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TBA
Studio album by The Offspring
Recorded	November 2006-present in Maui, Hawaii and Orange County, California
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bob Rock
The Offspring chronology
Greatest Hits (2005) Eighth Studio Album (2007/2008)
Singles from TBA
"Unknown" Released: 2007

The Offspring's long-awaited upcoming eighth studio album is currently untitled and scheduled to be released sometime in late 2007/early 2008.^[1] It will be their first 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. Image File history File links Gnome_globe_current_event. ... Image File history File links Nuvola_devices_cdaudio_unmount. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... For other uses, see Offspring (disambiguation). ... 67 die and about 300,000 people are affected by floods in Ethiopias Somali Region of Ogaden after the Shabelle River bursts its banks. ... Maui is also the name of the mythological demigod of various Polynesian cultures, including that of ancient Hawai‘i; see Maui (mythology). ... Cities in Orange County Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... For the Christian heavy metal singer, see Rob Rock. ... For other uses, see Offspring (disambiguation). ... Greatest Hits is the only compilation album by The Offspring. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... For other uses, see Offspring (disambiguation). ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Splinter is the seventh studio album by The Offspring, released on December 9, 2003. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bryan Keith Dexter Holland (born December 29, 1965)[1] is the singer and rhythm guitarist for the Californian punk rock band The Offspring and the owner of the independent record label Nitro Records. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

This album took almost a year to record, with pre-production beginning in the fall of 2006, making it the longest time The Offspring has 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, then-Face to Face and Saves the Day member Pete Parada will be drumming for the tour.^[2] Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Adam Atom Willard (born August 15, 1973), is the current drummer of the bands Angels and Airwaves and The Special Goodness. ... July 2007 is the seventh month of that year. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... face to face was a punk band from Victorville, California. ... Saves the Day is a band that was formed in 1997 in Princeton, New Jersey. ... Pete Parada (pronounced puh-rah-dah) is an American punk rock musician. ...

Background information

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."^[3] Greatest Hits is the only compilation album by The Offspring. ...

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?"^[4]

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?" ^[5]

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 and Airwaves.^[6] Λngels & Λirwaves (AVA) is an alternative rock band that was formed by former blink-182 and Box Car Racer guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge after he left blink-182. ...

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."^[7] For the Christian heavy metal singer, see Rob Rock. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ...

Current status

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Recording of the new album began in November 2006, with an intended release date of spring 2007.^[8] 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 demo'd. At this time Dexter announced that all of the songs were completely new with no re-recordings of older songs, remarking "That would be cheating, wouldn't it?", and commenting that the new tracks "sound like a friggin' freight train."^[9] Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Prose is writing distinguished from poetry by its greater variety of rhythm and its closer resemblance to the patterns of everyday speech. ...

On July 18, 2007, Dexter confirmed that the band has finished "two more songs" and the album is now being recorded in Orange County, California.^[10] Cities in Orange County Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. ...

Possible tracklist

Although the tracklist has not been still officially confirmed yet, Dexter has said that there are 13 songs completed and the ones below are expected to appear on the new album.

• "Takes Me Nowhere" (mentioned in Dexter's journal ^[11])
• "Hammerhead" (debuted at the Summer Sonic 2007 festival in Japan and mentioned in the Offspring journal^[12]).
• "Pass Me By" Though in one journal Dexter claimed re-using old material would be "cheating" there have been reports on the band's studio cam of Dexter recording a song of this title which was also mentioned to be an unused track from the previous album: Splinter.

Personnel

• Dexter Holland – Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
• Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman – Lead Guitar
• Greg K. – Bass
• Josh Freese – Drums (Studio)
• Pete Parada - Drums (Official/Touring)
• Bob Rock – Producer

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