A documentary about British metal legends Judas Priest titled The Ballad of Judas Priest is currently in production via Sony Music Vision.
The doc is being co-directed by Banger Films’ Sam Dunn (Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey, Metal Evolution) and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello in the latter’s directorial debut.
Per a press release, the film “will celebrate the legendary band’s lasting impact on music and culture with their influence reaching far beyond metal.”
Dunn and Morello shared the following in a press release: “While some may know Judas Priest for their huge hits that have shaped the heavy metal genre, there is so much more to their story. Tracing their incredible 50-year journey, this film will capture how Judas Priest both defined the sound and look of metal, but also made it a more inclusive place along the way. We are grateful to the band for allowing us such intimate, unfiltered access to their lives and look forward to bringing this film to the metal masses around the world.”
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In their own statement, Judas Priest added, “We have lived and breathed metal for over five decades, and finally in this documentary we are summoning our congregation to officially witness our lives uncensored, in a never-before-seen way…the cassock comes off, revealing Priest in all its metal glory!”
No date or window was given for the release of the documentary, which is being executive produced by Morello, Rick Krim, Sheila Stepanek, and Jayne Andrews.
In the meantime, Priest fans can also look forward to the band’s upcoming North American co-headlining tour with Alice Cooper. Dates kick off September 16th in Biloxi, Mississippi, with tickets available here.
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