Spinal Tap Return With New Album “The End Continues” Featuring Music Legends
Fictitious heavy metal icons Spinal Tap have made a triumphant return with their latest album, The End Continues, coinciding with the release of the mockumentary Spinal Tap II: The End Continues.
The album is out today via Interscope Records and boasts 13 tracks, blending nine new songs with four reinvented classics.
Music legends Paul McCartney, Elton John, Garth Brooks, and Trisha Yearwood join the band for special guest performances.
Before this week, filmmaker Marty DiBergi, alongside David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
They bandied the new film and delivered a memorable performance of “ Big Bottom. ”
Spinal Tap first teased fans in July with a single from the album, reimagining their iconic track “Stonehenge” with Elton John.
“Stonehenge” has long been a fan favourite, partly due to the infamous prop mishap in the original film where the band ordered an 18-foot-high model but received a mere 18 inches.
Tufnel later shared his theories on the monument in NatGeo’s 2008 Stonehenge: Decoded special.
On the new version, John’s arena-filling vocals dominate a rich tapestry of shredding guitar, swirling synths, pounding drums, shrill pan pipes, and a medieval jam session, while Tufnel delivers his signature eerie spoken-word parts.
The film, opening in playhouses and IMAX ® civil moment, picks up 41 times after the 1984 cult classic This Is Spinal Tap.
The story follows the estranged bandmates — David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls — forced to reunite for one final musicale, with DiBergi establishing the trip.
Joined by gemstone kingliness like McCartney and John, the band confronts their turbulent history in a shot to cement their fabulous status.
“Stonehenge” looms large in Tap lore thanks to a prop gaffe captured in the first movie, where the band ordered an 18-foot high version of the monument but instead received an 18-inch one.
They’ve performed the song many times since, with rocks of various sizes, and Tufnel even appeared on NatGeo’s 2008 Stonehenge: Decoded special to share his theories about the mysterious megaliths.
For the new recording of the song, John brings his most arena-sized vocals to the mix, lording over shredding guitar, swirling synths, pounding drums, shrill panpipes, and a full-band medieval jam session. Tufnel still holds down the eerie spoken parts.
Spinal Tap’s influence on music culture remains profound. The original film, now restored in 4K and recently re-released theatrically, not only inspired real-life essence bands like Metallica but also popularised the “ turn it up to 11 ” expression.
The Library of Congress recognised the 1984 release as “ culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant, ” conserving it in the National Film Registry.
Turn it up to 11 ⚡
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Over time, Spinal Tap have reunited for tenures, charity events, carnivals, and television appearances, including SNL and The Simpsons.
Collaborations have included artists such as John Mayer, Cher, Slash, Adam “ MCA ” Yauch, and members of Fleetwood Mac, Foo Fighters, and Metallica.
Their former compendiums This Is Spinal Tap( 1984), Break Like the Wind( 1992), and Back from the Dead( 2009), all charted on the Billboard 200, with Back from the Dead earning a Grammy ® nomination for Stylish Comedy Album.
The End Continues Tracklist:
- “Nigel’s Poem”
- “Let’s Just Rock Again”
- “(Listen To The) Flower People” (with Elton John)
- “Brighton Rock”
- “The Devil’s Just Not Getting Old”
- “Cups and Cakes” (with Paul McCartney)
- “I Kissed a Girl”
- “Angels”
- “Big Bottom” (with Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood)*
- “Judge and Jury”
- “Rockin’ in the Urn”
- “Blood to Let”
- “Stonehenge” (with Elton John)
*Available exclusively on Amazon Music
Spinal Tap fans now have the perfect excuse to crank it up to 11—both on screen and through speakers.
