Gym Class Heroes

Fashion/Entertainment Magazine Alloy recently listed their top ten most anticipated albums of 2008. On the top of that list is the upcoming Gym Class Heroes album Black Widow, due out this summer. And while Alloy may not be the most reliable authority for music, they did have a little inside information on the upcoming album. Check out the little feature here. There’s a bit with Travis explaining who will be on the record as well as the fact that the band will be working on songs co-written with Ne-Yo.

Other bands mentioned in the Alloy list include Panic! At The Disco, the All-American Rejects, Cute Is What We Aim For, and Tokio Hotel. Here is the article on Gym Class in its entirety:

Anticipated Release Date: Summer.
Why We’re Stoked: 2007 was a breakout year for Gym Class Heroes — they won the VMA for Best New Artist, went gold with As Cruel As School Children, and played a packed house at Madison Square Garden. So what’s next? Another album! That’s right, next year, we’ll get more from Travis McCoy and company in the form of Black Widow. “This is me reaching out right now, but we’re hoping to get Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkeys on the record, Daryl Hall on the record. And we’re looking forward to writing a couple of songs with Ne-Yo. We got to be good friends with him through the VMAs,” Travis tells MTV. “It’s just gonna be a real, real solid record. The demos we have now are just bananas. Dasashi is just a monster on the new stuff. You’re going to hear a lot more of him singing on this one and a lot more of his guitar skills that I don’t think he really got to flex on the last record.” Plus, Busta Rhymes makes an appearance on the record. What what!