| Director | Ash Avildsen |
|---|---|
| Genre | LGBT-related film, thriller film |
| Runtime | 112 min |
| Country | United States |
| Box office | $237,708 |
The Relentless are an aspiring rock band, half from England and half from the US. The band's vocalist, Johnny Faust, lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his mother and his girlfriend Gretchen. Other band members are Dylan, Leo and Ricky. After relocating to Los Angeles to become famous, they hold auditions for a bassist and choose a woman, Lily.
While leaving a liquor store, some of the members encounter a homeless man who tells them to rely on feeling more than perception. Moments later, the band is accosted by another man who implies he is the Devil and can make them stars if they perform a human sacrifice. Lily tells Johnny that Damien, an ex-band member of hers, raped her one night. Johnny learns his mother has breast cancer and cannot afford treatment. After Damien insults Johnny's mother, the band decides to sacrifice Damien. They lock him in a van and set it aflame, but Johnny has a change of heart and lets Damien escape. However, when Damien climbs an electrical fence, he dies from electrocution.
The Relentless land a record deal and record an album, American Satan, and begin touring. In Kansas, a bar fight results in a man's death and Johnny is arrested, but he is acquitted. This inspires The Relentless's fans to confront their bullies, leading to more deaths, all blamed on the band.
Johnny and Gretchen try to maintain their long-distance relationship but matters are complicated when Johnny and Lily sleep together. Ricky overdoses on cocaine and dies. This leads to Leo heavily using alcohol and pills. Gretchen dumps Johnny, and he turns to heroin and sex with Lily to cope.
A teen female fan's mother convinces Johnny to take the teen's virginity; meanwhile, Dylan has sex with the mother. They later learn that once the girl's father learned about this, he killed himself. Johnny overdoses on heroin and almost dies, but he is revived by a paramedic — the homeless man from earlier.
Johnny enters drug rehabilitation, but Lily refuses to go and disappears. The American Satan album is well-received and tops the charts. The band is successful, performing more shows and receiving adoration but also criticism, leading them to almost quit the music industry.
Johnny's mother receives treatment for her cancer, which goes into remission. Johnny unsuccessfully attempts to reconcile with Gretchen. The Relentless land a gig at a music festival, but the Devil says that they have to kill a man during their performance, though he intends to make it look like part of the concert.
The night of the show, Lily returns. The Devil appears in the guise of Johnny's mother's new boyfriend. As the band is onstage performing, Johnny holds a gun to his head before shooting and killing the Devil. He is arrested.
In prison, Johnny is visited by the archangel Gabriel — the homeless man — who explains that Johnny has a choice in his future and to go with his feelings. Gretchen visits Johnny and reveals she still loves him. She introduces him to a lawyer, Damien's father who is able to get Johnny released on a technicality.