Fans of legendary rock band Queen can expect a real treat later this year, as Queen is to release their first new album in 20 years, and not only will the new album be the first in two decades, but will also feature previously unheard vocals from Queen front man Freddie Mercury.
The new album has the working title of “Queen Forever,” will feature songs from the 1980’s and is scheduled for release at the end of this year, and will have Freddie Mercury’s vocals merged with recently recorded instrumental tracks reports the Telegraph.
During an interview with a tabloid at the Hay festival, Queen guitarist Brian May said: “We found a few more tracks with Freddie singing and all of us playing. They are quite beautiful and people will be hearing this work towards the end of the year.”
May then went on to say: “We are going to put out an album which is probably going to be called
‘Queen Forever.’ It is a compilation but it will have this new material that nobody in the world has ever heard.
Most of it comes from the 80s when we were in full flight so it is quite emotional. It is the big, big ballads and the big, big epic sound.
We had to start from scratch because we only had scraps, but knowing how it would have happened if we had finished it, I can sit there and make it happen with modern technology.”
Furthermore, not only will the new Queen album feature Freddie Mercury vocals, but may even feature a duet between Freddie and Michael Jackson, with drummer Roger Taylor helping Brian May to restore the songs.
Taylor has said: “Brian has been active working on old tracks, a couple of tracks that Freddie did with Michael Jackson. They’ve been hanging around for years and Michael’s estate haven’t really been able to make their mind up about what to do with them. So we suggested we finish them and see. They’re pretty good – one of them is great.”