{"id":340873,"date":"2026-09-08T17:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/340873\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T17:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:08:14","slug":"queens-brian-may-joins-william-shatners-heavy-metal-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/340873\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen\u2019s Brian May joins William Shatner\u2019s heavy metal album"},"content":{"rendered":"

We can’t wait!<\/p>\n

Sir Brian May and William ShatnerAuthor: Scott ColothanPublished 2 hours ago
Last updated 2 hours ago<\/p>\n

Queen<\/a> guitarist Brian May<\/a> has been unveiled as the latest big-name guest on William Shatner\u2019s fervently awaited heavy metal album<\/a>. <\/p>\n

A perfect fit for the 95-year-old Star Trek legend\u2019s project, alongside being a rock icon, Sir Brian May is a lifelong space aficionado who received a PhD in astrophysics in 2007. <\/p>\n

Brian and William Shatner also hold the prestigious honour of having an asteroid named after them – Asteroid 52665 Brianmay and Asteroid 31556 Shatner. <\/p>\n

Full details of the collaboration are yet to be revealed; however, Cleopatra Records have confirmed that Brian will lend his trademark Red Special guitar sound to the song, and he\u2019ll also be on mixing duties. <\/p>\n

Shatner\u2019s as-yet-untitled heavy metal album already features an array of heavy music titans including Judas Priest\u2019s Rob Halford<\/a>, Scorpions\/Mot\u00f6rhead’s Mikkey Dee, ex-Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, Zakk Wylde and Ritchie Blackmore. <\/p>\n

The project is being driven by a heavyweight production team led by Adam Hamilton (L.A. Guns, Brian Jonestown Massacre) and Brian Perera, President of Cleopatra Records, with additional production from Derek Hughes (Nuclear Messiah) Marcus Nand, and J\u00fcrgen Engler of Die Krupps. <\/p>\n

William Shatner will perform material from the album at Riot Fest in Chicago<\/a> on the weekend of 18th and 20th September 2026, and he also recently let slip that he\u2019s playing Coachella in 2027.<\/p>\n

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