This guy is releasing a METAL album!

Photos: William Shatner through the years William Shatner speaks at the William Shatner Spotlight panel during Day 1 of New York Comic Con 2021 at Jacob Javits Center on October 07, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ReedPop) (Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ReedPop)

By Axel Lowe

February 20, 2026 at 8:23 am EST

William Shatner will release an album featuring “35 handpicked metal icons” later this year via Cleopatra Records. The 94-year-old Star Trek actor plans to cover Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Iron Maiden alongside original material written by his collaborators. “I’ve spent a lifetime exploring in both reality and fiction,” Shatner added. “Now I am stepping out into the unknown once again with my new project in heavy metal.

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