HELLYEAH To Enter Studio In May

April 23, 2009

Former PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has told DallasObserver.com that his supergroup of sorts, HELLYEAH — which also features MUDVAYNE's Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett, NOTHINGFACE's Tom Maxwell and Abbott's DAMAGEPLAN bandmate Bob "Zilla" Kakaha — is set to hit the studio on May 15 to begin working on its second album.

Regarding which label will release the disc, Abbott said, "We don't know. We're free agents right now. We had a one-disc deal with Epic [which released the band's self-titled debut album], and they're practically begging us to come back. We sold nearly 500,000 records for them, which is practically unheard of these days. That's like going platinum 10 years ago."

HELLYEAH's self-titled debut sold 45,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at No. 9 on The Billboard 200 chart. It has shifted 354,000 units since it came out in April 2007, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

"The guys from HELLYEAH and the incredible music we've created have brought me back to what I love," Vinnie previously stated. "'Hellyeah' is the best record I've collaborated on since [PANTERA's] 'Vulgar Display of Power'. The vibe is positive with a kick-your-ass attitude."

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