Foo Fighters new album is "almost half done".
Producer Butch Vig, who is reportedly working on the record with Steve Albini, claims the band have been experimenting with new recording techniques and it is well on its way to being completed.
Speaking to Kerrang, Vig said: "We've been recording at some different locations, but we're almost halfway done with the recording and it's going well.
"It sounds different - we've thrown a few things into the mix, in the recording process, that are going to give the record a different sound and a different feel. It's been a challenge, but it's also been exciting."
The 'Everlong' band revealed in January that recording sessions for their new album, the follow-up to 2011's 'Wasting Light', were "f***ing on" and posted a photograph of a row of master tapes labelled 'Foo Fighters LP 8'.
Dave Grohl also told BBC Radio 1: "I know what it sounds like and I honestly think the entire concept is really going to take people by surprise and it sounds nuts."
Meanwhile, the band's fans have launched a campaign to get the band to play a show in their hometown for the first time in more than 15 years.
The campaign's fundraising page on Crowdsurfer reads: "It's simple. The Foo Fighters haven't played Richmond, Virginia since May 17, 1998. That's more than 15 years ago and that's way too long. So we're taking it upon ourselves to bring 'em back!"
The 'Help Bring The Foo Fighters Back To RVA' campaign site is selling 1,400 tickets at $50 a ticket.
However, the band have yet to announce they will play a date in the city.

Jason Statham nearly "drowned to death" on set.
The hunk stars as Lee Christmas in forthcoming 'The Expendables 3' alongside Sylvester Stallone who revealed just how "dangerous" action films can be while he was defending the genre which he believes isn't as well received as dramatic films.
Stallone told collider.com: "Everyone has this conjecture that action films are somewhat less prestigious than dramatic films. Nothing could be further from the truth. I've done them both and this is hard and dangerous. I mean, Jason [Statham] nearly drowned to death - lucky he's a great swimmer. All of us would've been walking on the bottom of the Black Sea by now - well, not really walking, probably floating - and that's some serious stuff. Things happen here. It's very very unique."
Stallone doesn't think films like 'The Expendables' series will be produced in the future since there is a lack of stars who'll be able to "commit" to roles needed.
He added: "They're not going to make films like this much longer because it takes a certain person that's willing to commit and go for it and have an aura. The hardest thing is to find an action star. I don't give a damn what anyone says, stars they come and go. An action star, you can count on one hand, because it's a very interesting element."

Taylor Momsen needs "grit" in her life.
The Pretty Reckless singer tries to stay out of the limelight by living in New York where she can "hide" and claims she has never really "cared" about mixing with celebrities.
She told BANG Showbiz: "I'm actually quite shy and introverted - I'm not one to go out much. I'll have a beer or something or a glass of wine.
"I'm a writer, I'm very neurotic, I like to be alone with my thoughts. Everyone in New York has the mentality of, 'Mind your own s**t, mind your own business', it's a little easier to get away with hiding.
"But every time I get to California, I'm like, 'Why don't I live here, the weather is amazing, everything is pretty'.
"Then after two weeks, I get back to New York and I'm like, 'That's why ... I need a bit of grit in my life'. I even miss the smell of p**s on the street."
Although the 20-year-old star - whose new album 'Going to Hell' is out now - is more focused on music than partying these days, the former Gossip Girl star has hung out with Lindsay Lohan in the past but claims she has never tried to give her life advice.
She said: "I know Lindsay, I've hung out with her a couple of times, she's a super sweetheart, I know she gets a bad rep, but it's entertainment, if she's not in some sort of controversy it wouldn't be entertaining for people.
"I'm not one to give her advice, I haven't seen her in a couple of years but I wish her the best."

Uma Thurman no longer feels guilty about being a working mother.
The 'Nymphomaniac' star, who has a daughter, Mia, 15, and son, Levon, 12, with her ex-husband, Ethan Hawke, and 21-month-old daughter, Luna, with her fiancé Arpad Busson, admits she is much more relaxed with her third child.
The 43-year-old actress told the US edition of OK! magazine: "I've finally gotten to a much more relaxed place. That's the great part of growing up. You start to accept yourself.
"When I was younger and became a mother, I didn't think I could do anything else and I was completely overwhelmed. I'd feel guilty and afraid if I worked, and guilty and afraid about not working. So it's awesome now to have another baby when you're a grown up."
Uma got engaged to French billionaire Arpad, who has two sons with former supermodel Elle Macpherson, for the second time in 2011 after calling off their first engagement in 2009.
The blonde beauty, who considers herself "a romantic," revealed their relationship is firmly back on track.
She said: "I'm happier now than I've been in many, many years. I'm trying to live as peaceful a personal life as possible. I guess I'm less jaded now than I've ever been, definitely less than when I was younger."

Kerry Washington thinks pregnancy has made her a better actress.
The 'Scandal' star, who is expecting her first child soon with husband Nnamdi Asomugha, admits it was a challenge to hide her growing baby bump while filming the third season, as her character Olivia Pope isn't pregnant, but it has made her more aware of her movements.
The 37-year-old actress told The Hollywood Reporter: "I work very physically as an actor. The biggest thing for me has been the challenge of how to be this person with the personal transformation that's going on for me physically and how to stay true to this character."
"That hasn't been easy."
But Kerry, who has won praise for her maternity style, added: "It's been an awesome challenge for me as an actor because so much of how I access character is through my body. It's definitely been complicated, to say the least. I've learned a lot about other ways to access Olivia and be her."
The actress had no input in the decision not to incorporate her pregnancy into the plot.
She said: "The decision of whether or not a character would be on a similar journey, I had nothing to do with that decision. I trust (writer/creator) Shonda (Rhimes) with all things. I feel very grateful that we have such an amazing team that was able to protect the character within the context of what the actress was going through."

Leighton Meester thinks her new husband Adam Brody is "incredible."
The former 'Gossip Girl' star, who tied the knot with the actor in a secret ceremony in February after meeting him on the set of their film 'The Oranges' in 2011, loved getting the chance to work with him again on their upcoming movie, 'Life Partners.'
The 27-year-old actress told Newsday: "That pesky guy. That came along just by chance. I was like, 'I'm gonna be playing the person you're not dating. That OK? I'm gonna be playing the opposite of that.' And yeah, I'm biased -- but he's incredible in it."
She added: "It was the best. We basically got to say whatever came to our minds. There was a lot of improv."
The brunette beauty is currently starring in the Broadway production 'Of Mice and Men' with Chris O'Dowd and James Franco, who branded a New York Times critic "a little b***h" for giving him a less than glowing review this week.
Earlier this month, the 35-year-old actor, who has since deleted his attack on Instagram, was forced to apologise for contacting Scottish student Lucy Corde, 17, via the social networking site and trying to arrange to meet her in a New York City hotel after she caught his eye outside the theatre.
He said: "I'm embarrassed, and I guess I'm just a model of how social media is tricky. It's the way that people meet each other today, but what I've learned -- I guess because I'm new to it -- is you don't know who's on the other end."

Kanye West has moved into a hotel in Los Angeles.
The 'New Slaves' hitmaker is reportedly fed up of living with his fiancée Kim Kardashians' mother, Kris Jenner, while their $11 million Bel Air mansion is being renovated and has decamped to the Beverly Hills Hotel with the 'Keeping up with the Kardashians' star and their daughter North, 10 months, to record his next album.
A source told OK! magazine: "Kris' constant meddling took a toll on him. He was miserable and wanted his own space, but their house won't be ready until the summer, so he and Kim have been staying at the hotel with North.
"They have a large suite for their living quarters an Kanye has another room that he uses to record in."
The couple, who are set to get married in Paris on May 24, hoped they would be able to move into their new home, which they purchased last June, as soon as they return from their honeymoon but the house is nowhere near complete.
The insider added: "It's been one setback after another for Kim and Kanye. They are pretty much homeless at the moment."
Kris, 58, previously insisted she and Kanye, 36, were getting on very well at her home in Calabasas, California.
She said last August: "He is a great guy. We live together. He's my roommate. He's an amazing guy and he is so clean. He is such a great member of my family."

Britney Spears' father reportedly doesn't want her to get married again.
The 'Perfume' hitmaker, who broke of her engagement to her former agent, Jason Trawick, in January 2013, is desperate to tie the knot with her boyfriend David Lucado but Jamie Spears doesn't think it's a good idea.
A source told the US edition of OK! magazine: "Britney is crazy about David but her dad told her it's not happening."
Britney, who has sons Sean, eight, and Jayden, seven, was previously married to her children's father, Kevin Federline, for three years until March 2007 and was also briefly married to her childhood friend, Jason Alexander, for 55 hours after they exchanged vows in Las Vegas in January 2004 but their union was quickly annulled.
The 'Toxic' singer pays Kevin an estimated $20,000 a month in chid support and Jamie, who acts as her conservator and oversees her financial affairs, wants to protect her assets.
The friend said: "Jamie doesn't trust any man's intentions. He doesn't want another Kevin getting her pregnant in order to be set financially. At this point Jamie is dead set against her marrying again."
Britney admitted late last year that she hoped to get married again and have more children.
She said: "I'd like to have more kids, settle down... have kids, maybe twins, and get married. That would be nice."
The singer also opened up about her relationship with David, whom she described as a simple but passionate guy.
She said: "I just love that he's very passionate, he's funny and sexy and I love him."

Lady Gaga's boyfriend is planning to propose to her soon.
The 'Applause' singer - real name Stefani Germanotta - has been dating 'Chicago Fire' star Taylor Kinney for two years and he is reportedly desperate to pop the question, but hasn't find the right engagement ring yet.
A source told Life & Style magazine: "Taylor's been looking at engagement rings for Stef for a couple of months.
"He has told a couple of his close guy friends that he wants to propose soon."
The 32-year-old actor was originally planning to surprise the singer on her 28th birthday on March 28.
The source said: "Taylor was considering proposing over her birthday, but he hasn't found the right ring in time. He wants to find something unique that will suit her personality.
"Despite her whole Lady Gaga persona, Stefani is really traditional. Taylor wants the proposal to represent that."
Last week, the hunky actor admitted he believes in monogamy and marriage.
He told E! News: "I think so. My grandparents have been together for 50 some odd years. I know a lot of happy marriages."

Andrew Garfield is permanently "starry-eyed" around Emma Stone.
The 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' actor, who is notoriously shy about discussing his real-life romance with his co-star, 25, is still completely smitten with the actress and can't keep his hands off her in private.
A friend close to the British star, 30, told PEOPLE magazine: "They almost seem to be in their own world when they spend time together. They have the kind of loving chemistry that makes other people jealous.
"It's very comfortable between them. When Andrew talks about Emma, a light comes over him. He gets starry-eyed."
The couple have been together for almost three years but the insider insisted they are in no rush to get married.
The source added: "Their relationship seems very real and very sweet."
Andrew previously admitted that he felt an instant connection to Emma when she first auditioned for 'Spider-Man' in 2011.
He said: "Em was the last, on the last day. I was knackered. I was toast. She came in, and I woke up. She just made me laugh."
The duo recently returned to Los Angeles from a world tour to promote their new movie, and Emma is set to attend the EIF Revlon Run/Walk in New York City on May 3 in support of her mother, Krista, a breast cancer survivor.

Jamie Foxx gets "starstruck" around Halle Berry.
The 46-year-old actor is good friends with the 'Extant' beauty, who planted an intense kiss on him at an awards ceremony in 2009, but admits he loses his composure around her because she is so beautiful.
The 'Rio 2' star told PEOPLE magazine: "I'm always starstruck when I see Halle Berry. (We are good friends), but I still go, 'Oh, man, look at you!' "
He added: "I just love her style, I love her craft and everything like that. She keeps it all going, you know?"
The 47-year-old actress stunned Jamie when she kissed him while accepting the Decade of Hotness award at the Spike Guys' Choice Awards four years ago, parodying the 2003 Oscars moment when Adrien Brody kissed her after winning the Best Actor trophy.
He said at the time: "Halle Berry's very attractive and has very soft lips. I just really appreciated the fact that I got a chance, you know, because it was very intense."
The incident was a joke, but he added: "My life will never be the same."
Jamie was recently linked to Katie Holmes, while Halle is engaged to French actor Olivier Martinez, with whom she has a five-month-old son, Maceo.
The Oscar-winning star also has a six-year-old daughter, Nahla, with her ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry.

Hilary Duff's estranged husband wants to win her back.
The 'So Yesterday' hitmaker, announced her split from Mike Comrie in January after three years of marriage, but the former ice-hockey star, 33, hasn't given up hope on their relationship as they have reportedly resumed couples counselling together.
A source told Us Weekly magazine: "Mike doesn't want to lose her. He's promised to do better as a husband.
"They're on the road to reconciliation. Hilary is thinking about letting him back in. She's scared of empty promises but open to working it out."
The blonde beauty, 26, decided to end her marriage as "she felt like Mike stopped caring about her."
But the pair, who spent 18 months of their union in counselling, are now seeing a marriage therapist again.
Hilary and Mike, who have two-year-old son Luca, sparked speculation they had reunited when they were spotted partying at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival last Friday (04.11.14).
But a pal said: "They are simply working on being friends. There's a lot of love there.
"They were together for a long time and they share friends. It's just easier this way. They are trying to get along to make it easier on Luca."