Current and former members of Dokken — George Lynch (guitar), Jeff Pilson (bass), and Mick Brown (drums) — have joined forces in a new project called Tooth and Nail. The band is currently in the studio recording on album featuring new original material as well as reworked versions of around five or six Dokken classics. The lead vocal duties on the CD — which is tentatively due in march 2012 — will be handled by former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach (on Dokken‘s “Alone Again”), Doug Pinnick (King’s X), Jeff Pilson and Mick Brown (on Dokken‘s When Heaven Comes Down). The drum tracks on the new, original compositions will be handled by Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, Foreigner).

Tooth and Nail recently took part in a photo session with acclaimed photographer Alex Solca. Those pictures, along with an official press release announcing the project, are expected to be made available in the next couple of weeks.

After laying down his tracks on Thursday, December 15 at Pilson‘s studio,Bach tweeted, “[I] had a blast! I forgot how great the song is.” He added, “Get ready for another ballad, because every bad boy has a soft side! Hahaha.”

For more information, visit Tooth and Nail‘s official Facebook page.