THE​ ​GREATEST​ ​DREAD​ ​ZEPPELIN STORY EVER TOLD goes into production

SAN FRANCISCO - Sept. 1, 2017 - PRLog -- PRESS​ ​RELEASE
For​ ​Immediate​ ​Release:​ ​September​ ​2017

The​ ​Royal​ ​Roost​ ​and​ ​Cash​ ​Cow​ ​Productions​ ​announce​ ​THE​ ​GREATEST​ ​DREAD​ ​ZEPPELIN STORY​ ​EVER​ ​TOLD,​ ​a​ ​new​ ​documentary​ ​feature​ ​film​ ​currently​ ​in​ ​production.

This​ ​is​ ​the​ ​untold​ ​story​ ​of​ ​Dread​ ​Zeppelin,​ ​a​ ​pioneering​ ​band​ ​and​ ​pop-culture phenomenon​ ​that​ ​performed​ ​reggae​ ​versions​ ​of​ ​Led​ ​Zeppelin​ ​songs,​ ​sung​ ​by​ ​a​ ​300 pound​ ​Elvis​ ​Presley​ ​impersonator.​ ​Conceived​ ​as​ ​a​ ​joke​ ​in​ ​late​ ​80's​ ​Pasadena,​ ​CA, their​ ​send-up​ ​of​ ​rock​ ​mythology​ ​and​ ​tabloid​ ​culture​ ​unexpectedly​ ​took​ ​the​ ​world​ ​by storm​ ​when​ ​this​ ​"ultimate​ ​tribute​ ​band"​ ​was​ ​signed​ ​to​ ​IRS​ ​Records.​ ​Immediately endorsed​ ​by​ ​Robert​ ​Plant,​ ​audiences​ ​and​ ​critics​ ​alike​ ​were​ ​forced​ ​to​ ​question whether​ ​they​ ​were​ ​"​one of the most innovative pop culture satires around or just another milestone on the road to societal collapse."

"My​ ​favorite​ ​(band)​ ​right​ ​now​ ​is​ ​Dread​ ​Zeppelin...They've​ ​got​ ​two​ ​singers,​ ​one​ ​that​ ​sings​ ​after​ ​the reggae​ ​style​ ​and​ ​the​ ​other​ ​thinks​ ​he's​ ​Elvis...It's​ ​Fantastic!"​ ​Robert​ ​Plant​ ​(Led​ ​Zeppelin)

Narrated​ ​by​ ​Mackenzie​ ​Astin​ ​(​The​ ​Garbage​ ​Pail​ ​Kids​ ​Movie,​ ​30​ ​Years​ ​of​ ​Garbage: The​ ​Garbage​ ​Pail​ ​Kids​ ​Story​),​ ​​THE​ ​GREATEST​ ​DREAD​ ​ZEPPELIN​ ​STORY​ ​EVER​ ​TOLD​ uses​ ​never-before-seen​ ​home​ ​videos,​ ​archival​ ​footage,​ ​photographs​ ​and interviews​ ​and​ ​critically​ ​analyzes​ ​nearly​ ​30​ ​years​ ​of​ ​satirical​ ​folklore​ ​to​ ​finally​ ​define the​ ​undefinable.​ ​Far​ ​more​ ​than​ ​just​ ​a​ ​novelty​ ​band,​ ​Dread​ ​Zeppelin​ ​personified hyper-consumption,​ ​celebrity​ ​worship​ ​and​ ​tabloid​ ​sensationalism​ ​to​ ​reveal​ ​deeper truths​ ​about​ ​America's​ ​identity.​ ​By​ ​embracing​ ​the​ ​absurdities​ ​of​ ​a​ ​postmodern, apocalyptic​ ​world​ ​in​ ​intellectual​ ​decline,​ ​they​ ​became​ ​the​ ​perfect​ ​embodiment​ ​and reflection​ ​of​ ​a​ ​society​ ​driven​ ​to​ ​madness.

"So​ ​unbelievably​ ​brilliant​ ​you​ ​wouldn't​ ​believe​ ​it."​ ​Sounds​ ​UK

"The​ ​fusion​ ​to​ ​end​ ​all​ ​fusions.​ ​The​ ​greatest​ ​novelty​ ​act​ ​since​ ​Spinal​ ​Tap."​ ​NME

Playing​ ​over​ ​250​ ​shows​ ​a​ ​year​ ​throughout​ ​North​ ​America,​ ​South​ ​America,​ ​Europe,​ ​Japan​ ​and​ ​Australia, Dread​ ​Zeppelin​ ​sold​ ​over​ ​1​ ​million​ ​copies​ ​each​ ​of​ ​their​ ​first​ ​and​ ​second​ ​records.​ ​To​ ​date,​ ​the​ ​band​ ​has released​ ​15​ ​studio​ ​albums​ ​and​ ​remain​ ​an​ ​international​ ​cult​ ​favorite​ ​among​ ​their​ ​devoted​ ​followers.

THE​ ​GREATEST​ ​DREAD​ ​ZEPPELIN​ ​STORY​ ​EVER​ ​TOLD​ ​is​ ​a​ ​collaboration​ ​between​ ​San​ ​Francisco based,​ ​independent​ ​production​ ​company,​ ​The​ ​Royal​ ​Roost,​ ​and​ ​Dread​ ​Zeppelin's​ ​own​ ​production company,​ ​Cash​ ​Cow​ ​Productions.​ ​The​ ​film​ ​is​ ​being​ ​directed​ ​by​ ​Sharif​ ​Nakhleh​ ​and​ ​produced​ ​by​ ​Jason Dove.​ ​In​ ​production​ ​since​ ​mid-2015,​ ​they​ ​are​ ​currently​ ​in​ ​talks​ ​with​ ​investors​ ​and​ ​hope​ ​to​ ​see​ ​a​ ​2018 release.

"Everywhere​ ​we​ ​went​ ​on​ ​Earth,​ ​people​ ​needed​ ​this​ ​type​ ​of​ ​entertainment...​ ​They​ ​wanted to​ ​believe​ ​that​ ​somewhere,​ ​somehow,​ ​some​ ​way,​ ​there​ ​was​ ​a​ ​wise​ ​and​ ​benevolent​ ​Elvis out​ ​there,​ ​possibly​ ​driving​ ​a​ ​Cadillac​ ​with​ ​their​ ​name​ ​on​ ​it.​ ​They​ ​wanted​ ​to​ ​believe.​ ​They needed​ ​to​ ​believe.​ ​Dread​ ​Zeppelin​ ​gave​ ​them​ ​that,​ ​and​ ​they​ ​believed.​ ​Some​ ​even considered​ ​it​ ​art."​ ​Jah​ ​Paul​ ​Jo​ ​(Dread​ ​Zeppelin's​ ​Prince​ ​of​ ​Peace​ ​and​ ​Love)

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For​ ​updates​ ​on​ ​the​ ​film,​ ​you​ ​can​ ​visit​ ​the​ ​project​ ​website:​ www.dreadzeppelinmovie.com You​ ​may​ ​also​ ​find​ ​more​ ​information,​ ​updates​ ​and​ ​imagery​ ​on​ ​the​ ​film's​ ​Facebook​ ​page::

https://www.facebook.com/dreadzeppelinmove/​​ ​​ ​and​ ​on​ ​Twitter​ ​@officialdzdoc
For​ ​further​ ​information,​ ​imagery​ ​and​ ​interview​ ​requests,​ ​please​ ​contact​ ​Jason​ ​Dove​ ​(Producer)​ ​: jason@theroyalroost.com​​ ​or​ ​via​ ​telephone​ ​(443)​ ​622-8845

Cash​ ​Cow​ ​Productions​ ​:​ ​80​ ​West​ ​Sierra​ ​Madre​ ​Blvd.​ ​#199​ ​Sierra​ ​Madre,​ ​CA​ ​01024