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Star Trek actor and pop culture icon William Shatner is dipping his toes into the world of heavy metal at 95 years old and he’s enlisted the assistance of someone 21 years his junior — Rob Halford of Judas Priest.

Earlier today, it was announced that Halford would be working with the Shat on a reimagined version of the classic Judas Priest song “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’.” According to the announcement, the track will feature “Shatner’s unmistakable spoken-word intensity with Halford’s soaring, powerhouse vocals, creating a bold and unexpected take on one of heavy metal’s most enduring tracks.”

I, for one, can’t wait for the absolutely unhinged Shatner energy this project’s going to have — especially now that Halford’s going to be involved. In a prepared statement, Shatner said he was thrilled to have someone like the “Metal God” involved in his project.

“I’ve always been drawn to the energy and storytelling of heavy metal. Working with Rob on this track brings that intensity to life in a way that feels both timeless and entirely new.”

Apparently, the album’s going to have a who’s who of names attached to it. We’re talking the likes of Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne), Ritchie Blackmore, Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream), Wayne Kramer (MC5), and Henry Rollins (Black Flag, The Rollins Band).

Likewise, it sounds like Halford is excited to be involved as well. I mean, I would put money on the fact that Halford at least enjoys Star Trek in some capacity, so it would be like working with a hero. But that might be a little projection on my part…

“One life I’m gonna live it up!’ William Shatner is boldly doing that more than ever, and I am honored to reinforce this message with him – ‘taking flight I said I’ll never get enough!’”

There’s not a whole lot else to go on about this record. It’s currently in production and it will feature other high-profile collaborations and reworking of classic metal songs.

If this isn’t the best/worst thing to come out in the metal scene whenever it does, I’ll be shocked.

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Swedish glam rockers Lipz have decided to take a trip back to the late 80s for their latest single. The band have just released a beefed-up cover of Paula Abdul’s massive hit “Straight Up”, out now via Frontiers Music Srl. If you were expecting a synth-pop dance routine, think again – the band have well … Continue reading Classic Cover: Lipz – “Straight Up” (original by Paula Abdul)

Out 3, April 2026 Via Eclipse Records Words by: Arlena Laessaari Obey The Sun, a Hungarian grunge metal band, is set to drop their latest EP Desert Ritual and it is every bit as headstrong and grungy as their underground reputation suggests. Formed in 2020, the four-piece comprised of vocalist Tamás Orbán-Ducos, guitarist Péter Szmolnik, […]

In 2019, English retro metal maniacs Aggressive Perfector came out of nowhere to blindside me with a nasty mash-up of classic 80s metal, speed, and quasi-blackened evil called Havoc at the Midnight Hour. It was an endearing nostalgia ride through the early days of extreme metal, stealing body parts from Venom, Mercyful Fate, and beef-brained thrashers like Rigor Mortis and Nasty Savage. It was rough around every single edge, but it packed the same kind of past-obsessed punch as Deceased and made me love it. It took these sonic miscreants some time to get back in the marketplace with new material, but Come Creeping Fiends promises to have everything from the debut turned up to 12.5 and then some. And in this, they aren’t fibbing. This is another slab of over-the-top excess in the name of unholy overkill, and it sounds like a bunch of local bar bands covering Venom’s early material after too many shots of Jägermeister. That’s a good thing, right? RIGHT??

If you like your metal loud, unhinged, but oddly melodic and catchy, you came to the right Satanic mass. Opener “Dead Undead” is a wild and woolly smush of Venom and early Mercyful Fate with some Desaster crammed in to see if the mixture explodes. It does. This thing is hairier than Yours Steely with a full midvinter pelt, and just as fragrant. It’s not far from the usual Deceased output, and frontman Dan Chainsaw (formerly Dan Holocausto) sounds a whole lot like the legendary King Fowley as he roars, rages, and retches against the dying of the light (and the closure of the All-You-Can Eat $8 buffet at King Egg Dynasty Kitchen). His vocal excess is excessive, and it’s laid on top of a weird collection of traditional, thrash, and NWoBHM guitar segments without much thought given to how well it fits or doesn’t. You go from a Sodom or Desaster riff one minute to something from Motörhead’s Another Perfect Day era, and though this hodge-podge recipe seems ill-advised, it works, and the song is stupid, brainless fun. “Strange Companion” sounds like a lost hit from Deceased, and I loved it the moment it assaulted my ear sockets. It’s bombastic but melodic and memorable, though you should never try to sing along with it in public, ever. “Fiend in You” keeps the strange times rolling with a number that’s hooky and hard rocking but extremely confrontational vocally. It reminds me of the days I worked for my older brother doing construction during summers in High School, and basically just got screamed at for 10 hours a day. I like it anyway, though!

“Obscene Cult” robs Candlemass blind of the riff from “Bewitched” and repurposes it for much nastier deeds done way cheaper than dirt. You won’t be able to unhear “Bewitched,” so it sounds like some absolute nutter is screaming over the song about Satanic masses and corpse defilement. “Harlot’s Curse” is the most ambitious track in that it dumps the most 80s influences into the smoothie machine, hoping for a new taste sensation. You’ll hear about 20 bands you know by heart in the riffing and song structure, but somehow it all coagulates into a functional song of its own. Penultimate cut “Return of the Axe” deserves special praise as the most frenzied and unstable track, thrashing and bashing for all its worth. It’s a silly but captivating piece of caveman metal, and I can’t help but want to adopt and raise it as my offspring. At a tight, no-blubber-allowed 30 minutes, Come Creeping Fiends rip rides over you like a nitro-fueled earthmover. You will be flattened, and you will enjoy it.

Aggressive Perfector make a lunatic racket, and the best parts come from the guitarwork by Dan Chainsaw and drummer/guitarist/keyboardist, Intimidator. These goons are like a living codex of 80s metal riffs and harmonies, and they regurgitate the olden sounds in strange new patterns to craft wildly entertaining tunes. The thrash leads are nice, but it’s the classic metal lines that really shake my lizard brain. Every track has at least one riff that activates my inner teenage idiot, and I appreciate that. Vocally, Dan Chainsaw goes all in, getting himself committed to the nervous hospital with his insane screams, rasps, roars, and unusual attempts at “singing.” Medically speaking, the dude has some screws loose in his tonsils, but wow, is it fun to hear him come unglued.

Come Creeping Fiends takes the chassis of the debut and welds spikes, spears, and buzzsaw blades all over it. It will harm all who listen, but in productive, character-building ways. If you have non-metal-loving friends, trap them in an enclosed space and force this on them loudly as you watch their panic and terror. This is what is best in life! Let these creeping fiends in and see how it goes.

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Rating: 3.5/5.0
DR: 5 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Dying Victims
Websites: aggressiveperfector.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/aggressiveperfectorband | instagram.com/aggressiveperfector
Releases Worldwide: March 27th, 2026

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This is the debut album from UK sludge metallers Shadowvale. After Shadowvale’s revelatory performance at last year’s Mangata Festival, this has been a release to watch out for.  Well, it’s now here, so the question that presents itself is this – was it worth the wait? Have Shadowvale  managed to deliver the goods and live … Continue reading “Shadowvale – Shadowvale (Review)”

In what might be one of the most bonkers advertisements for a corn-based snack you’ll probably ever see, Canadian rockers Nickelback were featured alongside pop star Megan Thee Stallion for the return of the Cheetos Flamin’ Hot Dill Pickle flavor.

The whole conceit about the ad is that Stallion is filming a music video and snacking on Cheetos when she learns the dill pickle flavor’s been discontinued. Upset, she says she wants to bring the “pickle back” and that the assistant on set should just “do it”. Naturally, she misheard Stallion and got Nickelback for a duet instead. What follows is a totally bonkers series of events involving a song called “Pickle’s Back” that sees Stallion doing her thing while Nickelback plays a Cheetos-based version of “How You Remind Me”.

Then bash cut to Stallion and Nickelback storming the Cheetos warehouse to steal the Flamin’ Hot Dill Pickle Cheetos. What follows is a wild chase through a city that ends in a massive Cheetos dust-filled explosion. People go grab the snack, everyone’s stoked, and the suits at Frito Lay decide to bring the flavor back.

Seriously, you should check out the fever dream below. It’s maybe not the most metal thing posted on this site today, but it will be among the weirdest.

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It’s been eight long years since we last had a full-length offering from the Norwegian symphonic black metal titans Dimmu Borgir, but the wait is finally over. The band have officially announced their new opus, Grand Serpent Rising, which is set to arrive on 22nd May via Nuclear Blast Records. The new record features thirteen … Continue reading Dimmu Borgir announce new album ‘Grand Serpent Rising’ and massive European tour – first video streaming now