You been to a Slayer concert recently? Well it’s pretty much the domain of the retarded, beer guzzling manchild, and yeah, I’m one of them. Of course, Heavy Metal has always been a safe home for the unashamed adolescent-at-heart Neanderthal, a Neverland jungle of clumpy hair, sweaty bandshirt’s and rudimentary bodyart. It’s the best place to go people watching, go deaf and go nuts.
Upon watching the apparent ‘Cult Classic’ short film Heavy Metal Parking Lot, it’s refreshing to see that the scene hasn’t changed since the 80’s metal heyday. HMPL is a 16 minute “documentary” filmed in the arena parking lot at a 1986 Judas Priest show in Maryland, Virginia. Consisting solely of puberty ravaged kids drinking beer, goofing off with their buddies, groping their chicks and spouting some of the most unintentionally hilarious shit about “the greatest fucking band in the fucking world”, this movie has been in bootleg circulation around metalhead circles for over 20 years.
It’s as unintentionally sad as it is retarded. One guy, the 20 year old Dave Halvey, is at his last metal show before shipping out to join the armed forces. He’s there with his 13 year old girlfriend Dawn, and he’s “ready to rock”, shoving his tongue down the minor’s throat for the camera in his beer stained adolescent swansong, before getting eaten up by the War Machine.
It’s been pretty hard to get your hands on a copy of Heavy Metal Parking Lot in the past, and those who had a copy cherished it like the 17 minutes of eternal, carefree youth that it embodies. Apparently Nirvana used to keep a copy on their tourbus at all times. But I guess there are some people you just can’t cheer up.
You can watch it for free over at the awesome Snag Films website, by clicking the link below. Tune in, Burnout!
Heavy Metal Parking Lot - Watch the Documentary Film for Free | Watch Free Documentaries Online | SnagFilms
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