On August 3,Backstage Axxessconducted an interview withWarrantguitaristErik Turner.

Speaking aboutWarrant's plans to record the follow-up to 2011's "Rockaholic" album, Eriksaid: "We just officially signed our second option withFrontiers Records, so it's on. We're gonna start recording the new record in December. And we tentatively haveJeff Pilson, fromDokkenfame andForeign, it looks like he's gonna be producing; we're just talking to him now. We're writing songs. We probably have around ten songs demoed; we need to write a bunch more. And we're excited about making the new record."

Asked how diminishing music sales in the streaming age have affectedWarrant's desire to make new music,Eriksaid: "Well, nobody sells millions of records, but we started out playing music 'cause we can't help it. We just love writing music, recording music, playing music. And that's what we love doing, and we still love doing that. So that, first and foremost, is why we continue to make CDs and digital downloads and whatever they are. And the other thing is that it is a great way to keep theWarrantname out there and alive and [it helps]with our touring. We do about fifty shows a year every year, and touring has been very good to us. So we love going out playing shows."

At the helm for"Rockaholic"was mega-producerKeith Olsen(Ozzy Osbourne,Whitesnake, Scorpion), while the mixing duties were handled byPat Regan(Kiss, Deep Purple, Ted Nugent).

Warrantsolidified its current lineup in 2008 when ex-Lynch MobvocalistRobert Masonjoined the four originalWarrantmembers:Turner, bassistJerry Dixon, drummerSteven Sweetand guitaristJoey Allen.

FormerWarrantsingerJani Lanesuffered from "acute ethanol poisoning" when he died in August 2011 at a Comfort Inn motel room in Woodland Hills, California. The singer had battled alcoholism for years and also had a history of alcohol-related arrests.