The Cult are in the studio with producer Bob Rock, putting the finishing touches on material for their new record.

The band’s ninth release is tentatively due in early 2012 via Cooking Vinyl records.

It's interesting to hear The Cult are working with Rock again, who produced the band’s 1989 effort, “Sonic Temple,” and their 1994 self-titled release. 

Something has obviously changed in the band’s plan since spring, when they announced that they were in the studio with producer Chris Goss (Queens Of The Stone Age, Masters Of Reality) at the controls, with an early fall 2011 release expected.

Could it be the new deal with Cooking Vinyl?

Pictured below is guitarist Billy Duffy in studio with Bob Rock.