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The official Twitter account of the 1986 cult video HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT celebrating its 40th anniversary!

[William Washington @OliverStrawhat]

At a screening of " Heavy Metal Parking Lot ". I went to HS with some of these people . I'm in the bar with them today .

[JayVA @dc_dummies]

Happy 40th anniversary of Heavy Metal Parking Lot to all who celebrate. 🙌

[Thunder Underground @ThndrUndrGround]

'Heavy Metal Parking Lot' was filmed 40 years ago today before the Judas Priest / Dokken concert on May 31, 1986 in Landover, Maryland

#heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest #heavymetal #rockmusic #documentary #musicdocumentary #robhalford #shortfilm #hardrock #dokken #jumphisbones

[Stereogum @stereogum]

The legendary mini-documentary ‘Heavy Metal Parking Lot’ was filmed outside the Capital Centre 40 years ago today 🤘

[Generation Excellent @GenXcellent1]

Happy 40th anniversary to Heavy Metal Parking Lot, a perfect little artifact from the last golden age of American idiocy. It's about a parking lot full of drunk Judas Priest fans in 1986 who had no idea they were becoming folklore, which is how the best dumb things survive.

[Monsters Of Rock® @MonstersOfRock]

On this day in 1986, the film ‘Heavy Metal Parking Lot’ is filmed at a Judas Priest concert in Landover, Maryland.

[Bill Spaid ⚾🏒🏈 @Ace_of_Spaids]

Today marks the 40th anniversary of Jeff Krulik's short film Heavy Metal Parking Lot! The venue where the Judas Priest concert was held, Capital Centre, has since been demolished & turned into retail space. https://t.co/5JxQeQOuti

[Clayton Trutor @ClaytonTrutor]

Happy 40th Birthday to Heavy Metal Parking Lot! 5/31/86: 2 documentarians filmed interviews w/ exuberant metal fans outside #Maryland’s Capital Centre before a Judas Priest show.
I spoke w/ several of the participants: https://t.co/m28JU93FlH
#heavymetalparkinglot

[𝐌𝐲𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 @RockTheseTweets]

#OnThisDay in 1986, Jeff Krulik and John Heyn shot footage of heavy metal fans attending the Judas Priest / Dokken show at the Capitol Center in Landover Maryland.
The documentary short became the cult classic "Heavy Metal Parking Lot". A must watch!
https://t.co/j6jO0uw9Hf

[BLABBERMOUTH.NET @BLABBERMOUTHNET]

'Heavy Metal Parking Lot' Makers To Commemorate Film's 40th Anniversary With Special Screening https://t.co/Q00agERpLl

[Bazillion Points @bazillionpoints]

40 yrs ago today! 🚗⛓🦓 Tonight at AFI Silver Spring, Jeff Krulik and John Heyn screen all their HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT raw footage to honor this milestone 👾 Then bring the parking home w/the HEAVY METAL MOVIES book! 📖

#heavymetalparkinglot #zebraman #judaspriest #dokken

[THIS DAY IN METAL @ThisDayInMETAL]

On This Day in Metal

May 31st, 1986

The legendary documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot was filmed outside the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland before a Judas Priest concert, capturing the passion, energy, fashion, and unforgettable personalities of '80s metal fans.

What started as a low-budget fan film became one of the most iconic snapshots of heavy metal culture ever put on tape.

Have you seen Heavy Metal Parking Lot? What's your favorite moment from this cult classic?

#ThisDayInMetal #HeavyMetalParkingLot #JudasPriest #HeavyMetal #MetalHistory

[Rock History Live! @KTrain939913]

Today in Rock History

May 31, 1986
Jeff Krulik and John Heyn capture the wild parking-lot scene outside a Judas Priest concert in Landover, Maryland, filming Heavy Metal Parking Lot—a 16-minute cult classic that showcases the raw energy and absurdity of 1980s metal culture.

[Zebraman @HMPL40th]

Tix still available online for Sunday's (5/31) 40th anniversary screening at the American Film Institute in Silver Spring, MD, with plenty of FREE PARKING at two nearby municipal garages: Wayne Avenue garage and Town Square garage on Ellsworth Drive.
https://t.co/r4cRoJMYhJ

[Zebraman @HMPL40th]

RARE & UNSEEN! @AFISilver screens — for the first time ever in public — the 65 minutes of original source footage, before the edit. Get tix online.

[Trader Rock @TraderRock]

Here's another '80s hard rock rewind (visually) from the early 2000s.

Always liked this song by American Hi-Fi and the Heavy Metal Parking Lot-themed video.

[mike sacks @michaelbsacks]

Whenever anyone asks where I'm from, I'll tell them, "Oh, have you seen 'Heavy Metal Parking Lot'? Cause that's where I'm from."

https://t.co/FlwtfTnVdY

[New York Times Arts @nytimesarts]

In the early evening of May 31, 1986, in a sprawling, oil-streaked parking lot in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, heavy metal history was made. https://t.co/9VEQCdH95B

[New York Times Music @nytimesmusic]

"Heavy Metal Parking Lot," 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. https://t.co/t8BmqFbYws

[New York Times Music @nytimesmusic]

The cult music documentary "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" turns middle-age. https://t.co/t8BmqFbYws