www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/a... The NY Times on the Jeff Krulik and John Heyn 1986 filmed Heavy Metal Parking Lot about Judas Priest & Dokken fans partying before the concert at the Capital Centre outside DC in Md. The short video slowly went viral in the music & film world in a pre-internet age
"In the early evening of May 31, 1986, in an oil-streaked parking lot in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, heavy metal history was made … There were mullets, cutoff T-shirts, Trans Ams — and lots and lots of beer."
The Cult Music Documentary ‘Heavy Metal Parking Lot’ Turns Middle-Age (gift link):
The Cult Music Documentary ‘Heavy Metal Parking Lot’ Turns Middle-Age
The film capturing the scene outside a Judas Priest show was 17 minutes long, only available on VHS and won the hearts of a generation of rock fans.
April 27, 2026
Adam M. Rosen
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/a...
