Metal Anarchy

During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk,” Rival Sons frontman Jay Buchanan discussed the band’s current happenings. Among their plans is a new album.

Buchanan said the following:

“We’re gonna be getting into the studio and recording another record. And then, of course, we have touring through the summer — U.K., Europe and also some domestic touring. So we’ve got that coming up. And [I’m] looking forward to getting into the studio — just like regular old operations.

When you ask a band, ‘Hey, so, what does this year hold for you?’ It’s gonna be one of three things, or it’s gonna be all three things: touring, writing, recording. And I love doing all three of those things. And the band has had a little bit of time off, and so I’m looking forward to getting into the studio and being with my friends once again, and us creating that magic that only happens when we get together. So I’m looking forward to that.”

He continued when asked if the band will utilize the same writing process:

“Actually, well, no. Our first — I don’t know — five, six records or so, we would write on the floor and just write on the fly. And that’s definitely panic inducing because I’ve got a lot of work to do when it comes to that stuff. But ever since — goodness — [2019’s] ‘Feral Roots’ and then [2023’s] ‘Darkfighter’ and ‘Lightbringer’, we take our time. We write in advance, and also we’ll write in the studio, certainly. But we’re going in with some material, and we’ll definitely write on the floor.”

He also added the following about release plans:

“Well, I’m not exactly sure, because we were supposed to be in the studio right now. We were supposed to be recording right now, but, unfortunately, my wife was given a breast cancer diagnosis back in December, and so for me, I’m home. I’m gonna take care of my wife and get her through this. And so everything, of course, will work out with medicine and treatment and all of that stuff, but I wanna be right here. This is where I belong right now. And then as soon as she gets through this, then we’ll get in the studio. So hopefully, hopefully we can get this record out this year. But it’s kind of a little bit up in the air in terms of the exact timeline. We’re piecing it together, as my wife [and I], we’re just starting this journey with all of this. And so we’re learning the ropes in real time right now. So we’ll see how things go.”

[via Blabbermouth]