Members of Led Zeppelin recording new material

Led Zeppelin may be recording a new album, says collaborator Jason Bonham (via Pop Candy). The son of Zeppelin’s late drummer, John Bonham, Jason played with the band at its celebrated reunion concert last year in London. Since then, he’s been meeting with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones periodically to record, creating the band’s first studio work together in more than 25 years.

Bonham recently told Detroit radio station 94.7 WCSX that writing new material has been “on the cards” for the trio. "At the moment, all I know is I have the great pleasure to go and jam with the two guys and start work on some material," he said. "When I get there [in the studio] I never ask any questions. If I get a phone call to go and play, I enjoy every moment of it.”

Lead-singer Robert Plant has not been present at any of the recording sessions. He bowed out of a world tour following the December show, opting instead to record an album with bluegrass singer Alison Krauss.

Jason Bonham has given his notice to his current band Foreigner, effective Sept. 1. He told WCSX that he’s looking forward to time with his family but also hinted that a Led Zeppelin album might be coming. "Whatever it ends up as, to ever get a chance to jam with two people like that, it is a phenomenal thing for me. It's my life. It's what I've dreamed about doing."

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