Best known for his role as Captain Kirk in the Star Trek series, William Shatner has also worked in other art forms, including music. Now, at the age of 95, he is working on his fifth studio album, which will be entirely Heavy Metal and feature many Rock stars as guests. Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi confirmed he will part of the record. Besides him are also part of the record drummer Dave Lombardo (Ex-Slayer). singer Rob Halford (Judas Priest), bassist John Moyer (Disturbed). Other special guests might be announced soon.
Tony Iommi says he will be on William Shatner’s Metal album
“Well, when I was asked if I’d do a track with William Shatner, I went, “What?’ I was wondering what it was gonna be like. And when he sent me the track, the idea of the track, I really liked it, and it’s really good what he’s doing. So I put a riff to that and built it up. And it’s not out yet. I don’t know when (it will be released).”
“I think it’s at the end of the year or beginning of next year. Yeah, he does (have a quirky singing style). He more or less speaks it… But his lyrics for it were great. I mean, they’re really good. (The lyrics are) really about what’s happening today. And so I enjoyed doing that. That was very different,” Tony Iommi said in an interview with BBC (Transcribed by Blabbermouth).
William’s musical career started in 1968, with the release of his debut “The Transformed Man”. During the past five years he released four studio albums, with many special guests like Canned Heat, Joe Walsh, Ritchie Blackmore and Zakk Wylde.