[Podcast] Ep. 58: [Interview] with CHUCK BILLY of TESTAMENT (US).
Photo Credit: Fred Kowalo
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Ep 58 Show Notes - Para Bellum Press Release:
Bay Area thrash metal icons TESTAMENT return this Fall with their fourteenth studio album, Para Bellum, which will be released on October 10th via Nuclear Blast Records. The album stands as both a battle cry and an observation of humanity's uneasy alliance with its own creations. As technology accelerates and disconnection grows, Para Bellum sees TESTAMENT reflecting the modern chaos through music that’s urgent, sharp, and unflinchingly human.
The band's latest single, 'Shadow People,' is a haunting and groovy track that will have you looking over your shoulder. It creates a vivid sense of unease and dread - both lyrically and musically - as if something from the unknown is coming for you. Watch the animated video created by Freakshot Films, here:
Stream 'Shadow People' here:
Pre-order or pre-save Para Bellum on the format of your choice here:
https://testament.bfan.link/para-bellum
Para Bellum Tracklisting
01. For the Love of Pain
02. Infanticide A.I.
03. Shadow People
04. Meant to Be
05. High Noon
06. Witch Hunt
07. Nature of the Beast
08. Room 117
09. Havana Syndrome
10. Para Bellum
Para Bellum was recorded with Juan Urteaga, mixed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, and was mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios. The album is extremely polished and operating at full throttle. The band once again enlisted Eliran Kantor to create the album artwork. In an era flooded by AI-generated imagery. the hand painted creation encapsulates the album’s essence: a serene angel made of missiles, an explosion turned halo, surrounded by shovel-bearing cultists with books strapped to their faces.
From first note to last breath, Para Bellum is an album by warriors—crafted in chaos, and built to outlast the wars to come!
TESTAMENT is:
Chuck Billy | Vocals
Eric Peterson | Guitar
Alex Skolnick | Guitar
Steve DiGiorgio | Bass
Chris Dovas | Drums