William Shatner has officially entered his metal era at ninety-five years old. The Star Trek legend told Page Six that when he was first approached about making a heavy metal album, his honest reaction was,“What the F is heavy metal?”He named the album after that moment. He also formed a band called The *uckers and performed at Riot Fest 2026 in Chicago.
If that weren’t enough, Shatner’s schedule is stacked. He’s releasing a country album called Love&Other Mysteries with Brad Paisley, planning tour dates in Australia and Florida, and executive producing a new Star Trek documentary titled The Sixty-Year Mission. He says he has“come to love”the energy and vitality of metal music.
Shatner’s music career has spanned decades, from spoken-word covers to full genre pivots, and he shows no signs of slowing down. It’s a reminder that curiosity doesn’t have an expiration date, and neither does a good surprise.
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