Formed: 1983
From:
San Francisco,
CA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Testament News
Below is our complete Testament news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Dave Lombardo (Ex-Slayer, Etc.) Premieres Track
Drummer Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer, Dead Cross, Testament, etc.) premieres a second single named “Separation From The Sacred”, taken from his forthcoming debut solo effort “Rites Of Percussion“. Ipecac Recordings will release the album on May 05th, 2023.
Testament Announces European Tour With Exodus
American thrash metal legends Testament has announced that they will be heading across the pond to Europe this Summer, where they will be joined by fellow Bay Area thrash icons Exodus and, on select dates, Canadian progressive thrash metal favourites Voivod. A message from the band reads:
"Festival season is right around the corner, and we're stoked to announce our summer run! Titans Of Creation European Summer Festival Tour 2023 will embark this Spring, May 26th. We'll be joined by our friends in Exodus and Voivod for a good portion of the shows. Tickets will be on sale this Wednesday the 25th at 10 am local time."
The tour dates are as follows: More...
Graspop Announces A Further 103 Bands
The organisers of Graspop Metal Meeting, one of Europe's premier metal festivals and the biggest in Belgium has announced a further 103 bands added to next year's edition of the festival. The event will take place in the town of Dessel from June 15th - 18th.
The lineup is now as follows:
1914
Agnostic Front
Amon Amarth
Anti-Flag
Antimatter
Any Given Day
Arch Enemy
Architects
As I Lay Dying
Asking Alexandria
At The Gates
Avatar
Beast In Black
Behemoth
Billy Talent
Black Mirrors
Bloodywood
Butcher Babies
Cane Hill
Carpenter Brut
Clutch
Cradle Of Filth
Crowbar
Cyclone
Danko Jones
Dark Angel
Deathstars
Def Leppard
Delain
Dieth
Dirkschneider
Disturbed
Draconian
Eluveitie
End
Enter Shikari
Epica
Escape The Fate
Evergrey
Exodus
Fever 333
Fields of the Nephilim
Finntroll
Ghost
Gojira
Greg Puciato
Halestorm
Hatebreed
Heidevolk
Hippotraktor
Hollywood Undead
Hollywood Vampires
I Prevail
In Flames
Insomnium
Katatonia
Kissin’ Dynamite
Korpiklaani
Kreator
Landmvrks
Legion Of The Damned
Less Than Jake
Life Of Agony
Lionheart
Loathe
Lorna Shore
Marduk
Meshuggah
Molybaron
Monster Magnet
Motionless In White
Motley Crue
Novelists
Oceans
Orange Goblin
Orbit Culture
Pantera
Papa Roach
Parkway Drive
Polaris
Rancid
Russkaja
Seether
Septicflesh
Sick Of It All
Skindred
Sleep Token
Slipknot
Soen
Sólstafir
Spiritbox
Stand Atlantic
Stray From The Path
Testament
The Amity Affliction
The Answer
The Chats
The Ghost Inside
The Halo Effect
The Luka State
The Menzingers
The Raven Age
The Winery Dogs
Three Days Grace
Thundermother
Unearth
Vicious Rumours
Voivod
Watain
Dead Cross Premiere New Music Video
Dead Cross return with a third and final single named “Christian Missile Crisis“ from their impending new studio full-length “II“. That album is slated for an October 28th release date by Ipecac Recordings. Check out now "Christian Missile Crisis" streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.
The of course features frontman Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, etc.), guitarist Michael Crain (Retox, etc.), bassist Justin Pearson (The Locust, Retox, etc.) and Dave Lombardo (Testament, Suicidal Tendencies, ex-Slayer, etc.).
Comments Pearson: More...
Testament Premiere New Music Video "WWIII"
Bay area thrash metal veterans Testament premiere their new official music video for “WWIII” streaming via YouTube for you now below.
Tells frontman Chuck Billy: More...
Dead Cross Premiere New Single & Music Video
Supergroup Dead Crossreturn with a second advance track from their sophomore studio full-length “II“. The single “Heart Reformer” has just premiered online and the accompanying music video for it was directed by Dark Details.
The band features Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, etc.), Dave Lombardo (Testament, Suicidal Tendencies, ex-Slayer, etc.) and Justin Pearson (The Locust, etc.) and will release “II” through Ipecac Recordings on October 28th, 2022.
Check out now "Heart Reformer" streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.
Tells guitarist Michael Crain (Retox): More...
Dead Cross (Faith No More, Etc.) Premiere New Song
Dead Cross - featuring members of Faith No More, ex-Slayer, The Locust etc. - have announced their new album titled “II“, will be released on October 28th via vocalist Mike Patton‘s own Ipecac Recordings label.
The single “Reign Of Error” has premiered online from the effort and has arrived, complete with a NSFW animated music video produced by Displaced/Replaced.
Explains guitarist Michael Crain who was fighting cancer amid the recording sessions: More...
Testament Premiere New Music Video
Thrash metal veterans Testament will be putting out a companion "video album" for their thirteenth studio album “Titans Of Creation”, due out on September 09th through Nuclear Blast.
The below video for the song “Curse Of Osiris” from the outing has premiered online in advance, streaming via YouTube below.
As for just what that will entail, an official press release has shed some light: More...
Testament Recruits Former Slayer Drummer
Bay Area thrash metal legends, who recently parted company with drummer Gene Hoglan, has announced a very worthy replacement in the form of ex Slayer and Grip Inc. drummer, Dave Lombardo. Lombardo is also the drummer of fellow Californian legends Suicidal Tendencies and is expected to continue his role in the band.
Frontman Chuck Billy declares "I’ll state the obvious, We are more than overwhelmed to welcome back Dave Lombardo to play drums with Testament. We are so excited to share the stage again with Lombardo. Dave added immense power when he joined the band for The Gathering (release), and we are ecstatic to see what new flavor he will bring back to Testament."
Dave Lombardo stated, "This is a long-awaited reunion that was bound to happen. Once upon a time, we created a thrash masterpiece. I have no doubt that our musical chemistry will pick up exactly where we left off. I love the Testament family and am very excited to be joining them once again. Pure brutality awaits."
Guitarist Eric Peterson expresses, "Having Dave Lombardo join us again feels like we are picking up where unfinished business had left off. There is a silver lining to every cloud and working again with Dave calls for us to celebrate with our horns held high expresses, Having Dave Lombardo join us again feels like we are picking up where unfinished business had left off. There is a silver lining to every cloud and working again with Dave calls for us to celebrate with our horns held high!"
"Testament is one of my all-time favorite bands, so to be able to amplify the news of their newest member, Dave Lombardo, and fire up the metal community is an honor bestowed upon me by the metal Gods!" says Jose Mangin of SiriusXM Liquid Metal.
Dave Lombardo has been very busy since parting ways with Slayer in 2013 following a pay dispute. He initially returned one of his previous projects Philm, before retiring the band in early 2016, shortly after he launched Dead Cross with Faith No More vocalist Mike Patton, whom he previously worked with in Fantomas. In 2016, he joined crossover thrash icons Suicidal Tendencies, as well as horror punk legends Misfits and still plays with both to this day. In 2019, Lombardo again joined forces with Mike Patton, when he was confirmed as the new drummer of Mr. Bungle and performed on their latest album, "The Raging Wrath Pf The Easter Bunny Demo."
Mastodon, Anthrax, Etc. Members Cover Judas Priest
Below you can watch Mastodon, Anthrax, Municipal Waste, etc. band members having their take on Judas Priest’s classic track “Screaming For Vengeance”, the title track to the legendary British heavy metal act‘s 2x multi-platinum 1982 album of the same name.
The below musicians took part: More...
Headline News
Testament Part Ways With Drummer Gene Hoglan
Bay-Area thrash metal veterans Testament announce the departure of their drummer Gene Hoglan.
The band posted the below announcement regarding that lineup change: More...
Brick By Brick Premiere New Song "Evil Remains"
Brick By Brick premiere their new advance track and lyric video titled "Evil Remains", which features a guest appearance from Testament frontman Chuck Billy. Upstate Records New York will release the band's new outing "Dismal Existence" on February 18.
Comments guitarist Mike Valente: More...
Exodus Premiere New Video
Exodus just dropped their first new studio full-length in 7 years named "Persona Non Grata". A new single and lyric video from it called "Prescribing Horror" has premiered online streaming via YouTube for you below.
Tells guitarist Gary Holt: More...
Beloved Ghouls (Ex-Slayer, Etc.) Premiere New Song
Beloved Ghouls - the project featuring Dave Lombardo (Suicidal Tendencies, ex-Slayer), Gary Holt (Exodus, ex-Slayer), and Testament vocalist Chuck Billy among others - premiere their new track “Shocked!”. The song was produced by Ross Robinson (Korn, Slipknot).
Exodus Premiere New Song & Music Video
Exodus announce their eleventh studio full-length “Persona Non Grata“. Nuclear Blast have planned a November 19th release date for that album.
A first advance track “The Beatings Will Continue (Until Morale Improves)“ has premiered online with a music video streaming for you below.
Says guitarist Gary Holt: More...
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Dave Mustaine Reveals New Album's Title
In a recent birthday greeting to a Megadeth fan via his Cameo page, Dave Mustaine was back in the studio and revealed that the title of the band's upcoming record will be "The Sick, the Dying and the Dead".
Mustaine appears to be putting final touches on the band's 16th studio full-length and ans also offers a few seconds of the new album's title track:
“If you listen real closely, you can hear in the background — look over my shoulder, uh oh! — there’s the Pro Tools rig with the new album, doing a rough mix, and you’re getting to hear a little bit of it in the background for your birthday. This is the beginning of the song ‘The Sick, the Dying and the Dead,’ which is our title track.”
You can watch the tease below.
In another post Dave Mustaine teased that Megadeth's new bassist was in the studio, which fans believed to be Testament's current bass player Steve Di Gorgio.
Megadeth will be out on the road again with Lamb of God, Trivium and Hatebreed kicking off the run on August 20th, 2021. The trek will be hitting the below cities: More...
Act Of Denial (Soilwork, Etc.) Premiere 5th Single
Act Of Denial premiere the track “Your Dark Desires” as the fifth and final single from their impending debut record, “Negative“. That album is scheduled for an August 13th release by Crusader/Golden Robot.
Ex-Guns N’ Roses guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal guests on this particular song. Act Of Denial feature the below lineup: More...
Testament, Exodus & Death Angel Announce U.S. Tour
Bay Area thrash metal veterans Testament, Exodus and Death Angel will hit the road again this fall on ‘The Bay Strikes Back Tour‘. Tickets for the tour will go on sale this Thursday, July 01st at 10:00am local time. A special pre-sale will launch today, June 29th.
Says Testament guitarist Eric Peterson: More...
Act Of Denial (Testament, Etc.) Premiere New Track
Melodic death metal supergroup Act Of Denial (Soilwork, Testament, Benighted, Septicflesh, Etc.) premiere their new single titled “Slave", taken from their debut album “Negative” which will see a release later this year via Crusader Records.
Comments singer Bjorn “Speed” Strid (Soilwork, etc.) of this new song: More...
Lamb Of God Premiere New Music Video "Routes"
Lamb Of God premiere a new official music video for their new single “Routes” featuring Testament vocalist Chuck Billy and streaming via YouTube below. It is taken from their impending deluxe edition of the band’s 2020 self-titled full-length, which will be released on March 26th via Epic Records. That expanded version of the album will also include a second disc containing their full September 18, 2020 livestream performance "Live In Richmond, VA".
Tells Billy: More...