{"id":619439,"date":"2026-05-02T15:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T15:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/619439\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T15:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T15:17:13","slug":"this-week-in-metal-4-27-2026-5-01-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/619439\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Metal: 4\/27\/2026\u20135\/01\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

What a week it\u2019s been! Thankfully, the metal news hasn\u2019t been as contentious as past weeks, but there\u2019s still a lot to dive into, so read on\u2026<\/p>\n

\"This<\/p>\n

William Shatner Recruits Disturbed\u2019s John Moyer and Slayer\u2019s Dave Lombardo for New Metal Project<\/p>\n

Everyone\u2019s favorite actor who says things interestingly, William Shatner<\/a>, is out here Shatnering in a whole new way. The 95-year-old has done a lot of cool firsts in his life, but he\u2019s taken the cake with this one, because in case you didn\u2019t know, he\u2019s apparently putting together his own metal album.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re sitting there wondering \u201cWhat the hell does William Shatner know about metal?,\u201d the answer is the fuck if I know, but he\u2019s not going at it alone. As previously reported, Rob Halford of Judas Priest will be involved, but Shatner has also recruited Disturbed bassist John Moyer AND beloved Slayer and Misfits drummer Dave Lombardo to help. Talk about a fuckin\u2019 lineup, and allegedly, Shatner is set to reveal a heavy hitting guitarist who will be contributing as well.<\/p>\n

Lombardo had this to say about the new project:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a true privilege to contribute drums to William Shatner\u2019s ambitious heavy metal project. At any age, real artists keep pushing boundaries \u2014 and this one pushes them into orbit.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\"This<\/p>\n

Korn Release Official Music Video for \u201cReward the Scars\u201d<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a video game player\u2014particularly, of the Diablo variety\u2014then you\u2019d be living under the biggest goddamn rock if you didn\u2019t know that Korn<\/a> has contributed an original song to Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.\u2019s Diablo IV expansion \u201cLord of Hatred,\u201d titled \u201cReward the Scars<\/a>.\u201d Blizzard debuted the official music video for it, the band\u2019s first in over four years, showing how _ Korn\u2019s music aligns with the visuals of the video game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve played \u2018Diablo\u2019 for years, so getting to step into that world creatively felt natural,\u201d said Korn frontman Jonathan Davis. \u201cI\u2019ve always connected to the darkness in the game and the idea of confronting what lives beneath the surface \u2014 that\u2019s something Korn has explored in our music from the beginning. \u2018Reward The Scars\u2019 came out of our own writing sessions as a new KORN song, and it became clear pretty quickly that it was a natural fit for Diablo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since Davis is at the very least a mid-key gamer, this collaboration was __ for everyone involved. Blizzard\u2019s VP of brand and creative marketing Kevin Bjelajac definitely feels like the pairing is organic, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis collaboration came together naturally \u2014 Korn and Diablo live in that space of confronting darkness head-on. With \u2018Lord of Hatred\u2019, we\u2019re telling a story about consequence, choice, and what it means to embrace\u2014or resist\u2014the pull of evil. \u2018Reward the Scars\u2019 captures that spirit perfectly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"This<\/p>\n

Steve-O Gets a \u201cRobot Prostate Exam\u201d in Trailer for Jackass: Best and Last<\/p>\n

Nothing about this is surprising. Actually, I\u2019d be disappointed if something like this didn\u2019t happen. I\u2019m talking about the new and probably final installment in the Jackass movie franchise, Jackass: Best and Last. A new trailer<\/a> for it released this week, showing one of the franchise\u2019s more principled stars Steve-O<\/a> doing something very Steve-O like\u2014getting a prostate exam from a robot.<\/p>\n

The robot, donning a doctor\u2019s coat because why the hell not, creepily says \u201clet\u2019s let it rip, baby\u201d before getting down to business. Check it out for yourself. <\/p>\n

Jackass: Best and Last comes out on June 26.<\/p>\n

\"Accept\"<\/p>\n

Accept Enlist Members of Judas Priest, Ghost, Metallica, Pantera, Scorpions, and More for 50th Anniversary Album Teutonic Titans 1976\u20132026<\/p>\n

As a band, Accept<\/a> are damn near approaching retirement age, though I\u2019m sure that\u2019ll only fuel their heavy metal fire. To celebrate the milestone, the band is set to release Teutonic Titans 1976\u20132026, a reimagined retrospective of sorts featuring many guest artists revisioning songs from throughout their career. <\/p>\n

Teutonic features 50 guests contributing to 19 reimagined versions of their biggest hits, chronologically. Each of the included tracks includes a different combination of vocals, guitars, bass, and drums, so it really won\u2019t seem like the classic Accept songs you\u2019re expecting. For example, Phil Anselmo (Pantera), Mikkey Dee (Scorpions), and Kirk Hammett (Metallica) put their whole asses in their version of \u201cFast As a Shark\u201d from 1982\u2019s Restless and Wild, while Rob Halford (Judas Priest) and Matthias Jabs (Scorpions) absolutely kill their version of \u201cBalls to the Wall,\u201d from Accepts 1983 album of the same name.<\/p>\n

Accept\u2019s lead guitarist Wolf Hoffmann said this about the new release:<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no better way to celebrate this 50-year anniversary than to have our musical peers, friends, and inspirations come together with us to record these classic Accept songs, which I am honored and proud to share with the world. I hope everyone enjoys this very special record as much as we all enjoyed making it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Teutonic Titans 1976\u20132026 is out September 4 via Napalm Records.<\/p>\n

Slayer\u2019s Tom Araya to be Grand Marshal for \u201cW\u00fcrth 400\u201d at Texas Motor Speedway<\/p>\n

It brings honest joy to my tiny, black little heart when metalheads pop up in other parts of pop culture. Like Tom Araya of Slayer, for instance, who apparently loves fast cars and racing. He\u2019s just been named the Grand Marshal for the 30th anniversary W\u00fcrth 400, presented by Liqui Moly at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas and taking place this Sunday, May 3.<\/p>\n

Part of his duties as Grand Marshal will include commanding the drivers to start their engines, which is perfect for him and those vocal cords. Araya excitedly commented, \u201cExcited to be the Grand Marshal for the W\u00fcrth 400. SLAYER, NASCAR reign in speed!\u201d so it\u2019s safe to say he\u2019s cheesing over the opportunity.<\/p>\n

And, if you\u2019re a fan of other sports like basketball, then you\u2019ll hopefully be pleased to hear that 2026 NBA Rookie of the Year and Dallas Mavericks star Cooper Flagg will be joining Araya for some of the duties.<\/p>\n

\"This<\/p>\n

Country Musician and Pantera Collaborator David Allan Coe Passes Away at 86<\/p>\n

Damn. That\u2019s really all I can say at this point, since we\u2019ve lost so many cool, talented people. This time it\u2019s David Allan Coe<\/a>, the outlaw country musician who worked deeply with Pantera\u2019s Vinnie Paul Abbott, \u201cDimebag\u201d Darrell Abbott and Rex Brown on a lil country\/metal project called Rebel Meets Rebel. He sadly passed away this past Wednesday, April 29, at the ripe age of 86. At time of writing, no cause of death has been released.<\/p>\n

His wife Kimberly Hastings Coe confirmed his passing with Rolling Stone, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the best singers, songwriters, and performers of our time [and] never to be forgotten. My husband, my friend, my confidant and my life for many years. I\u2019ll never forget him and I don\u2019t want anyone else to ever forget him either.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rest in power, King Coe.<\/p>\n

\"This<\/p>\n

Unreleased October Rust-Era Type O Negative Track Discovered<\/p>\n

Whoa whoa whoa. Big news for Type O Negative<\/a> fans. The band\u2019s drummer Johnny Kelly just did an interview with Scott Penfold of Loaded Radio, where he shared that he\u2019s recently found a cassette containing an unreleased track from the October Rust songwriting sessions. Considering how that record turns 30 this year, this is quite the discovery.<\/p>\n

Just how did Penfold come upon such a treasure? Well, it was entirely happenstance, thanks to a collection of cassettes and his patience with sifting through them:<\/p>\n

\u201cI would go to [Type of Negative keyboardist] Josh\u2019s [Silver] house when we were working on the records. I would always go home \u2014 say, after the day, we were working on a song. This was back when cassettes [laughs] were being used. CDs really weren\u2019t standard yet as far as in the studio for refs and stuff like that. So I have a bunch of ref[erence] cassettes from demos that we did and stuff. And then I was just listening to them, and I came across the song. Part of it wound up getting cannibalized. Parts of the song wound up on other songs, on \u2018Life Is Killing Me\u2019 and stuff like that. But it\u2019s a complete song.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a chance we may see this unreleased track become a part of the ether, though Penfold isn\u2019t confirming it for sure, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the time, the song wasn\u2019t strong enough to be on \u2018October Rust\u2019. And if we were releasing \u2018October Rust\u2019 today, it still wouldn\u2019t make the record\u2026 But 30 years later, to release it as a bonus track on something, it\u2019s worth it \u2014 it\u2019s worth it for that. Now, if we can get a good transfer from a cassette and actually get a good mastering out of it and make it sound good\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year is the 30th anniversary of \u2018October Rust\u2019, but I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s good policy to have the [previously announced Type O Negative] live record coming out this year and a box set for \u2018October Rust\u2019. Maybe. I don\u2019t know. We\u2019ll have to see. But right now I\u2019m just going through the cassettes and seeing what I have.\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What a week it\u2019s been! Thankfully, the metal news hasn\u2019t been as contentious as past weeks, but there\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":619440,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,216,268588],"class_list":["post-619439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-this-week-in-metal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=619439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/619440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=619439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=619439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=619439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}