Overview
- Richie Faulkner said the band has begun work on the follow-up to Invincible Shield after spending a month in the studio in February laying the foundation.
- The Ballad of Judas Priest premiered at the Berlinale in February and is set for its North American debut at Toronto's Hot Docs festival.
- The feature is co-directed by documentarian Sam Dunn and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, produced by Banger Films, and presented by Sony Music Vision.
- Judas Priest plan a summer return to live shows with festival dates followed by a European headline tour.
- Invincible Shield, released in March 2024, became the group's highest-charting UK album at No. 2 and extended a career that began in Birmingham in 1969.