▁like , ▁so ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁perfect ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁Th ro es ▁of ▁Da wn ▁ro ster ." ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁their ▁next ▁album ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁from ▁early ▁to ▁mid - 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Six th ▁studio ▁album ▁( 2 0 1 4 – present ) ▁The ▁band ▁posted ▁a ▁statement ▁on ▁their ▁official ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁speaking ▁after ▁a ▁nearly ▁three - year ▁silence ▁to ▁announ ce ▁the ▁imp ending ▁arrival ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁album . ▁The ▁statement ▁read , ▁in ▁part : ▁ ▁" OK ▁fol ks , ▁Time ▁to ▁bre ach ▁the ▁long ▁silence ▁and ▁see ▁what ' s ▁happening ▁in ▁the ▁TO D ▁land : ▁We ▁are ▁soon ▁entering ▁studio ▁to ▁record ▁the ▁drums ▁and ▁some ▁mis cell aneous ▁instruments ▁for ▁the ▁up coming ▁sixth ▁album . ▁The ▁record ings ▁will ▁take ▁place ▁early ▁May ▁in ▁D - ST U DI O ▁at ▁K la uk k ala , ▁Finland . ▁We ▁have ▁carefully ▁selected ▁and ▁ref ined ▁seven ▁songs ▁which ▁might ▁potentially ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁up coming ▁album . ▁We ▁have ▁put ▁quite ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁effort ▁on ▁these ▁songs ; ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁hours ▁spent ▁at ▁the ▁re he ars al ▁place ▁playing ▁and ▁drink ing ▁be er ▁and ▁thinking ▁about ▁the ▁compos itions ▁and ▁structures ." ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁they ▁announced ▁that ▁Henri , ▁their ▁vocal ist ▁had