Judas Priest Doc: Hot Docs Premiere, Evolving Setlist

0:00It's April 8th. From chart to break drops, this is music news today, powered by AI. Judas Priest fans got some fire news this week. Their official documentary, The Ballad of Judas Priest, hits North American premiere at the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto from April 23rd to May 3rd. It already world premiered at the Berlin Ale in Berlin back in February. The film comes from co-directors Sam Dunn, The Doc King, and Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine in his first time directing. They dive into the band's massive footprint on music and culture, way past just metal. This story spotlights precens unbreakable spirit and tunes that shape to generations like breaking the law and you've got another thing. Come in. It's all about their passion and how they keep inspiring heads worldwide. On the band side, the current tour crew is Rob Halford on vocals, Ian Hill on bass, Richie Faulkner and Andy Sneeprooping guitars, and Scott Travis on drums.

1:01Guitarist Glenn Tipped and stepped back from tours in 2018 due to Parkinson's with Sneep filling in strong. He produced their last two albums. 2. Guitarist Richie Faulkner says, Without a single album to push, tours now mix it up with a bit of everything, unlike past runs locked on painkiller or Invincible Shield. It's a challenge sorting through all those classics, but that's priest always evolving the set. Keep an eye on this duck. It's metal history and motion.