The bassist tells Hot Metal Online: "We're just returning to the studio, rehearsals are continuing before the final stages of the pre-production. The writing is pretty much done - that can always change in the studio.

"We'll go into the recording, probably, in early May. We had some tour dates in August. Those tour dates got moved, which quite honestly is a good thing because it frees us up and gives us time to make the record with a schedule that's a little more appropriate for how we want to make a great record.