Shiftheads: Shatner Found a Doorway at 94 and It Goes All the Way to Black Sabbath

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift · Feb 21, 2026 · 8m

William Shatner heavy metal is a real thing happening right now, and at 94 he described a collaboration with a former Megadeth guitarist as "a doorway." Not a novelty project. A doorway. He's covering Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Iron Maiden, and said it made him want to go all in and find the best metal players still around. You didn't know you needed this. You do now.

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