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The Offspring's upcoming eighth studio album is currently entitled "Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace" and is set to be released on June 17.[3] When it is released it will be the band's first proper studio album in four-and-a-half-years, since Splinter in 2003. Its release has been delayed numerous times since frontman Dexter Holland first announced the album in 2004.[4]

This album took over a year to record, with pre-production beginning in the fall of 2006, making it the longest time The Offspring have ever spent working on an album. Although former drummer Atom Willard (who left in July 2007) was still a member of the band during the recording, session musician Josh Freese actually handled the drum tracks, like he did on Splinter. When the band supports the album, former Face to Face member Pete Parada will be drumming for the tour.[5]

Writing and production

Holland first mentioned the follow-up to Splinter in 2004. "People think of greatest hits like, 'Oh, does that mean you're going into acting?'" he says, referring to the compilation album which came out in 2005. "But I really want to put out another record next year. All the new songs feel pretty good."[4]

On February 7, 2006, Holland said in his journal that the band entered a demo studio to work on guitar tracks. "Well what's up this week? We went back in the demo studio last weekend, just Noodles and I, doing some guitar tracks. It was a blast. It feels good to get back in the studio and do some recording and just be a band, you know? I'm sure you do if you're in a band. We knocked off early because it was Noodles' birthday (remember?) and he had some ragin' to do. People are asking us about possibly doing some festivals in Europe this summer, which would be fun, but we thought it would be better to stay home and work on songs for another record. What do you think?"[6]

On February 15, 2006, Holland said in his journal that he went out of town to "meet with a guy who might produce" The Offspring's new album. "Last week I went out of town to meet with a guy who might produce our next record. I thought it went really well. Right now we‘re just kind of in that mode of figuring out what the next record is gonna be like, and writing songs. Why don‘t you guys write in and tell us what you think?" [7]

On June 13, 2006, Holland stated that the band (minus Willard) had been meeting every week and would begin recording shortly. He also confirmed that Willard had not officially left the band and was only on tour with Angels & Airwaves.[8]

On August 18, 2006, Holland updated the band's journal, saying that they had demoed 5 songs and are looking to go into the studio soon. He described the new songs as "lots of guitar, energy, lots of energy, and good songs." and "I think it's the best stuff we've done in a long time."

In September 2006, it was announced that the album would be produced by producer Bob Rock of Metallica fame. He said that he was working with Holland and "helping him sort out songs."[9]

Recording process and current status

Recording of the new album began in November 2006, with an intended release date of spring 2007.[2] Recording took place in Hawaii and California with producer Bob Rock. By May 2007 the music for thirteen songs had been recorded, with a further 10 tracks demoed. At this time Dexter announced that all of the songs were completely new with no re-recordings of older songs, jokingly remarking "That would be cheating, wouldn't it?", and commenting that the new tracks "sound like a friggin' freight train."[10]

On July 18, 2007, Dexter also confirmed that the band has finished "two more songs" and the album is now being recorded in Orange County, California.[11]

On the Christmas journal entry, Dexter claimed that he had two more lyrics to write, "a couple more" to sing and "various tweaks" to do before mixing could begin. The band was at that time taking a break to spend Christmas with their families.[12]

On January 14, 2008, the band comically responded to upset fans who wanted news by having a "breaking news" story regarding the band buying plane tickets for their next show. In his journal, Dexter explained that when there are no updates, it's usually because there's nothing to talk about- hence the faux "news."[13]

In a February 2008 interview, Dexter told Bombshellzine.com that The Offspring were "just in the studio getting some tracks down for the new record" and claims "it's a lot louder than the last couple". He also said the band wasn't "going to be making another Smash, or another Ixnay" but thinks they are still "relevant to punk when they were created, and this one will be no different".[14]

On March 3, 2008, fan site Theoffspring.com posted that they had spoken to the band backstage at the Soundwave festival. One of the band members allegedly "let it slip" that the new album would be released around June.[15]

On March 28, 2008, TuneLab Music reported that "Hammerhead" will be the album's first single and go to radio on May 6th. [16]

Dexter announced on April 9th, 2008, the new album will be called ‘Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace‘ and will be released on June 17th..[17]

Possible included tracks

The band has said they are recording 13 songs. They have also demoed an additional 10 songs that could also be recorded if the band so pleases.

  • Hammerhead: This song was played live on the 2007 Summer Sonic festival and the 2008 Australian Soundwave Festival .
  • Takes Me Nowhere: This song title was mentioned in one of Dexter Holland's journals. The studio cam later showed him recording with the caption "Vocals - Takes Me Nowhere."[18]
  • Fix You: This title was mentioned on the studio cam on a paper sheet held up by Dexter.[19]
  • Stuff's Messed Up: This title was mentioned on the studio cam in a caption while Dexter recorded vocals. However, some fans have theorised that the caption actually referred to technical difficulties in the studio, as opposed to being an actual song title.
  • Half-Truism: Song was played in Sydney and Melbourne during the Australian Soundwave Festival tour. The title was mentioned at the official website.[20][21]

There are also two videos uploaded to the band's YouTube account showing Noodles and Josh Freese recording a song. No vocals are included. The song title is unknown, but it does not appear to be part of "Hammerhead" or "Half-Truism."

Personnel

References

  1. ^ http://offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/journal?journal=435578
  2. ^ a b Recording Begins, Offspring.com, 11-16-2006
  3. ^ http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/journal?journal=435578.
  4. ^ a b Offspring Bring The Hits, Ultimate-Guitar.com, September 24, 2004
  5. ^ The Offspring have a new drummer, Offspring.com, 07-27-2007
  6. ^ Huntington Beach, CA (Dexter), Offspring.com, 02-07-2006
  7. ^ Huntington Beach, CA (Dexter), Offspring.com, 02-15-2006
  8. ^ In Between (Dexter), The Offspring's Official Wesite, June 13, 2006
  9. ^ Bob Rock devoting energies to other artists following split from Metallica, Monstersandcritics.com, September 20, 2006
  10. ^ Huntington Beach, CA (Dexter), Offspring.com, 06-12-2007
  11. ^ Huntington Beach, CA (Dexter), Offspring.com, 07-18-2007
  12. ^ Journal: The Offspring
  13. ^ Journal: The Offspring
  14. ^ The Offspring's Dexter Holland talks new record, upcoming tour and new drummer, Punknews.org, February 21, 2008
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference rumoredreleasedate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. ^ The Offspring To Release New Single In May, TuneLab Music, March 28, 2008
  17. ^ http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/journal?journal=435578.
  18. ^ Journal: The Offspring
  19. ^ http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y33/HeadAroundU/webcam10-1.jpg
  20. ^ News: The Offspring
  21. ^ YouTube - The Offspring - New Song @ Soundwave, Melbourne (29/2/2008)
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