Doom is bout that check. My guess is if this album happens doom won't be the producer. I don't think he's in producer mode at all.
I don't believe this anymore. If he was about checks he'd be releasing the shyt he's sat on for 6 years. DOOM has at least three albums worth of solo stuff finished, most of Madvillainy 2 has been done for months, he has new Special Herbs stuff ready, songs with Thom Yorke from Radiohead, etc. He must be living good right now because lord knows he doesn't seem interested in releasing anything these days.
DOOM Starks has been done for awhile too. They have a lot of tracks, more than enough for an album, and are just tightening it up or whatever. Another issue is that DOOM and Ghost are rarely in the same area. DOOM was stuck in the UK for much of 2012 due to visa problems, and Ghost was touring. Can't say I'm confident them nikkas will release anything this year...