Bay Area thrash legends Testament have announced that Nuclear Blast have acquired the band’s catalog and are lining up a series of reissues. The first fruit borne out of this new arrangement is the arrival of the band’s 1987 debut album “Legacy” and its 1988 follow-up “The New Order” having landed on leading digital service providers.
Also covered in the new arrangement is the band having signed on to release three more albums through the label. Vocalist Chuck Billy stated:
“After a long history of making music and Testament teaming up with Nuclear Blast in 2008 with The Formation of Damnation to the current release Titans of Creation, we have taken it to the next level and have reclaimed our 6 albums from Atlantic Records and have delivered them to Nuclear Blast to be re-released. Along with the Atlantic catalog, Testament will sign a new 3-album deal with NB worldwide. We are so grateful to be with the Best Heavy Metal label in the world that will spread Testament‘s Legacy.”
Guitarist/vocalist Eric Peterson added:
“We signed with NB back in 2008 and it’d been a perfect fit for us ever since then. Incidentally, our older catalog with Atlantic Records – The Legacy, The New Order, Practice What You Preach, Souls of Black, The Ritual, and Low – have returned to us and we feel it’s a great new start to have NB Release these albums again with some new unreleased artwork, photos, etc. Also, we will be signing a new three-album deal with them! So the future for Metal is looking very, very bright! Cheers!”
