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William Shatner covers Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne and Motörhead in his first live heavy metal show

September 21

William Shatner made his live heavy metal live debut over the weekend by covering four giants of the genre. Shatner will release his first-ever heavy metal album later this year.

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