Niclas Müller-Hansen from Sweden's Metal Shrine spoke with WHITESNAKE guitarist Doug Aldritch recently about a number of topics including their new album, Forevermore. Here are a few excerpts from the chat:

Metal Shrine: I was looking at the Whitesnake website and going through all the pictures there from the studio and you all look so relaxed and like you had a ton of fun.

Aldritch: "We did! I think it really reflects in the sound on the record. It's a little more loose overall in a good way, I think. I think it was set up that way by David in the very beginning of this record where he said 'Let's involve everybody as much as we can on this record!' Good To Be Bad was more David and I holed up away at his house, whereas this one, David rented a special house for us to work at and everyone could come and it was great."

Metal Shrine: I think it's got a bit more of the classic Whitesnake sound. I've been listening to it for the last couple of days and I've got some favorite tracks on there. Especially the title track, Forevermore where David sings really good and there's a really cool melody to it.

Aldritch: "You know what? That was the last song that we wrote. That was at the very end. I said to David 'I've got this idea for an acoustic thing that could potentially turn into a real epic, because there's so many places that song could go.' It could've been a heavy song or do one verse and then when it got to the chorus, you'd bring the band in. There's a lot of different ways to do it, but I showed him the basic stuff and the melody that he sang was pretty much exactly the melody that he did. Obviously he had real lyrics to write, but his melody was so cool. The first chord to that thing is major and then it goes to a minor chord on the second chord. He just hit that note right away and his tone is so huge, so then the song just kind of stayed on its own until we got control of it and then it got heavy. We've taken a couple of weeks off, so I haven't talked to David about it, but we did do a straight acoustic version of Forevermore and it's just amazing. I hope you get to hear it! It's super good and no drums or electric guitar and it's just really cool."

Metal Shrine: Do you know if this deal with Frontiers is a one album deal or are there options for another album?

Aldritch: "I have no idea! I would imagine it depends on how this record goes and if David is happy with it and everything, maybe he would consider doing something else. I know he's got another release, The Monsters Of Rock At Donington 1990 and I helped him work on that a little bit from an engineer standpoint. I think that is coming out on Frontiers as well. It's a great show!"

Read the entire interview here.

Check out 'Slide It In' plus interviews from Donington 1990 below:

Whitesnake have released a new video, for the Forevermore album track 'Love Will Set You Free'. Check out the clip below:

Forevermore will be available in the following formats: regular CD, limited CD/DVD, double vinyl and limited box set featuring the double vinyl, CD, DVD and lithograph.

Forevermore will be released in Japan via Warner Music Japan on March 9th. The first pressing includes a poster and the bonus track 'Whipping Boy Blues' (Swamp Mix).

Their 11th studio album, Forevermore, was recorded, produced and mixed by Coverdale, guitarist Doug Aldrich and Michael McIntyre at Snakebyte Studios and Grumblenott Studios & Villas in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, with additional work at Casa Dala, Sherman Oaks, CA, and Whitesnake will take to the road for a full world tour in support of the release.

With Forevermore, Coverdale has reignited an explosively fruitful vein of creativity with guitarist and co-writer/producer Aldrich, Reb Beach (WINGER, ALICE COOPER) on guitar, Briian Tichy (OZZY OSBOURNE, BILLY IDOL, FOREIGNER) on drums and Michael Devin (KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD, LYNCH MOB) on bass, and as with all Whitesnake’s albums, Coverdale aided so capably by Aldrich opens up his heart and soul to express emotions and empathy rarely heard these days in any musical genre.

The album’s release will be anticipated by the digital only release of the first single/video clip, 'Love Will Set You Free', on February 21st. Listen to the track below:

'Love Will Set You Free'

Forevermore will be specially released on a Snake Pack edition for the first three weeks in England only. This very special release – arranged in conjunction with Future Publishing and Classic Rock magazine - will come with a collectors edition 132 pages deluxe magazine plus A1 poster and metal pin badge and shall feature an exclusive cover art and 2 bonus live tracks, 'Slide It In' and 'Cheap An’ Nasty', which will serve as an appetizer for the forthcoming Live at Donington 1990 to be released in the summer 2011.

Forevermore tracklisting:

'Steal Your Heart Away'

'All Out Of Luck'

'Love Will Set You Free'

'Easier Said Than Done'

'Tell Me How'

'I Need You (Shine A Light)'

'One Of These Days'

'Love And Treat Me Right'

'Dogs In The Street'

'Fare Thee Well'

'Whipping Boy Blues'

'My Evil Ways'

'Forevermore'