The all-original line-up of the group, featuring Earl Hudson on drums, have reportedly set \"Build A Nation\" as the title to the effort which is expected out late April/early May.

As standard bearers of the East Coast hardcore scene in the early 1980s, Bad Brains were partly responsible for helping the Beastie Boys first get into the recording studio. Now Adam Yauch is returning the favor, as he is producing the long-awaited Bad Brains record.

Besides drummer Earl Hudson, \"Build a Nation,\" features singer H.R., guitarist Dr. Know and bassist Darryl Jenifer. For Yauch, producing the record is a labor of love. He tells billboard.com:

\"Bad Brains were one of the groups that shaped the Beastie Boys\' early hardcore years. Those guys are really of a different caliber in terms of their songwriting and musicianship. We always used to throw songs together and play a little bit, but they were really intense musicians.\"

Beastie Boys and Bad Brains will appear at the Sasquatch Festival, to be held May 26-27 at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington.

Watch Earl Hudson join Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters in a spectacular drum solo here: