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The latest album from William Shatner has been announced today, and it is promised to be “a heavy metal extravaganza powered a veritable army of metal stars – each one personally selected and hand-picked by Shatner”. Said stars include Ritchie Blackmore, Zakk Wylde, Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream), Wayne Kramer (MC5), and Henry Rollins (Black Flag, The Rollins Band). The album is due some time later this year, and the information released so far is rich on marketing fluff, but short on details that are promised to be revealed “soon”.

Shatner says:

Metal has always been a place where imagination gets loud. This album is a gathering of forces – each artist bringing their fire, their precision, their chaos. I chose them because they have something to say, and because metal demands honesty.

I’ve spent a lifetime exploring in both reality and fiction. Now I am stepping out into the unknown once again with my new project in heavy metal. I am covering Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden as well as a number of new songs written by my team. The whole project is destined for this year. I hope you will join me in the exploration.

This is not the first collaboration of Shatner with Blackmore — the two crossed paths on Shatner’s 2020 album The Blues, recording a cover of The Thrill Is Gone.

Thanks to BraveWords and Georgius Novicianus for the heads-up.

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Posted by Nick on Thursday, February 19th, 2026, filed under News. You can follow comment on this post through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a comment. Pinging is currently not allowed.

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