William Shatner played his first metal show ever Saturday evening, September 19th, at Park West in Chicago, joined by his backing band The *uckers.
The 95-year-old Star Trek star performed the club show ahead of his set at Riot Fest today. He covered Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train,” Motörhead’s “Ace of Spades,” and Metallica’s “Enter Sandman,” with his vocal delivery sounding more like a dramatic reading of the lyrics, as his backing band ripped through the instrumentals of the classic songs.
He also performed three original compositions called “Rage,” “Sky” and “One Fear” also giving a spoken-word delivery with The *uckers backing him up.
Shatner is working on his debut metal album, titled What the F Is Heavy Metal?, for Cleopatra Records. It will feature such guests as Queen’s Brian May, Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, and former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo.
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Update, September 21st: Shatner also performed his set at Riot Fest. Full details here.
Editor’s Note: This article was updated with the corrected setlist.
Setlist:
Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne cover)
Rage
Ace of Spades (Motörhead cover)
Sky
Enter Sandman (Metallica cover)
One Fear