Judas Priest and Rob Halford have a couple of interesting projects on tap for this year.
Halford has been announced as the first major guest star on William Shatner‘s upcoming album of metal covers due out later this year. Halford sings on a new take on “You’ve Got Another Thing Coming” from Priest’s 1982 album Screaming for Vengeance.
The 95-year-old Shatner said, “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.”
Halford added, “‘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!’”
On the Priest front, their guitarist Richie Faulkner says they were in the studio in February “laying the foundation” for a new album. And, they’ve regained the rights to their 1976 album Sad Wings of Destiny. Exciter Records is currently working on a reissue that will feature a remix of the original album plus a remastered version of the original mix.
