Elton John has teamed up with fictional heavy metal legends Spinal Tap for a new version of their classic track ‘Stonehenge’. The collaboration marks the first single from ‘The End Continues’, Spinal Tap’s forthcoming album, which will be released on September 12 to coincide with the premiere of Spinal Tap II: The End Continues.

Originally featured in the 1984 cult mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, ‘Stonehenge’ has been reimagined with Elton John taking the lead vocal. The new version, which blends theatrical flair with classic rock excess, features in a key performance scene in the upcoming film, where Elton appears live on stage – emerging from beneath a giant stone prop dressed in a hooded cloak to take over from the band.

‘The End Continues’ serves as the official soundtrack to the long-awaited sequel, which reunites original cast members Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer. The film follows the band as they prepare for one final performance and revisits their tumultuous history.

In addition to Elton John, the album will include guest vocals from Paul McCartney, who appears on a new rendition of the 1960s-style track ‘Cups and Cakes’, the original B-side to ‘Gimme Some Money’. McCartney and John will both appear in the film as themselves, performing alongside the band and improvising scenes with the original cast.

Other confirmed cameos include Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, Roots bandleader Questlove, and British comedians Nina Conti, Kerry Godliman, and Chris Addison.

Though Spinal Tap II is the first film instalment since 1984, the fictional band has remained active. In 1992, they released the studio album ‘Break Like the Wind’, and in 2009 issued a compilation of re-recordings titled ‘Back from the Dead’.

‘The End Continues’ is available for pre-order now via the band’s official website and can be accessed here.