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Ryan Adams confirms heavy metal album

Published Tuesday, Mar 16 2010, 22:04 GMT | By Oli Simpson

Ryan Adams has announced plans to release a heavy metal album.

The alt-country singer confirmed on his official website that he will end his year-long hiatus in order to issue the record this month.

Adams also uploaded 'Electrosnake', a taster of the forthcoming full-length, and asked fans to vote on whether they would consider buying the LP.

He wrote: "We're going to begin pressing Orion - my most legit METAL record - on vinyl next week. Have a listen to the song below and let us know if you'd be interested in purchasing one."

Following over 70,000 votes last weekend from fans affirming that they would buy the album, Adams posted an update on his Facebook page.

He said: "Unreal, 69,567 people want a copy. That's too many, but still... It's so cool getting to figure out what the manufacture numbers are before you go to press. The future, y'all!"

Adams has released two books of poetry and short fiction during his extended break from music.