The Offspring plan ninth album

THE OFFSPRING have revealed that they are in talks to plan their ninth studio album.

The pop punk band confirmed that they have had meetings with producer Bob Rock about the follow-up to 2008's Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace.

And they added that the new LP could feature tracks which were dropped from sessions for their last three albums.

Speaking to Billboard, guitarist Noodles said: "[Frontman Dexter Holland and Bob] went over a couple of things that were left off the last record and songs that were even left off Splinter or maybe even Conspiracy Of One and kind of looked at some things with free eyes and see if there was anything there that can be worked on."

He also confirmed that the band hoped to release the album in 2010 but may not head into the studio before January because of tour commitments.

Speaking about new drummer Pete Parada, he added: "We haven't actually done any real recording with him yet, but we're looking forward to that. He's a great drummer.

"He's got great ideas, just really on top of things. Nothing fazes him... He's a really nice guy and just a real powerhouse drummer, so we're looking forward to working with him."