And while they've started writing new material, they insist they'll take their time. Guitarist Woody Weatherman tells The Jimmy Cabbs 5150: "We can't toss any f***ing horsesh*t out there. It's gotta be the real sh*t. There's a couple of licks lingering around. We've been working on a few ideas and whatnot. There's a riff or two in our heads right now. We know what we're getting ready to do."

Keenan adds that his return to live action with the band has only whetted his appetite for a studio return where he hopes to recreate the magic COC had at the height of their powers.

He says: "We just signed a record deal with Nuclear Blast, so we're using all these opportunities just to gel and play, and we keep getting wonderful opportunities to do it, and it's been fantastic.