STUDIO BOUND: Guitarist Neal Schon, bassist Ross Valory, keyboardist Jonathan Cain, singer Steve Augeri and drummer Deen Castronovo will be entering the Record Plant recording studio in Sausalito, CA this week to start work on their 13th studio album. It’s their first since 2002’s RED 13 four-song EP and 2001’s full-length ARRIVAL album. Kevin Elson (producer of the band’s multi-platinum ESCAPE, DEPARTURE and FRONTIERS albums, as well as their double-platinum CAPTURED live album) will be at the producer’s helm and Michael Fraser (Metallica, AC/DC, Aerosmith) will be engineering the sessions. The as-yet-untitled album is due out this summer, just in time for a major U.S. tour which the band promises to be their most exciting yet. In recent interviews, Journey guitarist Neal Schon has been hinting at a 3-4 hour show of classic hits as well as some obscure songs spanning their entire catalog (starting with their 1975 self-titled debut and the three other pre-Steve Perry albums). Stay tuned for further details…

Quelle: Journey