Uriah Heep have gone into the studio to record their 23rd studio album and the first to contain all new material since 2008's Wake the Sleeper. Recording is being done at Liscombe Park Studios in Buckinghamshire, England and the band is aiming to for a release sometime in 2011.
The band's output has been spotty over the last twelve years. In 1998, they released Sonic Origami with a lineup that included original members Bernie Shaw and Mick Box along with Phil Lanzon (joined in 1986), Trevor Boulder (1976 to 1981 and 1983 to present) and Lee Kerslake (1971 to 1979 and 1981 to 2007). Kerslake was replaced by Russell Gilbrook in 2007 and the group released their first studio album in ten years with Wake the Sleeper. They followed it in 2009 with Celebration which contained rerecorded versions of a number of their classics plus two new tracks.
The group also recently released a new live album, Official Bootleg Volume II: Live in Budapest, Hungary 2010, recorded at their May 4, 2010 performance at Petofi Hall. The band said the following about the album:
"There are going to be many more recordings from around the world, as this will be an ongoing series, giving fans the chance to hear the band in many different countries
"These recordings are true official bootlegs in every sense and they reflect that nights performance as it happened, totally untouched. You can almost feel that you are at the concert, so put the CD on, turn it up loud, close your eyes and enjoy a night in Budapest with Uriah Heep."
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