Remember when Judas Priest went to court?

If you’re over the age of 35, chances are you remember that trial from the summer of 1990.  Heavy Metal gods Judas Priest were taking to court because two stupid kids thought it would be a cool idea to try and commit suicide.  The reason?  Because the song “Better By You, Better Than Me“, supposedly had a subliminal message that told them to “do it”.  Raymond Belknap successfully killed himself but James Vance actually survived.

Dream Deceivers: The Story behind James Vance VS Judas Priest is a documentary you need to check out, regardless if you’re a Judas Priest fan or not.  It basically follows creepy James Vance and his ridiculously religious mom crying how metal music is evil and also thinks teens should not be listening to heavy metal music.  The documentary also shows footage from the court room.

Make the jump to view Rob Halford singing in court and a YouTube link to that evil song.

Need more advice? Dr Ozzy to the rescue

Living in the UK, despite being a developed Western country, unfortunately I have to make do with a mediocre (at best) health service. Sure, I could go private, but I can’t afford that. Now that’s where Ozzy Osbourne comes in. The veteran rocker has been “writing” his very own “ask Dr Ozzy” column for the Sunday Times for a while, and it’s been incredibly useful for myself and millions of other Britons. When I found my toe nail was growing inwards, Ozzy was there. When I had a sore throat, Ozzy described his perfect throat remedy. And when I felt a burning sensation as I urinated, Ozzy was there again to help.

So what’s Dr Ozzy up to now? Well it’s been revealed that he will soon be releasing a book Ask Dr. Ozzy in the U.S.A. ehich will be published through Grand Central Publishing. If you’re hoping to get this book for Christmas though, unlucky, as it won’t be released until around October 2011. More information here.

The Damned Things do care about videos (thankfully)

A few days back I posted on The Damned Things and wondered why they haven’t released a video, since their album is almost out. Well, it seems they’ve saved the best for last, the video for “We’ve Got a Situation Here” is out, and maybe it’s just the geek in me talking, but I think it’s pretty fucking awesome. Make the jump and watch it.

Friday Top 10 (on a Saturday): Best albums of 2010

I’ll be honest with you, I forgot to post my Best of 2010 Top 10 yesterday so it’s going to be the first Friday Top 10 on a Saturday!

This list is all about 2010 and the best albums that have been released this year. Make the jump to read what I think.

Like father, like son.

Jürgen “J.R.” Blackmore, son of Ritchie Blackmore, joined Deep Purple on stage recently to play the hardest song in the world: Smoke on the Water.

This happened on the 27th of November in Hamburg, Germany (we bet Jürgen loves hamburgers, so nice choice of venue) and you can view some footage of it after the jump.