{"id":2290947,"date":"2026-02-20T13:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2290947"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:05:12","slug":"the-ballad-of-judas-priest-review-delightful-metal-doc-is-a-rock-solid-directorial-debut-for-rage-against-the-machine-guitarist-tom-morello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-ballad-of-judas-priest-review-delightful-metal-doc-is-a-rock-solid-directorial-debut-for-rage-against-the-machine-guitarist-tom-morello\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Ballad of Judas Priest\u2019 Review: Delightful Metal Doc Is a Rock-Solid Directorial Debut for Rage Against the Machine Guitarist Tom Morello"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Some documentaries are searing expos\u00e9s of the unpalatable truth and some are unashamed celebrations of a beloved subject \u2014 and if you think \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt36999055\/\">The Ballad of Judas Priest<\/a>,\u201d from co-directors and Priest fans <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0603780\/\">Tom Morello<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0242757\/\">Sam Dunn<\/a>, is going to be anything other than an ode to everything that\u2019s great about the British headbangers, you\u2019ve got another thing coming.<\/p>\n<p>In a film compiled from interviews with the band, archive footage (some of which is previously unpublished), and interviews with luminaries including The Smashing Pumpkins\u2019 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0004842\/\">Billy Corgan<\/a>, Foo Fighters\u2019 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0342970\/\">Dave Grohl<\/a>, actor <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0085312\/\">Jack Black<\/a> and the late <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0005285\/\">Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>, the name of the game is not formal innovation. 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