On this episode of History of the 90s host Kathy Kenzora looks back at an unprecedented legal battle that put heavy metal on trial in the summer of 1990.
British heavy metal icons Judas Priest spent three weeks in a Nevada courtroom defending their music after they were accused of experimenting with subliminal messages that caused two young men to form a suicide pack.
GUEST INFO:
David Van Taylor, Emmy Award winning Showrunner/Director creates non-fiction television and audio content.
His 1992 film about the Judas Priest lawsuit is called Dream Deceivers and is available on YouTube and Tubi
Show contact info:
Twitter: @1990shistory
Facebook: @1990shistory
Instagram: @that90spodcast
Email: 90s@curiouscast.ca
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices