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40th anniversary of display 40th anniversary display of heavy metal parking lot is now up at AFI Silver where we are launching our 40th anniversary with a screening on Sunday, May 31 this coming Sunday at 6:15 PM. We’re gonna show the actual footage that we shot that day 40 years earlier, can you believe it I can’t.

40th anniversary of display 40th anniversary display of heavy metal parking lot is now up at AFI Silver where we are launching our 40th anniversary with a screening on Sunday, May 31 this coming Sunday at 6:15 PM. We’re gonna show the actual footage that we shot that day 40 years earlier, can you believe it I can’t.

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Ep. 211: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Heyn and Jeff Krulik & Ep. 212: Heavy Metal Parking Lot 40th w/ John Ross Bowie @jeffkrulik @hmpl40th @johnrossbowie HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT - RARE AND UNSEEN
Special Features: 40th Anniversary | Q&A with filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik, plus stars of the film. On May 31,1986, emerging filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik drove into the parking lot of the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland — and into pop culture history — when they caught lightning in a bottle recording amped-up Judas Priest fans before a concert. Nobody could have imagined that 40 years later the resulting short film, HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, would be frequently cited among the greatest rock documentaries ever. Forty years to the day since this much-heralded time capsule was captured on film, AFI Silver will screen — for the first time ever in public — the 60 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Audiences will experience what was recorded that afternoon, in real time, while both Jeff and John provide live commentary as history is being made. The event will also feature the resulting 16-minute HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, plus a chance to meet some of the stars. Join us for a special one-of-a-kind screening to officially launch the film’s 40th anniversary commemoration year! DIR/PROD Jeff Krulik, John Heyn. U.S., 1986, color, approx. 76 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 76 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Genre: Documentary - music

Sunday, May 31, 2026
6:15 p.m.

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910 ticket info @afisilvertheatreSearch Vintage Annals Archive Podcast where you get them!

Friday May 29th: 7PM, director @jeffkrulik IN-Person, presenting a Special 40th Anniversary screening of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”! Almost exact 40 years to the date of the @judaspriest concert!! Priest fans Unite for this one night of special unseen clips! At the @midtowncinema co-presented with @tattoopunks This will be a blast! @hmpl40th #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

RARE & UNSEEN - for the first time ever in public - screening the 65 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Get tix online @afisilvertheatre

This article is in Daily Telegraph today May 7.
#hmpl40th

It's the official kick-off to the 40th anniversary of Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986). The story in the @nytimes April 28 print edition reflects on the enduring cult classic.

Tix are available from the AFI Silver Theater in Maryland for a special anniversary screening of HMPL on May 31, 2026, the exact date of the @judaspriest concert when the documentary was filmed.

Heavy Metal Rulez!!

@jeffkrulik
@vintageannalsarchiveandpodcast
@afisilvertheatre

It's the official kick-off to the 40th anniversary of Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986). The story in the @nytimes April 28 print edition reflects on the enduring cult classic.

Tix are available from the AFI Silver Theater in Maryland for a special anniversary screening of HMPL on May 31, 2026, the exact date of the @judaspriest concert when the documentary was filmed.

Heavy Metal Rulez!!

@jeffkrulik
@vintageannalsarchiveandpodcast
@afisilvertheatre

It’s the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I got to interview directors John Heyn @hmpl40th and Jeff Krulik @jeffkrulik Episode coming soon! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

JIM POWELL·JULY 2, 2020

Credit Please Kill Me

Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In less than 20 minutes, the film—culled from footage taken in a parking lot outside a DC-area venue where Judas Priest was playing—captured all one might need to know about the 1980s. Jim Powell, a Priest fan who was at that concert but not in the film, reflects on the oversized impact of the short film. He also tracks down one of the film’s reluctant “stars,” the so-called “Glen Burnie Girl”.
It was May 31, 1986, and I reluctantly made my way to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., to see my erstwhile heavy metal heroes, Judas Priest. At the time I was so disappointed in the direction the band had taken with their latest release, Turbo, that I had pretty much disowned them. Gone was the tough denim-and-leather heavy metal sounds of such monumental groundbreaking albums as Stained Class, Hell Bent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East. Now the band was using synthesized guitars, commercial song structure formulas, juvenile lyrics and polished production.

I understand they were going in the direction that a lot of metal bands were at the time, under the corporate influence, becoming commercially more accessible with hopes of expanding the audience but still… Eccchhh! I felt as though they stabbed me in the back, ripped out my heart and abandoned our audible relationship like nuptials gone terribly wrong. (Priest would eventually regain my loyalty with the release of Painkiller in 1990). Still, for some reason, I guess out of respect for their legacy and the impact their previous material had made on me, I decided to support them and go to this concert. #heavymetalparkinglot #heavymetal @judaspriest #judaspriest @dokken_official #dokken

It’s the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I got to interview directors John Heyn @hmpl40th and Jeff Krulik @jeffkrulik Episode coming soon! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

JIM POWELL·JULY 2, 2020

Credit Please Kill Me

Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In less than 20 minutes, the film—culled from footage taken in a parking lot outside a DC-area venue where Judas Priest was playing—captured all one might need to know about the 1980s. Jim Powell, a Priest fan who was at that concert but not in the film, reflects on the oversized impact of the short film. He also tracks down one of the film’s reluctant “stars,” the so-called “Glen Burnie Girl”.
It was May 31, 1986, and I reluctantly made my way to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., to see my erstwhile heavy metal heroes, Judas Priest. At the time I was so disappointed in the direction the band had taken with their latest release, Turbo, that I had pretty much disowned them. Gone was the tough denim-and-leather heavy metal sounds of such monumental groundbreaking albums as Stained Class, Hell Bent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East. Now the band was using synthesized guitars, commercial song structure formulas, juvenile lyrics and polished production.

I understand they were going in the direction that a lot of metal bands were at the time, under the corporate influence, becoming commercially more accessible with hopes of expanding the audience but still… Eccchhh! I felt as though they stabbed me in the back, ripped out my heart and abandoned our audible relationship like nuptials gone terribly wrong. (Priest would eventually regain my loyalty with the release of Painkiller in 1990). Still, for some reason, I guess out of respect for their legacy and the impact their previous material had made on me, I decided to support them and go to this concert. #heavymetalparkinglot #heavymetal @judaspriest #judaspriest @dokken_official #dokken

It’s the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I got to interview directors John Heyn @hmpl40th and Jeff Krulik @jeffkrulik Episode coming soon! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

JIM POWELL·JULY 2, 2020

Credit Please Kill Me

Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In less than 20 minutes, the film—culled from footage taken in a parking lot outside a DC-area venue where Judas Priest was playing—captured all one might need to know about the 1980s. Jim Powell, a Priest fan who was at that concert but not in the film, reflects on the oversized impact of the short film. He also tracks down one of the film’s reluctant “stars,” the so-called “Glen Burnie Girl”.
It was May 31, 1986, and I reluctantly made my way to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., to see my erstwhile heavy metal heroes, Judas Priest. At the time I was so disappointed in the direction the band had taken with their latest release, Turbo, that I had pretty much disowned them. Gone was the tough denim-and-leather heavy metal sounds of such monumental groundbreaking albums as Stained Class, Hell Bent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East. Now the band was using synthesized guitars, commercial song structure formulas, juvenile lyrics and polished production.

I understand they were going in the direction that a lot of metal bands were at the time, under the corporate influence, becoming commercially more accessible with hopes of expanding the audience but still… Eccchhh! I felt as though they stabbed me in the back, ripped out my heart and abandoned our audible relationship like nuptials gone terribly wrong. (Priest would eventually regain my loyalty with the release of Painkiller in 1990). Still, for some reason, I guess out of respect for their legacy and the impact their previous material had made on me, I decided to support them and go to this concert. #heavymetalparkinglot #heavymetal @judaspriest #judaspriest @dokken_official #dokken

It’s the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I got to interview directors John Heyn @hmpl40th and Jeff Krulik @jeffkrulik Episode coming soon! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

JIM POWELL·JULY 2, 2020

Credit Please Kill Me

Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In less than 20 minutes, the film—culled from footage taken in a parking lot outside a DC-area venue where Judas Priest was playing—captured all one might need to know about the 1980s. Jim Powell, a Priest fan who was at that concert but not in the film, reflects on the oversized impact of the short film. He also tracks down one of the film’s reluctant “stars,” the so-called “Glen Burnie Girl”.
It was May 31, 1986, and I reluctantly made my way to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., to see my erstwhile heavy metal heroes, Judas Priest. At the time I was so disappointed in the direction the band had taken with their latest release, Turbo, that I had pretty much disowned them. Gone was the tough denim-and-leather heavy metal sounds of such monumental groundbreaking albums as Stained Class, Hell Bent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East. Now the band was using synthesized guitars, commercial song structure formulas, juvenile lyrics and polished production.

I understand they were going in the direction that a lot of metal bands were at the time, under the corporate influence, becoming commercially more accessible with hopes of expanding the audience but still… Eccchhh! I felt as though they stabbed me in the back, ripped out my heart and abandoned our audible relationship like nuptials gone terribly wrong. (Priest would eventually regain my loyalty with the release of Painkiller in 1990). Still, for some reason, I guess out of respect for their legacy and the impact their previous material had made on me, I decided to support them and go to this concert. #heavymetalparkinglot #heavymetal @judaspriest #judaspriest @dokken_official #dokken

It’s the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I got to interview directors John Heyn @hmpl40th and Jeff Krulik @jeffkrulik Episode coming soon! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

JIM POWELL·JULY 2, 2020

Credit Please Kill Me

Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In less than 20 minutes, the film—culled from footage taken in a parking lot outside a DC-area venue where Judas Priest was playing—captured all one might need to know about the 1980s. Jim Powell, a Priest fan who was at that concert but not in the film, reflects on the oversized impact of the short film. He also tracks down one of the film’s reluctant “stars,” the so-called “Glen Burnie Girl”.
It was May 31, 1986, and I reluctantly made my way to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., to see my erstwhile heavy metal heroes, Judas Priest. At the time I was so disappointed in the direction the band had taken with their latest release, Turbo, that I had pretty much disowned them. Gone was the tough denim-and-leather heavy metal sounds of such monumental groundbreaking albums as Stained Class, Hell Bent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East. Now the band was using synthesized guitars, commercial song structure formulas, juvenile lyrics and polished production.

I understand they were going in the direction that a lot of metal bands were at the time, under the corporate influence, becoming commercially more accessible with hopes of expanding the audience but still… Eccchhh! I felt as though they stabbed me in the back, ripped out my heart and abandoned our audible relationship like nuptials gone terribly wrong. (Priest would eventually regain my loyalty with the release of Painkiller in 1990). Still, for some reason, I guess out of respect for their legacy and the impact their previous material had made on me, I decided to support them and go to this concert. #heavymetalparkinglot #heavymetal @judaspriest #judaspriest @dokken_official #dokken

It’s the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I got to interview directors John Heyn @hmpl40th and Jeff Krulik @jeffkrulik Episode coming soon! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

JIM POWELL·JULY 2, 2020

Credit Please Kill Me

Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In less than 20 minutes, the film—culled from footage taken in a parking lot outside a DC-area venue where Judas Priest was playing—captured all one might need to know about the 1980s. Jim Powell, a Priest fan who was at that concert but not in the film, reflects on the oversized impact of the short film. He also tracks down one of the film’s reluctant “stars,” the so-called “Glen Burnie Girl”.
It was May 31, 1986, and I reluctantly made my way to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., to see my erstwhile heavy metal heroes, Judas Priest. At the time I was so disappointed in the direction the band had taken with their latest release, Turbo, that I had pretty much disowned them. Gone was the tough denim-and-leather heavy metal sounds of such monumental groundbreaking albums as Stained Class, Hell Bent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East. Now the band was using synthesized guitars, commercial song structure formulas, juvenile lyrics and polished production.

I understand they were going in the direction that a lot of metal bands were at the time, under the corporate influence, becoming commercially more accessible with hopes of expanding the audience but still… Eccchhh! I felt as though they stabbed me in the back, ripped out my heart and abandoned our audible relationship like nuptials gone terribly wrong. (Priest would eventually regain my loyalty with the release of Painkiller in 1990). Still, for some reason, I guess out of respect for their legacy and the impact their previous material had made on me, I decided to support them and go to this concert. #heavymetalparkinglot #heavymetal @judaspriest #judaspriest @dokken_official #dokken

It’s the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I got to interview directors John Heyn @hmpl40th and Jeff Krulik @jeffkrulik Episode coming soon! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

JIM POWELL·JULY 2, 2020

Credit Please Kill Me

Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In less than 20 minutes, the film—culled from footage taken in a parking lot outside a DC-area venue where Judas Priest was playing—captured all one might need to know about the 1980s. Jim Powell, a Priest fan who was at that concert but not in the film, reflects on the oversized impact of the short film. He also tracks down one of the film’s reluctant “stars,” the so-called “Glen Burnie Girl”.
It was May 31, 1986, and I reluctantly made my way to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., to see my erstwhile heavy metal heroes, Judas Priest. At the time I was so disappointed in the direction the band had taken with their latest release, Turbo, that I had pretty much disowned them. Gone was the tough denim-and-leather heavy metal sounds of such monumental groundbreaking albums as Stained Class, Hell Bent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East. Now the band was using synthesized guitars, commercial song structure formulas, juvenile lyrics and polished production.

I understand they were going in the direction that a lot of metal bands were at the time, under the corporate influence, becoming commercially more accessible with hopes of expanding the audience but still… Eccchhh! I felt as though they stabbed me in the back, ripped out my heart and abandoned our audible relationship like nuptials gone terribly wrong. (Priest would eventually regain my loyalty with the release of Painkiller in 1990). Still, for some reason, I guess out of respect for their legacy and the impact their previous material had made on me, I decided to support them and go to this concert. #heavymetalparkinglot #heavymetal @judaspriest #judaspriest @dokken_official #dokken

It’s the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I got to interview directors John Heyn @hmpl40th and Jeff Krulik @jeffkrulik Episode coming soon! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

JIM POWELL·JULY 2, 2020

Credit Please Kill Me

Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In less than 20 minutes, the film—culled from footage taken in a parking lot outside a DC-area venue where Judas Priest was playing—captured all one might need to know about the 1980s. Jim Powell, a Priest fan who was at that concert but not in the film, reflects on the oversized impact of the short film. He also tracks down one of the film’s reluctant “stars,” the so-called “Glen Burnie Girl”.
It was May 31, 1986, and I reluctantly made my way to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., to see my erstwhile heavy metal heroes, Judas Priest. At the time I was so disappointed in the direction the band had taken with their latest release, Turbo, that I had pretty much disowned them. Gone was the tough denim-and-leather heavy metal sounds of such monumental groundbreaking albums as Stained Class, Hell Bent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East. Now the band was using synthesized guitars, commercial song structure formulas, juvenile lyrics and polished production.

I understand they were going in the direction that a lot of metal bands were at the time, under the corporate influence, becoming commercially more accessible with hopes of expanding the audience but still… Eccchhh! I felt as though they stabbed me in the back, ripped out my heart and abandoned our audible relationship like nuptials gone terribly wrong. (Priest would eventually regain my loyalty with the release of Painkiller in 1990). Still, for some reason, I guess out of respect for their legacy and the impact their previous material had made on me, I decided to support them and go to this concert. #heavymetalparkinglot #heavymetal @judaspriest #judaspriest @dokken_official #dokken

It’s the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I got to interview directors John Heyn @hmpl40th and Jeff Krulik @jeffkrulik Episode coming soon! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

JIM POWELL·JULY 2, 2020

Credit Please Kill Me

Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In less than 20 minutes, the film—culled from footage taken in a parking lot outside a DC-area venue where Judas Priest was playing—captured all one might need to know about the 1980s. Jim Powell, a Priest fan who was at that concert but not in the film, reflects on the oversized impact of the short film. He also tracks down one of the film’s reluctant “stars,” the so-called “Glen Burnie Girl”.
It was May 31, 1986, and I reluctantly made my way to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., to see my erstwhile heavy metal heroes, Judas Priest. At the time I was so disappointed in the direction the band had taken with their latest release, Turbo, that I had pretty much disowned them. Gone was the tough denim-and-leather heavy metal sounds of such monumental groundbreaking albums as Stained Class, Hell Bent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East. Now the band was using synthesized guitars, commercial song structure formulas, juvenile lyrics and polished production.

I understand they were going in the direction that a lot of metal bands were at the time, under the corporate influence, becoming commercially more accessible with hopes of expanding the audience but still… Eccchhh! I felt as though they stabbed me in the back, ripped out my heart and abandoned our audible relationship like nuptials gone terribly wrong. (Priest would eventually regain my loyalty with the release of Painkiller in 1990). Still, for some reason, I guess out of respect for their legacy and the impact their previous material had made on me, I decided to support them and go to this concert. #heavymetalparkinglot #heavymetal @judaspriest #judaspriest @dokken_official #dokken

It’s the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I got to interview directors John Heyn @hmpl40th and Jeff Krulik @jeffkrulik Episode coming soon! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

JIM POWELL·JULY 2, 2020

Credit Please Kill Me

Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In less than 20 minutes, the film—culled from footage taken in a parking lot outside a DC-area venue where Judas Priest was playing—captured all one might need to know about the 1980s. Jim Powell, a Priest fan who was at that concert but not in the film, reflects on the oversized impact of the short film. He also tracks down one of the film’s reluctant “stars,” the so-called “Glen Burnie Girl”.
It was May 31, 1986, and I reluctantly made my way to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., to see my erstwhile heavy metal heroes, Judas Priest. At the time I was so disappointed in the direction the band had taken with their latest release, Turbo, that I had pretty much disowned them. Gone was the tough denim-and-leather heavy metal sounds of such monumental groundbreaking albums as Stained Class, Hell Bent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East. Now the band was using synthesized guitars, commercial song structure formulas, juvenile lyrics and polished production.

I understand they were going in the direction that a lot of metal bands were at the time, under the corporate influence, becoming commercially more accessible with hopes of expanding the audience but still… Eccchhh! I felt as though they stabbed me in the back, ripped out my heart and abandoned our audible relationship like nuptials gone terribly wrong. (Priest would eventually regain my loyalty with the release of Painkiller in 1990). Still, for some reason, I guess out of respect for their legacy and the impact their previous material had made on me, I decided to support them and go to this concert. #heavymetalparkinglot #heavymetal @judaspriest #judaspriest @dokken_official #dokken

It’s the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I got to interview directors John Heyn @hmpl40th and Jeff Krulik @jeffkrulik Episode coming soon! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

JIM POWELL·JULY 2, 2020

Credit Please Kill Me

Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In less than 20 minutes, the film—culled from footage taken in a parking lot outside a DC-area venue where Judas Priest was playing—captured all one might need to know about the 1980s. Jim Powell, a Priest fan who was at that concert but not in the film, reflects on the oversized impact of the short film. He also tracks down one of the film’s reluctant “stars,” the so-called “Glen Burnie Girl”.
It was May 31, 1986, and I reluctantly made my way to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., to see my erstwhile heavy metal heroes, Judas Priest. At the time I was so disappointed in the direction the band had taken with their latest release, Turbo, that I had pretty much disowned them. Gone was the tough denim-and-leather heavy metal sounds of such monumental groundbreaking albums as Stained Class, Hell Bent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East. Now the band was using synthesized guitars, commercial song structure formulas, juvenile lyrics and polished production.

I understand they were going in the direction that a lot of metal bands were at the time, under the corporate influence, becoming commercially more accessible with hopes of expanding the audience but still… Eccchhh! I felt as though they stabbed me in the back, ripped out my heart and abandoned our audible relationship like nuptials gone terribly wrong. (Priest would eventually regain my loyalty with the release of Painkiller in 1990). Still, for some reason, I guess out of respect for their legacy and the impact their previous material had made on me, I decided to support them and go to this concert. #heavymetalparkinglot #heavymetal @judaspriest #judaspriest @dokken_official #dokken

It’s the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I got to interview directors John Heyn @hmpl40th and Jeff Krulik @jeffkrulik Episode coming soon! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

JIM POWELL·JULY 2, 2020

Credit Please Kill Me

Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In less than 20 minutes, the film—culled from footage taken in a parking lot outside a DC-area venue where Judas Priest was playing—captured all one might need to know about the 1980s. Jim Powell, a Priest fan who was at that concert but not in the film, reflects on the oversized impact of the short film. He also tracks down one of the film’s reluctant “stars,” the so-called “Glen Burnie Girl”.
It was May 31, 1986, and I reluctantly made my way to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., to see my erstwhile heavy metal heroes, Judas Priest. At the time I was so disappointed in the direction the band had taken with their latest release, Turbo, that I had pretty much disowned them. Gone was the tough denim-and-leather heavy metal sounds of such monumental groundbreaking albums as Stained Class, Hell Bent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East. Now the band was using synthesized guitars, commercial song structure formulas, juvenile lyrics and polished production.

I understand they were going in the direction that a lot of metal bands were at the time, under the corporate influence, becoming commercially more accessible with hopes of expanding the audience but still… Eccchhh! I felt as though they stabbed me in the back, ripped out my heart and abandoned our audible relationship like nuptials gone terribly wrong. (Priest would eventually regain my loyalty with the release of Painkiller in 1990). Still, for some reason, I guess out of respect for their legacy and the impact their previous material had made on me, I decided to support them and go to this concert. #heavymetalparkinglot #heavymetal @judaspriest #judaspriest @dokken_official #dokken

It’s the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I got to interview directors John Heyn @hmpl40th and Jeff Krulik @jeffkrulik Episode coming soon! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

JIM POWELL·JULY 2, 2020

Credit Please Kill Me

Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In less than 20 minutes, the film—culled from footage taken in a parking lot outside a DC-area venue where Judas Priest was playing—captured all one might need to know about the 1980s. Jim Powell, a Priest fan who was at that concert but not in the film, reflects on the oversized impact of the short film. He also tracks down one of the film’s reluctant “stars,” the so-called “Glen Burnie Girl”.
It was May 31, 1986, and I reluctantly made my way to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., to see my erstwhile heavy metal heroes, Judas Priest. At the time I was so disappointed in the direction the band had taken with their latest release, Turbo, that I had pretty much disowned them. Gone was the tough denim-and-leather heavy metal sounds of such monumental groundbreaking albums as Stained Class, Hell Bent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East. Now the band was using synthesized guitars, commercial song structure formulas, juvenile lyrics and polished production.

I understand they were going in the direction that a lot of metal bands were at the time, under the corporate influence, becoming commercially more accessible with hopes of expanding the audience but still… Eccchhh! I felt as though they stabbed me in the back, ripped out my heart and abandoned our audible relationship like nuptials gone terribly wrong. (Priest would eventually regain my loyalty with the release of Painkiller in 1990). Still, for some reason, I guess out of respect for their legacy and the impact their previous material had made on me, I decided to support them and go to this concert. #heavymetalparkinglot #heavymetal @judaspriest #judaspriest @dokken_official #dokken

It’s the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I got to interview directors John Heyn @hmpl40th and Jeff Krulik @jeffkrulik Episode coming soon! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

JIM POWELL·JULY 2, 2020

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Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In less than 20 minutes, the film—culled from footage taken in a parking lot outside a DC-area venue where Judas Priest was playing—captured all one might need to know about the 1980s. Jim Powell, a Priest fan who was at that concert but not in the film, reflects on the oversized impact of the short film. He also tracks down one of the film’s reluctant “stars,” the so-called “Glen Burnie Girl”.
It was May 31, 1986, and I reluctantly made my way to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., to see my erstwhile heavy metal heroes, Judas Priest. At the time I was so disappointed in the direction the band had taken with their latest release, Turbo, that I had pretty much disowned them. Gone was the tough denim-and-leather heavy metal sounds of such monumental groundbreaking albums as Stained Class, Hell Bent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East. Now the band was using synthesized guitars, commercial song structure formulas, juvenile lyrics and polished production.

I understand they were going in the direction that a lot of metal bands were at the time, under the corporate influence, becoming commercially more accessible with hopes of expanding the audience but still… Eccchhh! I felt as though they stabbed me in the back, ripped out my heart and abandoned our audible relationship like nuptials gone terribly wrong. (Priest would eventually regain my loyalty with the release of Painkiller in 1990). Still, for some reason, I guess out of respect for their legacy and the impact their previous material had made on me, I decided to support them and go to this concert. #heavymetalparkinglot #heavymetal @judaspriest #judaspriest @dokken_official #dokken

It’s the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I got to interview directors John Heyn @hmpl40th and Jeff Krulik @jeffkrulik Episode coming soon! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

JIM POWELL·JULY 2, 2020

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Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In less than 20 minutes, the film—culled from footage taken in a parking lot outside a DC-area venue where Judas Priest was playing—captured all one might need to know about the 1980s. Jim Powell, a Priest fan who was at that concert but not in the film, reflects on the oversized impact of the short film. He also tracks down one of the film’s reluctant “stars,” the so-called “Glen Burnie Girl”.
It was May 31, 1986, and I reluctantly made my way to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., to see my erstwhile heavy metal heroes, Judas Priest. At the time I was so disappointed in the direction the band had taken with their latest release, Turbo, that I had pretty much disowned them. Gone was the tough denim-and-leather heavy metal sounds of such monumental groundbreaking albums as Stained Class, Hell Bent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East. Now the band was using synthesized guitars, commercial song structure formulas, juvenile lyrics and polished production.

I understand they were going in the direction that a lot of metal bands were at the time, under the corporate influence, becoming commercially more accessible with hopes of expanding the audience but still… Eccchhh! I felt as though they stabbed me in the back, ripped out my heart and abandoned our audible relationship like nuptials gone terribly wrong. (Priest would eventually regain my loyalty with the release of Painkiller in 1990). Still, for some reason, I guess out of respect for their legacy and the impact their previous material had made on me, I decided to support them and go to this concert. #heavymetalparkinglot #heavymetal @judaspriest #judaspriest @dokken_official #dokken

It’s the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I got to interview directors John Heyn @hmpl40th and Jeff Krulik @jeffkrulik Episode coming soon! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

JIM POWELL·JULY 2, 2020

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Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In less than 20 minutes, the film—culled from footage taken in a parking lot outside a DC-area venue where Judas Priest was playing—captured all one might need to know about the 1980s. Jim Powell, a Priest fan who was at that concert but not in the film, reflects on the oversized impact of the short film. He also tracks down one of the film’s reluctant “stars,” the so-called “Glen Burnie Girl”.
It was May 31, 1986, and I reluctantly made my way to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., to see my erstwhile heavy metal heroes, Judas Priest. At the time I was so disappointed in the direction the band had taken with their latest release, Turbo, that I had pretty much disowned them. Gone was the tough denim-and-leather heavy metal sounds of such monumental groundbreaking albums as Stained Class, Hell Bent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East. Now the band was using synthesized guitars, commercial song structure formulas, juvenile lyrics and polished production.

I understand they were going in the direction that a lot of metal bands were at the time, under the corporate influence, becoming commercially more accessible with hopes of expanding the audience but still… Eccchhh! I felt as though they stabbed me in the back, ripped out my heart and abandoned our audible relationship like nuptials gone terribly wrong. (Priest would eventually regain my loyalty with the release of Painkiller in 1990). Still, for some reason, I guess out of respect for their legacy and the impact their previous material had made on me, I decided to support them and go to this concert. #heavymetalparkinglot #heavymetal @judaspriest #judaspriest @dokken_official #dokken

It’s the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I got to interview directors John Heyn @hmpl40th and Jeff Krulik @jeffkrulik Episode coming soon! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

JIM POWELL·JULY 2, 2020

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Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In less than 20 minutes, the film—culled from footage taken in a parking lot outside a DC-area venue where Judas Priest was playing—captured all one might need to know about the 1980s. Jim Powell, a Priest fan who was at that concert but not in the film, reflects on the oversized impact of the short film. He also tracks down one of the film’s reluctant “stars,” the so-called “Glen Burnie Girl”.
It was May 31, 1986, and I reluctantly made my way to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., to see my erstwhile heavy metal heroes, Judas Priest. At the time I was so disappointed in the direction the band had taken with their latest release, Turbo, that I had pretty much disowned them. Gone was the tough denim-and-leather heavy metal sounds of such monumental groundbreaking albums as Stained Class, Hell Bent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East. Now the band was using synthesized guitars, commercial song structure formulas, juvenile lyrics and polished production.

I understand they were going in the direction that a lot of metal bands were at the time, under the corporate influence, becoming commercially more accessible with hopes of expanding the audience but still… Eccchhh! I felt as though they stabbed me in the back, ripped out my heart and abandoned our audible relationship like nuptials gone terribly wrong. (Priest would eventually regain my loyalty with the release of Painkiller in 1990). Still, for some reason, I guess out of respect for their legacy and the impact their previous material had made on me, I decided to support them and go to this concert. #heavymetalparkinglot #heavymetal @judaspriest #judaspriest @dokken_official #dokken

It’s the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I got to interview directors John Heyn @hmpl40th and Jeff Krulik @jeffkrulik Episode coming soon! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

JIM POWELL·JULY 2, 2020

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Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In less than 20 minutes, the film—culled from footage taken in a parking lot outside a DC-area venue where Judas Priest was playing—captured all one might need to know about the 1980s. Jim Powell, a Priest fan who was at that concert but not in the film, reflects on the oversized impact of the short film. He also tracks down one of the film’s reluctant “stars,” the so-called “Glen Burnie Girl”.
It was May 31, 1986, and I reluctantly made my way to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., to see my erstwhile heavy metal heroes, Judas Priest. At the time I was so disappointed in the direction the band had taken with their latest release, Turbo, that I had pretty much disowned them. Gone was the tough denim-and-leather heavy metal sounds of such monumental groundbreaking albums as Stained Class, Hell Bent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East. Now the band was using synthesized guitars, commercial song structure formulas, juvenile lyrics and polished production.

I understand they were going in the direction that a lot of metal bands were at the time, under the corporate influence, becoming commercially more accessible with hopes of expanding the audience but still… Eccchhh! I felt as though they stabbed me in the back, ripped out my heart and abandoned our audible relationship like nuptials gone terribly wrong. (Priest would eventually regain my loyalty with the release of Painkiller in 1990). Still, for some reason, I guess out of respect for their legacy and the impact their previous material had made on me, I decided to support them and go to this concert. #heavymetalparkinglot #heavymetal @judaspriest #judaspriest @dokken_official #dokken

It’s the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I got to interview directors John Heyn @hmpl40th and Jeff Krulik @jeffkrulik Episode coming soon! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY

JIM POWELL·JULY 2, 2020

Credit Please Kill Me

Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In less than 20 minutes, the film—culled from footage taken in a parking lot outside a DC-area venue where Judas Priest was playing—captured all one might need to know about the 1980s. Jim Powell, a Priest fan who was at that concert but not in the film, reflects on the oversized impact of the short film. He also tracks down one of the film’s reluctant “stars,” the so-called “Glen Burnie Girl”.
It was May 31, 1986, and I reluctantly made my way to the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., to see my erstwhile heavy metal heroes, Judas Priest. At the time I was so disappointed in the direction the band had taken with their latest release, Turbo, that I had pretty much disowned them. Gone was the tough denim-and-leather heavy metal sounds of such monumental groundbreaking albums as Stained Class, Hell Bent For Leather, and Unleashed In The East. Now the band was using synthesized guitars, commercial song structure formulas, juvenile lyrics and polished production.

I understand they were going in the direction that a lot of metal bands were at the time, under the corporate influence, becoming commercially more accessible with hopes of expanding the audience but still… Eccchhh! I felt as though they stabbed me in the back, ripped out my heart and abandoned our audible relationship like nuptials gone terribly wrong. (Priest would eventually regain my loyalty with the release of Painkiller in 1990). Still, for some reason, I guess out of respect for their legacy and the impact their previous material had made on me, I decided to support them and go to this concert. #heavymetalparkinglot #heavymetal @judaspriest #judaspriest @dokken_official #dokken

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be doing a short podcast series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot”. I just had a great interview with the directors John Heyn and Jeff Krulik and will be adding a few more. 🤘🤘🤘🤘There will also be a screening to celebrate this in Washington D.C last week in May. More info coming. Also check out the new documentary “The Ballad of Judas Priest” playing the festival circuit. The next screening is at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto Film Festival in Toronto. The festival will run from April 23 to May 3. @hmpl40th @judaspriest @robhalfordlegacy @glenn.tipton @falconfaulkner @hillbassgod @mr_scotttravis @andysneap @jeffkrulik #heavymetal #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest

This week I’m joined by @wilco ‘s @mikaeljorgensen to discuss a film he knows backward and forwards: HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT!But that’s not all… I also got to blow his mind with surprise guest @jeffkrulik —The Co-Creator of HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT!!!

We discuss Mikael’s endless creativity and how he decides where to put his energy on any given day, the many hours he spent as a teenager making music on his IBM floppy drive computer, doing David Letterman-style comedy audio cassette recordings, how unusual it was to see Mikael with a computer on stage during his first Wilco tour (and how common it is now), how intense it was for him to join an established band like Wilco, tribalism in music scenes, how the documentary is both terrifying and comforting, how shirtless people outnumber people wearing shirts in this film, Mikael’s religious upbringing and its impact on his fear of heavy metal, KISS being in children’s TV shows, the genesis of Heavy Metal Parking Lot and how the film found an audience due to VHS tape trading culture, a reenactment of Zebraman’s anti punk rock tirade, the undying loyalty of metal fans, Neil Diamond Parking Lot & Heavy Metal Picnic, Judas Priest’s reaction to the film, Jeff trying to eat Judas Priest’s food backstage, Sofia Coppola wanting to use the film in her work, reconnecting with the stars of Heavy Metal Parking Lot decades later and so much more.

So let’s smoke a joint so big it stretches across America on this week’s episode of @revolutionspermovie !Out now on your fave podcast app

FFF’s first 'Out of Competition' Screening was a success! Big thanks to John Heyn (@hmpl35 ) for showing his timeless documentary-short, 'Heavy Metal Parking Lot', and to Robert Kendzie (@novamotionpictures ) for leading the Q&A discussion after! As always, Red Dragon (@reddragonbrewery ) was a wonderful host with great beers!

If you or a Virginia-based filmmaker you know has an older film that is out of the festival circuit or a new film, and are looking to maintain the film’s premiere status while still presenting your work to an engaged audience, then please consider submitting to our upcoming Out of Competition Screenings Series. This IS NOT a festival submission and is free to both submit and for the public to attend. The purpose of these screenings is to give older films further life while helping upcoming filmmakers, who may not make the festival cut, find an audience.

Thank you to everyone who attended today and we look forward to bringing you more great films throughout the year and into 2025!

FFF’s first 'Out of Competition' Screening was a success! Big thanks to John Heyn (@hmpl35 ) for showing his timeless documentary-short, 'Heavy Metal Parking Lot', and to Robert Kendzie (@novamotionpictures ) for leading the Q&A discussion after! As always, Red Dragon (@reddragonbrewery ) was a wonderful host with great beers!

If you or a Virginia-based filmmaker you know has an older film that is out of the festival circuit or a new film, and are looking to maintain the film’s premiere status while still presenting your work to an engaged audience, then please consider submitting to our upcoming Out of Competition Screenings Series. This IS NOT a festival submission and is free to both submit and for the public to attend. The purpose of these screenings is to give older films further life while helping upcoming filmmakers, who may not make the festival cut, find an audience.

Thank you to everyone who attended today and we look forward to bringing you more great films throughout the year and into 2025!

FFF’s first 'Out of Competition' Screening was a success! Big thanks to John Heyn (@hmpl35 ) for showing his timeless documentary-short, 'Heavy Metal Parking Lot', and to Robert Kendzie (@novamotionpictures ) for leading the Q&A discussion after! As always, Red Dragon (@reddragonbrewery ) was a wonderful host with great beers!

If you or a Virginia-based filmmaker you know has an older film that is out of the festival circuit or a new film, and are looking to maintain the film’s premiere status while still presenting your work to an engaged audience, then please consider submitting to our upcoming Out of Competition Screenings Series. This IS NOT a festival submission and is free to both submit and for the public to attend. The purpose of these screenings is to give older films further life while helping upcoming filmmakers, who may not make the festival cut, find an audience.

Thank you to everyone who attended today and we look forward to bringing you more great films throughout the year and into 2025!

FFF’s first 'Out of Competition' Screening was a success! Big thanks to John Heyn (@hmpl35 ) for showing his timeless documentary-short, 'Heavy Metal Parking Lot', and to Robert Kendzie (@novamotionpictures ) for leading the Q&A discussion after! As always, Red Dragon (@reddragonbrewery ) was a wonderful host with great beers!

If you or a Virginia-based filmmaker you know has an older film that is out of the festival circuit or a new film, and are looking to maintain the film’s premiere status while still presenting your work to an engaged audience, then please consider submitting to our upcoming Out of Competition Screenings Series. This IS NOT a festival submission and is free to both submit and for the public to attend. The purpose of these screenings is to give older films further life while helping upcoming filmmakers, who may not make the festival cut, find an audience.

Thank you to everyone who attended today and we look forward to bringing you more great films throughout the year and into 2025!

FFF’s first 'Out of Competition' Screening was a success! Big thanks to John Heyn (@hmpl35 ) for showing his timeless documentary-short, 'Heavy Metal Parking Lot', and to Robert Kendzie (@novamotionpictures ) for leading the Q&A discussion after! As always, Red Dragon (@reddragonbrewery ) was a wonderful host with great beers!

If you or a Virginia-based filmmaker you know has an older film that is out of the festival circuit or a new film, and are looking to maintain the film’s premiere status while still presenting your work to an engaged audience, then please consider submitting to our upcoming Out of Competition Screenings Series. This IS NOT a festival submission and is free to both submit and for the public to attend. The purpose of these screenings is to give older films further life while helping upcoming filmmakers, who may not make the festival cut, find an audience.

Thank you to everyone who attended today and we look forward to bringing you more great films throughout the year and into 2025!

In May of 1986, John Heyn and Jeff Krulik traveled to a Judas Priest concert in Largo, MD to interview and document various concert-goers. What resulted was a worldwide, cult classic that would go on to get mainstream press coverage in the ‘The New Yorker’, ‘GQ’, ‘Spin’ and ‘Premiere’.

This Saturday, join us for a special out-of-competition screening of ‘Heavy Metal Parking Lot’ at @reddragonbrewery . Afterwards, Director and Fredericksburg-resident, John Heyn, will sit down for a Q&A to discuss the film and its legacy almost four decades after its initial release.

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