After a bitter split in 2000 and almost a seven-year musical hiatus, the band often compared to the likes of Nirvana and Pearl Jam is making an attempt of bringing back the sound it was so well known for in the '90s.

In 2000, Billy Corgan, who had began to assume as much control as possible over the artistic development of the Smashing Pumpkins, said that the lead guitarist James Iha and bassist D'Arcy Wretzky had walked away from something that was, quote, 'essentially my entire life... a dream I still believe in'.

After that, he formed another band, Zwan, which lasted less than a year before being disbanded by Corgan himself. In 2005, sick of trying to make something work, as complicated as a rock band, Corgan launched his first solo album, 'TheFutureEmbrace'.

Yesterday, the creative genius of the Smashing Pumpkins hit singles said that the band, in a new format, will be heading into the studio, after the extremely long pause, to start working on a new album. From the original members, only Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin remain and the producer Roy Thomas Baker (famous for his work with Queen).

The new group, whose other members haven't yet been announced, will be managed by Irving Azoff, a man who brought artists like Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake and The Eagles into the spotlight. No mention about the new sound of the Pumpkins has been made but, considering that last year Corgan was bragging about how he plans to 'renew' and 'revive' the band, the resulting CD will probably be very pleasing for the fans.