The Loved Ones have announced that guitarist Dave Walsh and bassist Chris Gonzalez will now join the band's line up as full time members. Both musicians were members of the soon-to-be defunct Explosion and have been playing with the Loved Ones as guests for the past 6 months.

The Loved Ones are now working on the follow up to 2006's Keep Your Heart. As previously reported the Explosion will bow out with a pair of shows in the late summer.