Members of the legendary rock band Queen have announced their first studio album in 13 years  of silence. Drummer Paul Rogers will perform the vocals on the new release, The Cosmos Rocks, the first album since 1995, the last Mercury’s recorded material. There will be also a four-month tour starting in September. The tour will cover 14 countries in seven weeks.

The former bass player, John Deacon, retired from the music business in late 1990 and he chose not to play again.