After weeks of rumors whether Dave Lombardo (formerly of Slayer) would be a permanent member of Suicidal Tendencies, the iconic Venice crossover thrash band is now in the studio recording their as-yet-untitled upcoming follow-up to 2013’s 13, which is due for release in September. A video of Lombardo laying down drum tracks for the new album can be viewed below.

Suicidal Tendencies recently parted ways with guitarist Nico Santora, who replaced longtime member Mike Clark in 2012, and is currently focusing on his new project Lillake.

Rumors are circulating that former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo is now a permanent member of Suicidal Tendencies.

As you may recall, Lombardo joined the band last February on their U.S. tour with Megadeth, and will be back behind the drum kit on their upcoming European tour, which kicks off next month. Sources are now reporting that Lombardo is going to join Suicidal once more on their summer South American tour, which includes one show in São Paulo on July 2nd, with more dates to be announced; this leads to speculation that Lombardo is a permanent member of the band.

Suicidal Tendencies have yet to address the rumors whether drummer Eric Moore (whom Lombardo had replaced on their recent tours) is still a member of the band. Despite his absence from touring, Moore recently teamed up with Suicidal guitarist Nico Santora on the metal side project Lillake, who have an album in the works and just released three new songs (“Killing Game“, “How Becoming“, and “Become“). We’ll keep you posted as more details on Moore or Lombardo’s status in Suicidal come to light.

Suicidal Tendencies recently announced plans to release a new EP and full-length later this year. Their most recent studio album 13 was released in 2013.

Lillake – a metal-ish side project featuring Suicidal Tendencies members Nico Santora and Eric Moore – are streaming their brand new song “Become”, which you can check out below.

“Become” is the third song (after “Killing Game” and “How Becoming“) that Lillake released on their Bandcamp page. These songs are expected to appear on the band’s upcoming debut album, also titled “Become”.

Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir apparently told The Bulletin that the band will release a new EP, followed by an album with all-new material, this year. He did not reveal any information about these new releases, but hinted that these may be the band’s final recordings. Muir did say, however, that he is open to continuing Suicidal without any new releases:

“Musically, style-wise, more people are like, ‘Is it punk, is it metal, is it this, is it that?’ They’re into categories. But it goes back to my dad; my dad said, ‘You never know what you’re gonna like until you find something that moves you,’ whether that’s physically or mentally. We’re more concerned on if something’s gonna move somebody mentally or emotionally, rather than this certain style.”

Suicidal Tendencies, who are currently on tour with Megadeth, released their most recent album, ironically titled 13, in 2013.

Venice, California crossover thrash/hardcore punk legends Suicidal Tendencies just announced on their Facebook page that former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo will be filling in for Eric Moore on their upcoming U.S. tour with Megadeth, Children of Bodom and Havok. The tour kicks off this Friday (February 26th) in Las Vegas, and the dates/locations can be found below.

For those who don’t know, Lombardo is no stranger to the Suicidal guys. Their friendship with Slayer dates back to the early 80’s; their singer/bassist Tom Araya appeared in the video for “Institutionalized“, and they took Suicidal out on the “Clash of the Titans” tour in Europe in 1990 (along with Megadeth and Testament). Along with his late bandmate Jeff Hanneman, Lombardo played in the short-lived punk rock band Pap Smear with then-Suicidal guitarist Rocky George in the mid-80’s; their songs “Can’t Stand You” and “D.D.A.M.M.” would be re-recorded on Slayer’s 1996 covers album Undisputed Attitude.

Suicidal Tendencies have reportedly been working on new material for their follow-up to 2013’s 13. Frontman Mike Muir recently stated that he hopes the new album will be released soon.

It’s been more than two years since Suicidal Tendencies released their most recent record 13. Frontman Mike Muir was recently interviewed by Loudwire, where he spoke about the possibility of new music from the iconic crossover band or any of his other musical projects. He states:

“One of the good things or bad things nowadays is that, in the old days studios were so expensive and you had to plan everything out and now everybody’s got their own little ProTools so you don’t have to worry about the time aspect. The good side is that you can always create music and write music, the bad side is that music really doesn’t sell and you sit there and go, “I love this song, why do I have to try and sell it?” I think it’s changed in a way where I got three kids and I don’t parade my kids like other people and I just want them to do their own thing. My dad didn’t want to push us to any particular thing, he just wanted to expose us to different things and find something we felt comfortable with. With my kids they have to have their own journey and that’s what life should be about and making sure that they don’t fall off the cliff while they’re experimenting.”

When new music from Suicidal Tendencies will be released is unknown, but we’ll keep you posted as more details come to light. Next month, the band is going on tour with Slipknot in Europe, and then tour the U.S. with Megadeth, Children of Bodom and Havok.