Following the recent announcement of Shawn Duncan as their new drummer, L.A. Guns guitarist Ace Von Johnson confirmed in a recent interview with VW Music that they are currently working on a new album for a 2023 release. It will be the follow-up to last year's Checkered Demon, which marked the band's third album to feature original guitarist Tracii Guns since he returned to the fold back in 2016.

When asked about L.A. Guns' future plans, Johnson said: "Yeah, we've got this big package tour, the Sonic Slam, with Tom Keifer, us, and Faster Pussycat. So, I'm really excited about getting back on the road and I know the other guys are. I talked to Taime two days ago on the phone for quite a while, and he is as well. As are the Tom Keifer guys; I see most of his band regularly here in Nashville. There will be another L.A. Guns record sooner than later. I can say that most of it is done. It's in various stages of production, obviously, but it exists. That's kinda all I can say about that, I guess, because that's sort of not my story to tell, per se. But there will be another L.A. Guns record. I don't know what the plan is, but I would guarantee within the next twelve months, for sure."

Johnson also talked about what he has been doing since the coronavirus pandemic hit: "Well, interestingly enough, having not toured, personally, in two-and-a-half years, it's been – not necessarily a challenge - but it's sort of gotten me out of my comfort zone. It's forced my hand to find avenues that maybe I dabbled in, and make those more of a constant stream of revenue. And all things considered, I'm very, very fortunate, and very aware that I'm in this fraction of a single percentage of people who get to play music for a living. I'm not rich, I don't have a trust fund, and I don't do anything other than basically - I'm an artist. So, I'm aware that I'm very, very fortunate, and I'm happy with how far I've gotten. I had, unbeknownst to the world, launched a Patreon about six months prior to the pandemic. I would say calling it a lifesaver is an understatement, but having that platform and outlet as a creator and whatnot, it is how I'm making half - if not most - of my income in between touring. And since it's been two and a half years in between touring, it's been a really great outlet for me. It's made me come up with things like - against my better wishes - but I've been asked to start a podcast for years, and I did not want to do that, and I eventually relented exclusively for Patreon. So, I was like, 'Okay, I'll do it, but it's gotta be select.' I didn't just wanna be cold-calling people; I wanted it to be people I had a rapport with, and go beyond just, 'Hey, you're a guy that does whatever.' For example, my first guest was an actor named Derek Mears. He was the Swamp Thing in the Swamp Thing series; he was the Predator in the Predators movie; he was Jason in the Friday the 13th remake; he was in four of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. All of that's really exciting, but he also happens to be one of my best friends. So, we were just going in and out of discussing his professional career as well as fart jokes and whatnot. [Laughs] Also, creating things, like video content - pulling up old behind-the-scenes stuff and old tour footage - and then doing some voiceover stuff, which I do pretty frequently. Although, until this week, I had been in kind of a four-month lull, but I'm getting back into that. And just doing a fair amount of session work as a guitar player. I know my strong suits – and there aren't very many - but I'm an OK rock guitar player with a pedigree in punk rock. So, I get hit up to guest appear on people's albums, co-write, or collaborate with some people. I think I've had more albums that are my album, or have been a part of, or guest on, in the last two or three years than I had in two or three times that in the last six or seven years prior to that. So, I've been busy, and I'm happy with how far I've gotten."

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