Simple Plan have announced that they are about to enter the studio to prepare work on their fifth studio album. Frontman Pierre Bouvier tweeted:

“Time to get my home studio up and running and start up on some new SP material!”

Simple Plan released their latest album, Get Your Heart On, in June 2011 via Atlantic Records.

Protest the Hero just announced that they have parted ways with their drummer Moe Carlson, with the band enlisting the help of Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler, who happens to be a close friend of them, to oversee the recording parts on their new album, which will be their first since 2011′s Scurrilous. Protest the Hero themselves write:

“We know we have been silent for the past couple months while we record this beast, but we assure you it’s almost done and is turning out extremely well. We plan on releasing our beloved “pupdates” throughout the summer while we set up to release this new album so stay tuned for that.

With all this incredible progress, however, we have some sad news. Our brother and friend Moe has decided to leave the band to go back to school in pursuit of some of his other passions. When our gruelling studio schedule just wouldn’t work with his gruelling school schedule, we realized we would need to find a session player for the new album. With Moe’s guidance and approval, we found us a nice match in Chris Adler! Having known Chris for a few years, and with he and Moe being drum-buddies, it seemed like a perfect fit. We are happy to say that Chris has already come and gone from canada and has left us with some beautiful drum tracks.

Can’t wait for you all to hear it!”

Chris Adler also comments, “I was thrilled to get the call to join up and help out my friends in Protest, how could I turn down one of my favorite bands? I’ve done a bit of session work before with Testament
and Ron Jarzombek but nothing this immersive. I lived and breathed this record for 8 weeks and even lived in Toronto for a month with the guys. The experience was intense tosay the least.

Some of the most demanding and intricate drum work of my career. I’m very proud to have been a part of the Protest family and can’t wait to have you hear it.”