William Shatner mentioned he’s popping out with a heavy metallic album, and he’s fairly enthusiastic about it.
“I’ve explored house. I’ve explored time. Now … I discover distortion,” Shatner, 94, mentioned in social media put up on Thursday, which was coupled with a picture of him holding a guitar.
“Sure. You learn that appropriately. I’m releasing a HEAVY METAL album,” Shatner mentioned, including that the undertaking will function covers of hits from a number of the most legendary metallic bands, together with Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden.
“Thirty-five metallic virtuosos. Thunderous guitars. Chaos with objective,” Shatner mentioned. “Covers of legends like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest — and some originals cast in the identical cosmic hearth. This undertaking is, fairly actually, a gathering of forces. Loud creativeness. Sincere depth. Unapologetic exploration.”
Shatner concluded his announcement by saying nothing is holding him again from nonetheless having enjoyable — not even the early 90s.
“At 94, one doesn’t decelerate. One turns the amount up,” Shatner mentioned.
“So put together yourselves. We’re about to boldly headbang the place nobody has headbanged earlier than,” Shatner mentioned earlier than closing out that he plans to both begin or drop the undertaking this yr. “Keep tuned. The metallic voyage begins this yr.”
This inventive pivot isn’t new for Shatner, as he’s already established a profession as a recording artist. In 1968, he made his music debut with the track “The Remodeled Man.” In 2004, he returned with a full album titled “Has Been,” which singer-songwriter Ben Folds produced. Throughout the 2010s, he launched the album “In search of Main Tom,” a compilation of space-themed covers; and a blues album referred to as “The Blues” in 2020.
