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When Bay Area metal experimentalists Faith No More reunited for a world tour in 2009, many fans assumed new recordings would follow. Well, better late than never. The group -- frontman Mike Patton, drummer Mike Bordin, keyboard player Roddy Bottum, bassist Bill Gould, and guitarist Jon Hudson -- are in the midst of recording their first full-length record since 1997’s "Album of the Year," with April 2015 as the projected release date. Longtime lead guitarist Jim Martin is not taking part in the reunion. In anticipation of the album's release, Fnm will drop a limited edition 7-inch single featuring the new song “Motherf*cker” on Record Store Day’s Black Friday event on November 28). The B-side will feature a remix by J.G. Thirlwell (Foetus). The vinyl single will be limited to 5000 copies, but will then be released digitally on December 9. "We’ve always shared a chemistry between ourselves that’s unique to this band,...

An investigative report probing the WGA West's fall presidential election has found that current president Victoria Riskin was ineligible to hold office when re-elected to a second term because of a lapsing of her membership and recommended that she step down immediately. Following the explosive findings of the 35-page report, which was authored by Stanford law professor William Gould IV, the guild's national board convened a special meeting Monday afternoon to hear from Gould and possibly vote on whether Riskin would be relieved from her post and replaced by vp Charles Holland. No vote had been taken at press time. A simple majority vote among the 16-member board would be required to remove Riskin. In September, she defeated newcomer Eric Hughes with 846 votes to Hughes' 425. A total of 7,600 ballots were sent out, with 1,378 returned. According to several sources familiar with the report, Gould also recommended that the election results for the presidency be overturned.