So, I came across this awesome YouTube channel recapping true stories in the rock & roll universe.
Remember the movie Rock Star with Mark Wahlberg? Welp, turns out that it was about Judas Priest.
Rob Halford left Judas Priest in 1992 sighting issues with the bands label among other reasons.
In lieu of Halford the band hired Tim “Ripper’ Owens who, at the time, was in a Judas Priest tribute band. Talk about a dream come true…
But as the news of Owens joining the band made the rounds, Hollywood caught wind of it and the reality of the industry became as evident as ever:
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