‘Star Trek’ legend William Shatner, 95, details shocking career move — heavy metal music

William Shatner is still exploring “strange new worlds” at 95.

The “Star Trek” legend exclusively told Page Six that he’s embracing heavy metal music — despite initially knowing next to nothing about the genre.

“When they said, ‘How’d you like to do a heavy metal album?’ I said, ‘What the F is heavy metal?’” Shatner recalled at the New York premiere of “The Sixty-Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World” on Thursday night.

“And that’s the title of the album,” he revealed.

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