Dokken

In which we consider the top 10 songs about a quintessential heavy metal topic: chains.

Heavy Metal Parking Lot was filmed 30 years ago today. We still haven’t had an opportunity to jump Rob Halford’s bones, but we did interview the filmmakers and cast members about the legendary documentary… 10 years ago. Enjoy this flashback piece or you belong on fuckin’ Mars, man.

OK, I’ve never owned a vest. Not sure why. When I was young, I remember older kids around the neighborhood (we’re talking Flint, Michigan here) would sport denim vests proudly over the top of name-a-‘80s-metal-band-or-cola-here t-shirt. It was their uniform. Even in mid-August, they’d walk around in their denim vests (hair picks in the back…