Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
TESTAMENT have 'Close To Nine Tracks' In The Works Right Now - Chuck Billy update
In a new interview with the Appetite For Distortion podcast, TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy talked about a possible follow-up to the band's "Para Bellum" album, … He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Writing with [TESTAMENT guitarist] Eric [Peterson] and [TESTAMENT drummer] Chris [Dovas] now, just really delivering a lot of tunes right now, we're in a good place where we're probably gonna deliver records every couple of years instead of every four years at this pace right now, which is a good thing for us.
"For us, where we're at in our life and our careers, there's a lot of new bands, a lot of new music coming up… 'Cause we get inspired by what new bands and people are doing," Chuck explained. "We can't go out and be that, because we don't wanna mimic it, but we can definitely be inspired by it, and I think we've done that kind of in our last record. Some of those songs have a more modern flair, just of the influence, I guess.”
On what newer bands are inspiring TESTAMENT at the moment, Chuck said: "Well, some of those songs, especially with Chris, [he'll] bring it to Eric, more bands like LORNA SHORE or more real death stuff. Chris really loves his death metal, and he likes playing fast. And Eric loves black metal and loves playing fast, so it's a good combination for the two of them because Eric loves that way and Chris loves to play that way. So it's a good marriage to what they're doing, and it doesn't take long for Eric and Chris to mold out a song. They're just really in a good writing groove right now. So I think they got maybe good close to nine tracks [for the next TESTAMENT album] that they brought over to me to start listening to. So we're way ahead of the game. Hopefully, I think next summer is our goal to get in to start recording the record. So we'll see what happens from now until then."
Via blabbermouth.net
TESTAMENT have 'Close To Nine Tracks' In The Works Right Now - Chuck Billy update
TESTAMENT have 'Close To Nine Tracks' In The Works Right Now - Chuck Billy update
In a new interview with the Appetite For Distortion podcast, TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy talked about a possible follow-up to the band's "Para Bellum" album, … He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Writing with [TESTAMENT guitarist] Eric [Peterson] and [TESTAMENT drummer] Chris [Dovas] now, just really delivering a lot of tunes right now, we're in a good place where we're probably gonna deliver records every couple of years instead of every four years at this pace right now, which is a good thing for us.
"For us, where we're at in our life and our careers, there's a lot of new bands, a lot of new music coming up… 'Cause we get inspired by what new bands and people are doing," Chuck explained. "We can't go out and be that, because we don't wanna mimic it, but we can definitely be inspired by it, and I think we've done that kind of in our last record. Some of those songs have a more modern flair, just of the influence, I guess.”
On what newer bands are inspiring TESTAMENT at the moment, Chuck said: "Well, some of those songs, especially with Chris, [he'll] bring it to Eric, more bands like LORNA SHORE or more real death stuff. Chris really loves his death metal, and he likes playing fast. And Eric loves black metal and loves playing fast, so it's a good combination for the two of them because Eric loves that way and Chris loves to play that way. So it's a good marriage to what they're doing, and it doesn't take long for Eric and Chris to mold out a song. They're just really in a good writing groove right now. So I think they got maybe good close to nine tracks [for the next TESTAMENT album] that they brought over to me to start listening to. So we're way ahead of the game. Hopefully, I think next summer is our goal to get in to start recording the record. So we'll see what happens from now until then."
Via blabbermouth.net
TESTAMENT have 'Close To Nine Tracks' In The Works Right Now - Chuck Billy update
