Singer Chuck Billy says he hopes the New TESTAMENT Album will hit the blending level in December and January
Talking with Overdrive.ie, TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy mentioned the standing of the band’s follow-up to 2020’s “Titans Of Advent” album. He stated (as transcribed through BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Eric [Peterson, TESTAMENT guitarist] and Chris [Dovas, TESTAMENT drummer] were operating in combination since round November. And we had a couple of displays thrown in there early within the yr.
“We were given into the studio, I imagine, possibly finish of April, starting of Would possibly, we began recording ’em, about 11 tracks in a position to head. All of the tune was once achieved and [we] began the recording procedure. I nonetheless had to move write some lyrics. We in reality sought after to get the document achieved ahead of we came visiting to Europe [in early July]. I’ve seven tracks completed. Eric has a host of guitar tracks. The drums are completed. The one factor left is the bass and Alex [Skolnick, TESTAMENT guitarist], lead-guitar stuff.
“Between this excursion, once we get house in two weeks, we’ll return within the studio and end up, proceed on, after which we begin the American leg with KREATOR and POSSESSED. After which between that ruin, we’ll attempt to get the entirety completed up. Then we return to Europe, once more with KREATOR and ANTHRAX. We plan to, I feel, get started blending in December, January. That’s the objective.”
Discussing the path of the brand new TESTAMENT album, Chuck stated: “We at all times attempt to outdo ourselves or make a greater document or write higher songs. It’s at all times a problem for ourselves, and I feel this time we in reality took a very long time to create the document. We roughly were given everyone in the similar room to in reality move throughout the songs and roughly put their two cents in to the preparations.
“I feel through having Chris — he’s a more youthful drummer, a in reality nice drummer — however I feel he introduced you recognize a brand new fireplace to Eric within the writing procedure. And I imagine as a result of we’re happening 37 years of constructing data, it’s roughly complete circle presently. We’re roughly impressed through new era, I suppose, of tune and steel. And Chris is a large a part of that. He’s a large fan of that. So I feel he impressed Eric simply to put in writing some in reality competitive, rapid, ingenious riffs.
“And it in reality impressed me to in reality push myself to check out to do some extra screaming, loss of life vocals, melodic stuff. We even went so far as writing — I don’t wanna say ‘ballad’, however it’s one thing in reality catchy that’s in reality sluggish that’s one thing we haven’t achieved in over 30 years. So I feel simply the whole songs and the boldness within the scripting this time in reality is gonna stand out in this document.”
When it was once famous that TESTAMENT appear to stay elevating the bar with every album they launch, Billy commented: “It’s true. I feel since 2000, ‘The Collecting’ document is the place I feel TESTAMENT roughly had a brand new lifestyles, I’d say the second one lifestyles TESTAMENT. After which I become sick. After which after that, I didn’t suppose I used to be if truth be told gonna be taking part in tune anymore. I simply wasn’t the similar individual. I’d glance within the reflect and I didn’t see the similar man. And once I beat it and survived it, I roughly concept, ‘K, now it’s time to proceed on with lifestyles.’
“After which in a while after that we had the unique[-lineup] reunion. And I feel that’s roughly what in reality activate the brand new lifetime of TESTAMENT, as a result of we had been writing tune, jamming with the blokes who began it from the start and roughly taking the perspective, like, ‘We’re gonna end this in combination, what we began.’ However through the years, Louie [Clemente, former TESTAMENT drummer] needed to drop out ’explanation for well being causes; he couldn’t hang the sticks like he used to. So he needed to drop out.
“After which in a while after that Greg [Christian, former TESTAMENT bassist] dropped out. However from then on, I feel we’ve simply roughly been writing for ourselves, possibly no longer in reality being concerned what essentially the clicking concept. You at all times wanna provoke the enthusiasts, however we had been in reality writing to make us satisfied.”
TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick lately spoke with the Not anything Stunning podcast concerning the band’s upcoming LP. He stated (as transcribed through BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “The method has began. It if truth be told began final yr. Eric Peterson and I — he’s the band’s founder and the opposite guitarist — we began exchanging concepts and dealing on tune final yr.
“After which generally, he and I can get in combination. He’ll paintings with the drummer. Now we have this new drummer, Chris Dovas, who’s in his mid-20s and simply sounds superb. He’s the best age — the age you will have to be to play drums in this kind of tune. And it’s a large number of a laugh operating with him. So we’re on the level now the place drums were recorded, some guitar portions were recorded. We’re operating on vocal concepts.
“And it’s surely — I wouldn’t say it’s within the homestretch but, however I’d say we’re over the hump and greater than midway there. And it will have to be wrapped up in a while, I might wager through the autumn or on the finish of the yr at the newest. After which it’s surely popping out subsequent yr.”
This autumn, the “Klash Of The Titans” excursion makes its triumphant go back to North The us. Enthusiasts will revel in an epic night time of steel with thrash royalty TESTAMENT and KREATOR co-headlining the run.
The 33-date trek will kick off on September 12 in Reno making its approach around the U.S. and can come with seven Canadian dates ahead of concluding in San Francisco on October 27. Becoming a member of the night time are particular visitors Bay Space loss of life steel pioneers and labelmates POSSESSED.
TESTAMENT states: “Get in a position North The us. We’re taking a look ahead to a co-headline excursion with our thrash grasp pals KREATOR. That is gonna be a madhouse of a display with our Bay Space homies POSSESSED opening the display so get there early. TESTAMENT will probably be appearing an old-school set celebrating the re-release of ‘The Legacy’ and ‘The New Order’.”
