‘Star Trek' Icon, 95, Eyes Live Performance of All-Star Heavy Metal Album
William Shatner has already gone where no man has gone before. Now, the Star Trek icon is quite possibly venturing into an entirely new frontier: performing heavy metal … live.
Following the announcement earlier this year alerting fans of Shatner's forthcoming metal album featuring both covers and original work, as well as collaborations with 35 metal artists, the global superstar, 95, is now eyeing the possibility of bringing his project to the stage.
According to Blabbermouth, the live event would be "unlike anything audiences have seen before." A multi-disciplinary production, the show would "transform Shatner's star-studded recording project into an immersive live spectacle combining legendary musicians, cinematic visuals, storytelling, and the larger-than-life charisma that has made Shatner a global icon more than six decades."
Still untitled, Shatner's heavy metal album includes drummer participation from Slayer's Dave Lombardo, Megadeth's Chris Adler, and Motörhead's Mikkey Dee, who worked on the cover of Judas Priest's "Living After Midnight."
"I needed pounding beats to make the music feel the way I feel it," Shatner said, per the outlet. "The drums drive the emotion. They create the urgency, the excitement, the danger. Heavy metal should hit you in the chest and move your soul at the same time."
Drummers from Black Sabbath, Vanilla Fudge, Blue Öyster Cult, Danzig, and Kings of Thrash are also present on the album, produced by a team led by L.A. Guns' Adam Hamilton and Cleopatra Records' Brian Perera. Derek Hughes, Marcus Nand, and JurgenEngler of Die Krupps round out the team.
"Metal has always been a place where imagination gets loud," Shatner said in a statement. "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."
Per the publication, recordings from the album "exceed expectations." So, keep your fingers crossed we get to see this thing in all its live glory.
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This story was originally published June 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM.