In an interview in May 2011, guitarist Satchel said that the band had begun recording new material in August 2010, and by May 2011 had completed all fifteen songs planned for the album [REF].
On 6 September, it was announced that the album's release date had been pushed back from 18 October to 31 October,[REF] though it was released in Europe on iTunes on 28 October [REF].