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The trial was covered in the 1991 documentary Dream Deceivers: The Story Behind James Vance Vs. Judas Priest . In the documentary Halford commented that, if they wanted to insert subliminal commands in their music, killing their fans would be counterproductive and they would prefer to insert the command "Buy more of our records". Regarding the prosecution's assertions that the statement "do it" was a command to commit suicide, Halford pointed out "do it" had no direct message.
Owens' move from fan and weekend tribute band singer to frontman for the actual band was the inspiration for the film Rock Star. Because the film's content bore only a tangential resemblance to Owens's actual history with the band, Judas Priest later moved to disassociate themselves from the film. The film (starring Mark Wahlberg) was a critical and commercial flop, though the fictional band portrayed in the film - Steel Dragon - achieved a cult status among some heavy metal and Judas Priest fans.
In popular culture comedian Bill Hicks referred to the case in Judas Priest's stand-up routines, asking "What musician wants Judas Priest's audience dead?" He performed an apocryphal sketch in a British accent mimicking Judas Priest being sick of their immense wealth, power, and fame and coming up with the subliminal message as a solution to their problems. Comedian Denis Leary also commented on the trial on Judas Priest's album No Cure For Cancer, saying heavy metal bands should put more subliminal messages in their records: "Kill the band, kill your parents, then kill yourself". Jay Leno also made fun of the trial.
Before Judas Priest entered the studio to record their first album, the record company suggested Judas Priest add another musician. As Downing was reluctant to add a keyboard player or horn player, Judas Priest chose to add a second guitarist, Glenn Tipton, from the Stafford-based Flying Hat Band. In August 1974, Judas Priest debuted with the single "Rocka Rolla", before releasing an album of the same name a month later.
Les Binks - drums (1977-1979)
Glenn Tipton - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1974-present)
After the end of the Painkiller tour in 1991, Halford left Judas Priest . In September 1991, there were indications of internal tensions within the band. Halford went on to form a street-style thrash metal group named Fight in the summer of 1993 with Scott Travis on drums for the recording sessions. He formed this band due to Judas Priest's desire to explore new musical territory, but due to contractual obligations, Judas Priest left Judas Priest in 1993.