three-song set that marked the band’s first performance in 11 years, as well as its first as a pure three-piece power trio in 31 years.
“The Triumph story was compelling to me, Marc, and the Banger team because it was an opportunity to piece together a broken puzzle,” says Sam Dunn (who co-directed the film with Marc Ricciardelli). “We wanted to know how and why the band dissolved at the peak of their powers.”
Triumph “Rock & Roll Machine” will premiere on nugs.net on Friday, May 13 at 8:30 PM Eastern Time; the event will kick off with an exclusive, moderated Q&A with all three members of the band.
Tickets for the global streaming event are now available at nugs.net; streaming is available worldwide, with the exception of Canada, where it premiered last fall at the Toronto International Film Festival and has already been broadcast nationally on television.
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