Shannon Larkin: Yeah, it's called Another Animal. And it has Whit Crane from Ugly Kid Joe on vocals. My old buddy. I brought him back out. And he sounds better than ever. He sounds better than ever. Top shape. Top form. He's f*ckin' amazing, let me tell you. But I'm excited about the project. In fact, after this interview, I'm meeting with the head of the art department at Universal. She actually has a man by the name of Storm Thorgerson doing our record cover. He started a company by the name of Hipnosis, which was the company that did Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here. And to me, Dark Side is the most iconic but man, Wish You Were Here is my favourite album cover of all time. So yeah, Lee Richards is the guitar player. Lee Richards was Godsmack's first guitar player before Tony. He went on to leave the band because he had a kid. And that was before the band was signed. He went on to play in a band called Dropbox. So he and Tony play guitar and Robbie is the bass player. I'm the drummer. And Whit is the singer. And we've already recorded the record in Boston. We have 12 songs, 11 of which will be on the record and we'll keep the bonus track for Japan, Australia, that kind of thing. And the record will be mixed by Dave Fortman who is just finishing up the new Evanescence record that he produced and mixed. He also did the first Evanescence, the 15 million seller. He also did the new Mudvayne. And he also worked with Superjoint Ritual. So he's an ace and we're very proud…and ironically dude since you're a fan, he was the guitar player for Ugly Kid Joe, back in the day. I thought that was so cool. It's a small world. And now he's a hot-shot A-Plus producer. And he was my guitar player for five years. He's helping us out here to give us a killer mix. We have a definite advantage. Three of the guys are from Godsmack. A major producer who is also a great friend. And a KILLER singer who has proven that his voice sounds great on the radio. And America loved it. We have a big head start. We're very, very excited. Another Animal will come out near the end of summer. [See the full story for the full MorleyView, yes we love you so much you get to check it out a day before it officially posts!]
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