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  1. Spinal Tap (stylized as Spın̈al Tap, with a dotless letter i and a metal umlaut over the n) are a fictional English heavy metal band created by the American comedians and musicians of The T.V. Show, who wrote and performed original songs as the band: Michael McKean, as the lead singer and guitarist David St. Hubbins; Christopher ...

  2. May 20, 2022 · Most fans of the band do not realize, but Spinal Tap was actually based on a real-life English rock band. In 2017, at the AV Club Festival , Christopher Guest talked about the origins of the band during a question and answer segment with fans (pictured above).

  3. A biographical comic book was released in 2018, That Was Spinal Tap, telling both the fictional story of the band and the real-life tale of the actors and others who created the characters and music. It was scripted by Rock 'N' Roll Comics co-creator Jay Allen Sanford .

  4. Hard Rock, Heavy Metal. Themes: Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll, Alcohol, Humour. Last label: Unsigned/independent. Years active: 1979-1984, 1992, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2019. A band made up for the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, a satire of the hard rock and heavy metal music scene.

  5. Spinal Tap Is Now a Real (and Successful) Band (Photo by NBC/Getty Images) Unlike every other popular music group that received the rockumentary treatment, Spinal Tap was a fake band...

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  6. This Is Spinal Tap, American film comedy released in 1984 that parodies the “rockumentary” film genre via the exploits of the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap. Directed by American filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner, the film was largely improvised by Reiner and the core cast members—American.

  7. Mar 2, 1984 · This Is Spinal Tap: Directed by Rob Reiner. With Rob Reiner, Kimberly Stringer, Chazz Dominguez, Shari Hall. Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.