In a new interview with Chile's Sonar FM, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello discussed his directorial debut, "The Ballad Of Judas Priest", a new documentary about JUDAS PRIEST and the legendary Grammy-winning English heavy metal band's epic journey to the top of rock and roll.

He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): ""The one thing I really love about JUDAS PRIEST — the guitar playing is fantastic; that's to be taken for granted — but one of the things I loved about that band… So they were like the first metal band that — mostly heavy metal bands were about 'worship me' on stage, 'Here I am, I'm a God, worship me.' JUDAS PRIEST was, like, 'We are a metal community together,' and that's something that really resonated with me.

It made me feel, like, oh, I'm not just going there to like praise somebody, but, like, he's metal, I'm metal, we are metal.

And heavy metal music is the music that made me love music, and I wouldn't be here today without it.", Morello said about why he got involved in the making of "The Ballad Of Judas Priest": "I just do it for love.

I just do it for the love of it.

I love JUDAS PRIEST and I wanted to help tell their story." The documentary celebrates JUDAS PRIEST's lasting impact on music and culture, with their influence reaching far beyond metal.

At the press conference for the Berlinale world premiere of "The Ballad Of Judas Priest" on February 15, a journalist for a Spanish radio outlet asked Morello about political content in the film.

Morello responded: "What a time to be alive where you can both make a documentary about one of your favorite bands and fight fascism at the same time.

But one of the things that while the lyrical content — maybe 'Breaking The Law' and a few songs — are explicitly political in JUDAS PRIEST, the band's existence is very political." JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford joined Morello and Dunn at the Berlinale press conference and noted he doesn't steer clear of politics in his music.

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease more than 15 years ago but announced in early 2018 he was going to sit out touring activities in support of PRIEST's "Firepower" album.

He was replaced by guitarist Andy Sneap, who is also known for his work in NWOBHM revivalists HELL and cult thrash outfit SABBAT.