The Blizzards have been chosen to write a song to mark the publication of the sequel to 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' series.
Irish author Eoin Colfer is writing the sequel, the sixth book in the series, which will be published on 12 October on the 30th anniversary of the first publication of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide'.
To celebrate the publication of 'And Another Thing', platinum-selling Irish band The Blizzards have recorded a single inspired by the book, which will also be released in October.
Speaking to The Irish Independent, Colfer said the books always had a musical element "from Joby Talbot's score for the 'Hitchhiker's' film to the many bands who were inspired by the books - Radiohead and Coldplay to name a few".
He added: "Douglas Adams even jammed with Pink Floyd. I wanted to keep this musical affiliation going so Penguin put out feelers to see if any contemporary acts were Hitchhiker's fans.
"Quite a few were apparently, but when the list came back I read no further than the first name which was The Blizzards, one of Ireland's biggest bands.
"Within nanoseconds it seemed Niall Breslin, The Blizzard's singer/songwriter, and I were around a table being all esoteric about lyrics and stuff."
Breslin said that it was "an honour" for the band to be involved in the project, which will no doubt help launch the bank in the UK.
