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William Shatner Is Releasing a Metal Album Featuring Henry Rollins, Zakk Wylde
William Shatner's upcoming album features 35 prominent metal musicians covering Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest, blending covers with original songs by his team.
- Yesterday, William Shatner, the 94-year-old Canadian actor, announced a metal album featuring 35 prominent musicians, including Henry Rollins and Zakk Wylde, slated for release later this year.
- Inspired by his recent work with Nuclear Messiah, Shatner said, 'When NUCLEAR MESSIAH came to life, something clicked,' driving him to assemble top metal players for a fearless project.
- The project will include covers of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, alongside original songs, while Shatner's music history dates to his 1968 debut album The Transformed Man and his latest release is So Fragile, So Blue.
- Shatner's move positions him within heavy metal by assembling industry icons in a project he called a 'gathering of forces' with artists bringing 'fire, precision, chaos.'
- No additional album details are available yet, and Shatner said he is 'stepping out into the unknown once again' with the project and hopes audiences will join him.
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