Dillinger Escape Plan recently posted a lengthy message about the progress towards their follow up to 2004's Miss Machine:

Only six more years. Hahaha! Remember that one time….that time when we didn't put a full length album out from 1999 to 2004? What if our next cd comes out in 2009? I know you all don't think it's funny but we think it's hilarious. Kinda.

In reality, we are far into the writing of our new cd. Everyone is living and breathing this record 24/7 and we're all excited. We spend most of our time holed up in a couple different Dillinger living/writing spots, including an underground lair and a house with an interior that resembles the one from fight club, rarely coming outside or even being awake during daylight hours for that matter, living like little rats. We only come out for Dunkin Donuts or 24 hr grocery stores at 3am. Rest assured the album will come out much sooner than our previous track record would indicate.

We're gonna start doing video blogs soon, you'll be able to hear little snippets of what to expect when our album drops on Dec 21, 2012 and see Dillinger world with your own eyes, including the lair and the crazy old man at Dunkin Donuts who when our merch guy tried to throw change in the tip jar, took it out and threw it back at him yelling "I don't want your fucking change buddy! Fuck that! Give it to your girlfriend!". He is a pretty important member of our existence at this point. "I just make the fuckin' bagels, buddy". Yes you do friend, yes you do.

You can check out the rest of the post on their Myspace page.