Testament - Brotherhood Of The Snake

New album from Testament!

"A release date for The Brotherhood Of The Snake has yet to be revealed. “It’s gonna be coming out September, October,” Eric offers. “It’s gonna get delivered at the end of June, and it’ll be probably be delivered to the record company by the end of the summer just in time for a really big tour we’re doing of Europe. I can’t mention who it is, but we’ll be doing a big tour in Europe at the end of the year. And yeah, it’s gonna be killer. We’ll have a new record out, and be on tour.”"

The rest of the lengthy interview with details here:

http://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/feature-Testament-05-16/

Awesome news! Love me some Testament. Dark Roots was killer.

What a year. Can't wait for a new testament album.

All of my favourite bands are releasing new material this year. Still need new albums by priest and UDO.

Great news! Testament is one of my favorite of all time.

Awesome news. Big Testament fan here. It really is turning into a big year. Overkill's next one is due for release later in the year, as well.

Great to hear ! So many cool releases this year. I'm falling behind.

Super duper!! Looking forward to it.

I hope it's better than that last mid paced load of mush.

mc666 wrote:

I hope it's better than that last mid paced load of mush.

Quote :

"We've been getting back to our roots, and recording-wise and just songwriting-wise, I think we're as strong or as crazy as we used to be – especially with this new one. 'The Brotherhood Of The Snake' is gonna be… I don't wanna… I'm just trying to give you a name to describe it, but it doesn't sound like that so don't take it out of context. This is gonna be our kind of 'Reign In Blood' record [SLAYER, 1986], because it's just super-brutal but still melodic."

Alrighty.

Yeah sounds good, I guess we'll see about that.

Typical pre-album hype. We'll know for sure soon enough.

I'm kind of not sure if I will get this. I didn't like Dark Roots much. But the Formation of Damnation was terrific.

I'm leaning towards 'yes', especially if it's anything like Reign in Blood.

The band has just announced the release date for Brotherhood Of The Snake - 10/28/16.

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/testament-sets-release-date-for-the-brotherhood-of-the-snake-album/

Good news again. What a year!

Grimmo wrote:

Awesome news. Big Testament fan here. It really is turning into a big year. Overkill's next one is due for release later in the year, as well.

Overkill in 2016? You're sure?

Gilbert wrote:

Grimmo wrote:

Awesome news. Big Testament fan here. It really is turning into a big year. Overkill's next one is due for release later in the year, as well.

Overkill in 2016? You're sure?

Yep.

Required Fields wrote:

Gilbert wrote:

Grimmo wrote:

Awesome news. Big Testament fan here. It really is turning into a big year. Overkill's next one is due for release later in the year, as well.

Overkill in 2016? You're sure?

Yep.

http://loudwire.com/overkill-october-2016-new-album-release/

Awesome news. Thanks for the link.

New artwork released:




TESTAMENT Unveil The Brotherhood Of The Snake Cover Artwork

Legendary bay area thrash metal giants, Testament, have unveiled of the cover art for their upcoming 12th album, The Brotherhood Of The Snake, which will be released on October 28th via Nuclear Blast.

The Brotherhood Of The Snake was recorded under the watchful eyes of producer Juan Urteaga (Exodus, Machine Head), guitarist Eric Peterson and singer Chuck Billy and is currently being mixed and mastered by well-known metal producer Andy Sneap (Accept, Megadeth).

Commented Peterson in another interview: "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, I think we've found a formula that is very metal. I think for the metal fan that is looking for something for the nook and crannies… not just your normal, 'Oh, it's got a thrash beat and a riff.' There's a lot going on here."

In another interview, the songwriter stated: "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."

He continued: "It's kind of like Demonic and The Gathering, but a little bit wiser, I think. 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."

http://bravewords.com/news/testament-unveil-the-brotherhood-of-the-snake-cover-artwork

Bitchin'!!

Cool cover. I hope this is as good as the last couple of releases.

Brilliant. Now we need a tune or two.

I don't think I'm thrilled with Peterson comparing it to Demonic, but I'm definitely ready for some more Alex Skolnick solos.

I guess I now have 2 more months to let Dark Roots sink in better.

Sounds like demonic and the gathering.... I think I'll pass.

More Demonic & The Gathering is fine by me. Anything beats that last turd they squeezed out.