With new material recorded, the group released Sweethead on November 2, 2009. The album was produced by Van Leeuwen with recording and engineering by Van Leeuwen, Block and Billy Howerdel (of A Perfect Circle and Ashes Divide ) among others. The album was also mastered by Alain Johannes The group went on to tour as the main support for the German/UK leg of the Deserve the Future Tour with Them Crooked Vultures . In a November interview, Van Leeuwen hinted that should his commitments with Queens of the Stone Age clash with Sweethead, he would allow the group to continue with him switching to a writing and recording capacity until he could return:
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