Video footage available of William Shatner performing with The *uckers

95-year-old Star Trek icon William Shatner made his live debut with his new heavy metal outfit, The *uckers, on Saturday night, September 19, during a Riot Fest aftershow at Park West in Chicago, as per Blabbermouth. Serving as a warm-up ahead of his main festival performance at Douglass Park the following evening, the gig offered a first look at the legendary actor’s latest musical venture. The band features an all-star roster of rock veterans, including guitarist and musical director Marcus Nand, bassist Phil Soussan, Vixen guitarist Britt Lightning, and drummer Fred Aching (Kings of Thrash, Dead Groove).

The setlist combined heavy reimaginings of tracks from Shatner‘s existing catalog with a preview of new material from his upcoming rock and metal album, “What The F Is Heavy Metal?”. Fan-filmed footage from the night captures the group delivering metal covers including Ozzy Osbourne‘s “Crazy Train,” Motörhead‘s “Ace Of Spades,” and Metallica‘s “Enter Sandman.”

In recent years, Shatner has been collaborating with a number of special guests on a future metal/rock record. He will collaborate with Judas Priest singer Rob Halford on a cover of the 1982 Judas Priest song “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’“; members of Nuclear Messiah, Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society/Ozzy Osbourne), Ritchie Blackmore (formerly Deep Purple), and Henry Rollins (formerly Black Flag) will also be featured on that upcoming record, which Cleopatra Records plans to oversee.

One of the most recent contributors to that record is drummer Mikkey Dee (Scorpions, Motörhead), who recorded a cover of “Living After Midnight,” another Judas Priest classic. Other guests are:

• Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer, Mr. Bungle, etc.)
• Chris Adler (ex-Lamb Of God/Megadeth)
• Vinny Appice (ex-Black Sabbath, etc.)
• Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus)
• Kenny Aronoff (Steve Vai)
• Simon Wright (ex-AC/DC, UFO)
• Bobby Rondinelli (Blue Öyster Cult, Quiet Riot)
• Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, Joe Lynn Turner)
• Steve Zing (Danzig, Samhain, Mourning Noise)
• Fred Aching (Kings Of Thrash, Nuclear Messiah, Fraxures)