Legendary guitarist Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) has recorded a cover of the BLACK SABBATH classic “Iron Man” with “Star Trek” icon William Shatner.

Shatner revealed the news via his Twitter profile, writing, “Just watched tracks being laid down by Zakk Wylde of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY for my upcoming record ‘Seeking Major Tom’.” He added, “Zakk is one of the great guitarists who played with Ozzy Osbourne. A master playing a cover of ‘Iron Man’. He’s fantastic! I’m energized.”

“Seeking Major Tom” pairs Shatner with musician Adam Hamilton and is expected to contain around 20 songs, including a version of QUEEN‘s “Bohemian Rhapsody”. The CD will be released later this year via Cleopatra Records.

According to USA Today, Ozzy Osbourne will team up with teen heartthrob Justin Bieber for the first Super Bowl commercial for Best Buy, the nation’s largest home electronics chain. The ad, to air in the game’s third quarter, was filmed earlier this month at Universal Studios.

“Justin Bieber is the biggest star out there, but that’s not why he’s in the spot,” says marketing chief Drew Panayiotou. “He symbolically represents something important to the brand message.”

When Ozzy was interviewed last month on Fuse TV and was asked to talk about his contemporary music tastes and, in particular, if he was a fan of Justin Bieber, he replied, “Who the fuck is Justin Bieber?”

On March 28th, Eagle Rock’s Armoury Records is releasing the truly unique SIN-ATRA album. This is another mind and genre-bending triumph from the team that brought you We Wish You A Metal Xmas and, put simply, is the world of heavy metal’s tribute to the genius of FRANK SINATRA. Featuring a great line-up of artists, SIN-atra offers a set of totally original versions of classic Frank Sinatra songs. The album features twelve songs made famous by Ol’ Blue Eyes which are given a radical and individual new treatment from some of the finest voices in rock including members of ANTHRAX, TWISTED SISTER, DEEP PURPLE, QUEENSRYCHE, MR BIG, WARRANT and CHEAP TRICK with the backing of a superb band led by guitarist Bob Kulick (KISS/MEAT LOAF). Tracklisting ‘New York, New York’ (Devin Townsend), ‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin’ (Glenn Hughes), ‘Summerwind’ (Geoff Tate), ‘It Was A Very Good Year’ (Dee Snider), ‘Witchcraft ‘(Tim “Ripper” Owens), ‘Fly Me To The Moon’ (Robin Zander), ‘Lady Is A Tramp’ (Eric Martin), ‘I’ve Got The World On A String’ (Dug Pinnick), ‘Love And Marriage’ (Elias Soriano), ‘Strangers In The Night’ (Joey Belladonna), ‘High Hopes’ (Franky Perez), ‘That’s Life’ (Jani Lane). These classics are re-imagined musically by the SIN-atra house band which features Bob Kulick (guitar); Brett Chassen (drums); Billy Sheehan (bass); Doug Katsaros (keyboards and orchestrations); Richie Kotzen (lead guitar on That’s Life).

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