Over the weekend MusicStoreLive.com interviewed Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter while at NAMM. During the talk he revealed that the band plan to enter the studio next month to begin recording their new album, saying:

“We’re actually writing a new record and we’re gonna… We’re supposed to be going in to record it next month, but we’re taking it as it goes. I mean, we’re not all the way ready now, but we’ve still got time and we’re working on it. So…”

You can watch the full interview above.