Testament have apparently been striking while the iron is hot. Despite releasing their fourteenth studio album “Para Bellum” this past October, the Bay Area thrash titans have already amassed another eight new song ideas. The band’s vocalist Chuck Billy spoke of their progress in a newly shared interview with Little Punk People, Billy offered [transcribed by theprp.com]:
“Eric [Peterson, Testament guitarist/vocalist] and Chris [Dovas, Testament drummer] actually have been working on a future record. I got a call from Eric yesterday saying Chris just got home, and ‘Oh, me and Chris got about six more tunes ready to go and they already had two to start. So they’re already on their way to another record, ya know?”
Billy went on to say:
“I’m kind of fired up because it’s been a long time to come really quick with writing music. But it’s been working and feeling really good with Chris, so we’re like, why not? You know, we’re not on the road yet, so we’re gonna get busy. So, right now, let’s take advantage of that and, you know, write some more music. Why not?”
Next month Testament will be headlining their ‘Thrash Of The Titans Tour‘ with Overkill and Destruction as support:
03/14 Portland, OR – Roseland theater
03/15 Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
03/16 Salt Lake City, UT – Rockwell at the Complex
03/18 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
03/20 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
03/21 Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
03/22 Chicago, IL – Ramova Theatre
03/24 Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
03/25 Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom
03/27 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
03/28 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
03/29 Reading, PA – Club Reverb
03/31 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theater
04/01 St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
04/03 Houston, TX – House of Blues
04/04 Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
04/05 San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre
04/08 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
04/09 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
04/10 Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre (no Overkill)
