Former CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:

"My [solo] album, 'Welcome to Carcass Cuntry', has had the release date put back in the U.S. to 28th May. WEA, who distribute Lumberjack/Mordam, have now objected to the sleeve and want to sticker it 'cos of the 'explicit content' — i.e. the word 'cuntry,' which, of course, can't be offensive as it's not even a real word and also because of the word 'fuck.' Oh, how shocking — I could have sworn that word was in the Oxford English Dictionary. Maybe that should have a parental warning, too? How ironic — I did a JOHN DENVER cover in respect of the fact that he testified against the PMRC and now my album's being stickered — an album upon which one of his songs appears! It will however be out in Europe on May 8th via my own imprint In Grind We Trust available in all 'bad' record shops... It will also be released by Irond Records in Russia. I'm now starting to think it would have been much cooler just to have the album released over there, ha ha!"

As previously reported, Walker has launched a MySpace.com page at this location. Included on the site are three songs from "Welcome to Carcass Cuntry".

The CD, which consists exclusively of country and blues covers, will include tracks from such artists as SKEETER DAVIS, HANK WILLIAMS, JOHNNY CASH, CONNIE SMITH, and JOHN DENVER — albeit with a metallic spin.

"Welcome to Carcass Cuntry" track listing:

01. The Man Comes Around
02. I Cant Help It If I'm Still In Love With You
03. You're Still On My Mind
04. Sunday Morning Coming Down
05. Mississippi
06. I Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Was In
07. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
08. Once A Day
09. The End Of The World
10. Rocky Mountain High
11. Keep On Rocking In The Free World

A full-length MP3 of the song "You're Still on My Mind" has been made available download at this location.

As previously reported, Walker has tapped Larry Welz from Cherry Comics to create the original art for his upcoming solo album.

"What I'm doing is kinda left of center to some extent," Walker told Decibel magazine about the upcoming CD. "It's really not that original of an idea when you consider that [SOCIAL DISTORTION frontman] Mike Ness has already done a country-hybrid album. But I don't think anyone from a background like mine has done it, and done it with a bit of respect — not turning it into a piss take."

"Welcome to Carcass Cuntry" will include contributions from H.I.M. drummer Gas, H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo (bass/backing vocals), former CARCASS guitarist/FIREBIRD frontman Bill Steer (lead guitar, harmonica, slide guitar, vocals), AMORPHIS guitarists Esa Holopainen and Tomi Koivusaari (guitars), keyboardist Santeri Kallio (keyboards) and bassist Niclas Etelävuori (bass), ex-FAITH NO MORE bassist Billy Gould, and former CARCASS drummer Ken Owen.

"I like the irony of me doing a solo album and being the most untalented person on the album," Walker joked. "I could play the instruments half-assed, but I think it's better to recognize your own failings and get someone else in who could do it better."