Whitesnake Name New Bassist

Whitesnake have confirmed that Michael Devin has joined the band as their new bassist.

The former Lynch Mob four-stringer has signed on to replace Uriah Duffy in the line-up of David Coverdale’s band. He joins new drummer Brian Tichy, guitarists Doug Aldrich and Reb Beach and keyboardist Timothy Drury in the group.

Devin says: "It’s an honor to be welcomed into the Whitesnake family. I’m a big fan. Whitesnake is notorious for exciting musicianship, David’s history is rich, and I’m very proud to be here.”

The band are currently holed up in the studio working on the follow up to 2008’s excellent Good To Be Bad LP. The new album is due for release through Frontiers in early 2011 and will be followed by a tour.

More news on this as and when it starts to emerge later in the year.