Story Used in Movie WAS TRUE.

Rating: Null/10 (25 December 2006)

"The underdog portion of the story may not be original, but it still works none the less. And by the time Wahlberg's character was in his first concert with the band, I really thought Rock Star could be one of the coolest movies of the year." Guess what???? The names have been changed but the story ACTUALLY HAPPENED!!!!! The band was Judas Priest, their lead singer was gay (their heavy metal "look" of leather and studs was robbed from the gay community where it was popularly worn all the time). His name is Rob Halford.
After immense success as one of the top heavy metal bands of the 80's, Halford took off and he was replaced by this young "kid" who played in a Judas Priest cover band. Just like the lead singer in the movie, Rob Halford was known for having a very high vocal range which this kid could deal with.
I don't know for how long it lasted but it fizzled out rather quickly. I don't think they ever made an album together. BTW, the guitarist in the movie is Zakk Wylde who played in Ozzy's band, the bassist is Jeff Pilson the bassist for Dokken and I believe the drummer was Bonhem.