William Shatner Assembles an All-Star Metal Army for a Fearless New Album

William Shatner is making a steel album, and he is doing it with an military. The legendary actor, writer, and cultural icon has introduced a full-scale heavy steel challenge through Cleopatra Records, constructed round huge guitars, cinematic preparations, and a personally hand-picked roster of elite steel expertise.

The catalyst was Shatner’s involvement with Nuclear Messiah’s upcoming album ‘Black Flame’, the place he voiced an intro piece created with ex-Megadeth founding guitarist and broadly revered steel innovator Chris Poland. That collaboration opened a door Shatner walked straight by means of.

“When Nuclear Messiah came to life, something clicked,” Shatner says. “It wasn’t just a track, it was a doorway. It made me want to go all the way in, bring in the best metal players I could find, and create something fearless.”

His historical past with heavy music runs deep. Zakk Wylde, Ritchie Blackmore, Edgar Froese of Tangerine Dream, Wayne Kramer of MC5, and Henry Rollins of Black Flag and The Rollins Band have all recorded with him beforehand. This new challenge raises the stakes significantly, extra artists, extra distortion, extra drama, with Wylde personally gifting Shatner a guitar because the challenge took form.

Shatner framed his imaginative and prescient plainly: “I am covering Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden as well as a number of new songs written by my team. Metal has always been a place where imagination gets loud. I chose these artists because they have something to say, and because metal demands honesty.”

Full album particulars together with title, tracklist, launch date, lead single, and the entire roster of featured artists are but to be introduced through Cleopatra Records.