For over half a century, Judas Priest has stood tall as titans of heavy metal — warriors in leather and chains who have defined and redefined the sound, fury, and ethos of a genre that refuses to die. Now, after more than five decades of shredding stages and shaking souls, the iconic British band is inviting the world behind the curtain. In what promises to be the most unfiltered, revealing, and thunderous documentary in the history of metal, *Forged in Steel: The Judas Priest Testament* is officially in the works.
Announced today in a statement from the band’s longtime management, the film will chronicle the full, unrelenting journey of Judas Priest — from their scrappy roots in Birmingham’s industrial haze to the immortal halls of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But more than that, it will go deeper, tearing through the myths and shadows to show the raw, personal struggles behind the power chords and pyrotechnics.
> “We have lived and breathed metal for over five decades,” reads the band’s official announcement, “and finally we are summoning our congregation to officially witness our lives uncensored, in a never-before-seen way.”
### A Divine Mission in Metal
Directed by acclaimed documentarian Kieran O’Neill, best known for his searing music portraits (*Shadow on the Sound: The Joy Division Chronicles*, *Blood on the Stave: The S
