A Perfect Circle‘s Billy Howerdel was asked by Rollingstone.com what the bands future recording plans are, to which he replied:
“I hope to, but I know Maynard is in full Tool mode right now. They’re writing a new record, and I have given him some songs that maybe he’s going to look at, but I don’t know how he does with juggling those things at the same time. I’d like to get an APC record underway. But I don’t know – I’m just leaving it up to him and what his schedule allows. I’ll be there when he’s available.”
Those disheartened by the news will be glad to hear that there is at least a wealth of new material inadvertently written for the band. When asked about the status of his other band, Ashes Divide, Howerdel stated:
“I’ve been writing it for a while. I’ve realized I was really writing the next APC record when I was writing this Ashes record, and I was struggling with the vocals on it. I think that it just occurred to me about six months ago that this was the case. So just in August of this year, I really started ripping it apart and just writing new songs. I really like the direction the record is going in now. It’s got a freshness to it that I think is the proper second Ashes record. And I hope to have it out in the spring of 2014, and get on the road after that.”
Further tying the new Ashes Divide album to the A Perfect Circle camp is word that Jeff Friedl and Matt McJunkins—both of whom are now members of A Perfect Circle—will continue to play with the outfit.
A Perfect Circle have two releases queued up for a release next month. Those include a greatest hits collection titled “Three Sixty” on November 19th and the November 26th digital release of an extensive live set titled “A Perfect Circle Live: Featuring Stone And Echo“.
