Spinal Tap are to record their first new material in nearly 20 years.

The spoof heavy metal band’s last album, Break Like The Wind, was released in 1992, eight years after they formed for the classic mockumenatary film.

But since re-forming for Live Earth in 2007, actors Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Christopher Guest have decided to record some new tracks.

Shearer, now a regular member of the Simpsons cast, told the BBC 5 Live: ‘We've never recorded the song we did at Live Earth, Warmer Than Hell, and I think they [Spinal Tap] are trying to revisit their old success.

‘Not that they were ever popular, maybe in their own universe. We'll do a song called Gimme Some More Money, probably with some dubious results

‘It’ll be for download as well as on conventional media later this year.’