Speaking to Cleveland.com, Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy says the band has finished recording their delayed album ‘ M A N I A’ which was originally scheduled for release in September, and is now due out in January. “We’re done recording, officially! Which is pretty awesome. We’re just in the mixing stages now. Now, we’re just mixing and mastering the songs, which is really exciting. This didn’t seem like a place we could get to six months ago. It’s really cool to be here. We finished recording, maybe last week.”: says Wentz.

When asked for memories of the recording of the band’s memories of the prolonged recording process, Wentz compared his working relationship with singer/guitarist Patrick Stump to a classic cartoon. “There was a period when I was driving (lead singer) Patrick (Stump) to the studio. It felt a little bit like “The Flintstones,” picking up Barney Rubble on the way to break some rocks. That’s not that great of a story, but whatever. ”

FOB has recently brewed up the hype pot for the new album with a sold out House of Blues show in Chicago last month and the limited release fidget spinner that doubles as a blue tooth speaker.  Check that out here. 

Meanwhile they have released three singles from ‘M A N I A’  including the most recent ‘Champion’ which you have heard recently on 101WKQX.