The legendary Testament will be releasing Brotherhood Of The Snake on October 28th via Nuclear Blast, and they’ve just released another killer new song! Continue reading
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Chuck Billy Of Testament Talks Brotherhood Of The Snake
It’s the hottest day of the year so far in London and before you start imagining a lovely picture of a sundrenched European capital with happy citizens, joyfully going about their business, well, think again. The heat is cloying and claustrophobic; offices without air conditioning units become like bakers ovens. Everyone is sweaty and grumpy. Everyone it seems with the exception of Testament’s lead vocalist and driving force Chuck Billy. Continue reading
Testament Releases Brotherhood of the Snake Online Game
The legendary Testament will be releasing their twelfth album, Brotherhood Of The Snake, on October 28th via Nuclear Blast, and have released an online game to get you even more excited for the new material. Continue reading
Audio: Testament Releases New “Brotherhood of the Snake” Single
The legendary Testament will be releasing their twelfth album, Brotherhood Of The Snake, on October 28th via Nuclear Blast, and the wait for new music is finally over.Continue reading
Testament Reveal Artwork For New Album, Brotherhood Of The Snake, Due This Fall
Bay Area Thrash legends Testament have announced their new album, Brotherhood Of The Snake, will release this October 28th from the bands longtime label, Nuclear Blast. They have revealed the cover art for the album as well, created by artist Eliran Kantor (Hatebreed, Soulfly, Kataklysm) who also worked on 2012’s Dark Roots Of The Earth. You can see the artwork below:
Producer Juan Urteaga (Exodus, Heathen, Machine Head), guitarist Eric Peterson and singer Chuck Billy, Brotherhood Of The Snake was mixed and mastered by well-known metal producer Andy Sneap (Accept, Arch Enemy, Cradle Of Filth, Kreator, Machine Head, Megadeth).
Peterson commented on the new music:
“It’s very diverse, but it’s very epic. There’s nothing on there that breeds commercial. And I think for thirty years of recording music and trying different formulas and stuff, we’ve found a formula that is very metal. I think for the metal fan that is looking for something, for the nooks and crannies… not just your normal, ‘Oh, it’s got a thrash beat and a riff.’ There’s a lot going on here.”
“It’s different. This one is more thrash. I mean, this has got some of the fastest stuff that we have ever played. Usually, we have one or two thrash songs, and then we have some mid-tempo, and then we have a slow, heavy one, and then up-tempo kind of stuff. Half of the new record is thrash, which we’ve never done before.”
“It’s kind of like ‘Demonic’ and ‘The Gathering’, but a little bit wiser. Chuck’s not singing so death. I mean, he does some death stuff but he’s singing more like he did on the last record and then with the craziness of ‘The Gathering’ or even heavy stuff like ‘Demonic’.”
Testament will support the new album with a UK/Ireland tour this fall with Amon Amarth and Grand Magus this autumn.
Testament tour dates with Amon Amarth and Grand Magus:
Oct 31: Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK
Nov 01: -O2 ABC, Glasgow, UK
Nov 02: Vicar Street– Dublin, UK
Nov 04 : Roundhouse- London, UK
Nov 05 : O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK