Judas Priest is the latest artist to be the subject a feature-length documentary.
The Ballad of Judas Priest is co-directed by Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Sam Dunn. It's Morello's directing debut. Dunn is the co-owner of Bangor Films and has a lengthy résumé of directing critically acclaimed rock documentaries like Iron Maiden: Flight 666, Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage and ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas.
Judas Priest says in a statement, “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 release date has been announced for the film.