Konk (album) we feel it's ready." In January 2007, it was reported that The Kooks had returned to their studio in Brighton to begin work on the album, with Pritchard admitting that they had "tons of new tunes." The album was recorded with producer Tony Hoffer at Konk Studios in London, with the band taking advantage of their debut album's success by having a bigger recording budget that enabled them to use better equipment. "We wanted this album to sound more epic than the last one," said Pritchard. Being fans of The Kinks, The Kooks were excited by the prospect of recording
Suffocation (band) self-titled album, "Suffocation", in 2006. In 2007, the band was featured in The History Channel's promotional video for "The Dark Ages" documentary, playing the song "Bind, Torture, Kill". In 2008, the band signed to the German Nuclear Blast Records and released their album "Blood Oath" in 2009. The album charted on the US "Billboard" 200 at number 135. In 2009, Relapse released the live album entitled "Close of a Chapter—Live in Québec City", that was previously self-released by the band in 2005. The release of a documentary film "Legacy of Violence" was set for 2010, but has since been delayed.