Better by You, Better than Me - Wikipedia
WEBIn the middle of 1990, Judas Priest were involved in a civil action that alleged they were responsible for the 1985 suicide attempts of 20-year-old James Vance and 18-year-old Ray Belknap in Reno, Nevada, US. [2] On 23 December 1985, Vance and Belknap became intoxicated before going to a playground at a Lutheran church in Reno.
Man Who Sued Rock Group Over Suicide Attempt Dies
WEBDec 1, 1988 · A 23-year-old man who sued the heavy-metal rock group Judas Priest over his 1985 suicide attempt has died in Washoe Medical Center six days after lapsing into a coma, a hospital spokesman said...
How a suicide pact was almost the end of Judas Priest
WEBApr 22, 2020 · On December 23, 1985, 20-year-old James Vance and 18-year-old Raymond Belknap, who lived in Sparks, Nevada, went to a playground in a local church and shot themselves at point blank range with a shotgun.
Judas Priest’s Subliminal Message Trial: Rob Halford Looks Back
WEBAug 24, 2015 · One day in December 1985, the men — Raymond Belknap, then 18, and James Vance, 20 — had spent six hours drinking, smoking marijuana and listening to the metal band’s Stained Class album,...
When Parents Blamed Judas Priest For Fans' Suicide Attempt
WEBDec 23, 2023 · Searching for answers in their grief, the families of the boys – 18-year-old Raymond Belknap, who died at the scene, and 20-year-old James Vance, who maimed himself in the incident and survived...
Judas Priest subliminal message suicide trial - BBC
WEBOn 23 December 1985, Raymond Belknap (18) and James Vance (20), after a long alcohol and drug binge, made a suicide pact to kill themselves with a shot gun.
The Music Didn't Make Them Do It - Los Angeles Times
WEBAug 25, 1990 · Two young men did not kill themselves because they heard alleged subliminal messages in the heavy metal music of Judas Priest, a judge in Reno, Nev., ruled on Friday.
Dream Deceivers: The Story Behind James Vance vs. Judas Priest
WEBMembers of heavy-metal band Judas Priest are put on trial following the suicide and attempted suicide of two teens.
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'DREAM DECEIVERS': THE STORY BEHIND THE LAWSUIT AGAINST JUDAS PRIEST
WEBAugust 1, 1992 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. When David Van Taylor saw a news item in Variety about a multimillion-dollar civil lawsuit against the heavy metal group Judas Priest, he recalled, "I thought it...
The Day Judas Priest Went on Trial for Subliminal Lyrics
WEBAug 24, 2015 · They argued that they led Raymond Belknap and James Vance, two teens from Sparks, Nev., to make a grisly decision on Dec. 23, 1985. The evening began, Vance said in hearings before his 1988...