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Testament's Eric Peterson Working with Nick Barker On New Material

posted Feb 4, 2007 at 11:43 PM by deathbringer.  (9 Comments)

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Bay Area bashers Testament have been out of the loop for a while, but the band is working to change that. Guitarist and main songwriter Eric Peterson has recently been working in a Northern California practice space with ex-Dimmu Borgir and Cradle of Filth drummer Nick Barker on songs for the band's first album of original material since 1999's The Gathering. "It's feeling pretty good so far," commented Peterson. "Nick's playing has sparked some fire in me like [Slayer drummer Dave] Lombardo did back in '99 when he played for us on The Gathering." Not only are Testament back, they're back with the crux of their powerhouse '80s lineup: Peterson, guitarist Alex Skolnick, bassist Greg Christian and singer Chuck Billy. Next week they'll leave for a tour of Australia but plan to resume work on the new album when they return.

Source: MTV.com

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9 Comments on "Testament's Peterson Working w/ Barker On Material"

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1. BoltThrower writes:

Do you really want to mix TESTAMENT with cradle of filth?

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2. BodomBastard writes:

at least its not another damn greatest hits cd lol...

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3. efleming writes:

BodomBastard writes:
at least its not another damn greatest hits cd lol...

Amen, brother. Were all those cd's put out to satisfy the end of a record contract? If they had a sh*tty four album deal when The Gathering came out, maybe they just loaded up on compilations, live albums, and greatest hits to be done with it.

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4. metalhead644 writes:

"Do you really want to mix TESTAMENT with cradle of filth?"

well that goes to show you arent familiar with his drumming in any way... nick is an amazing technical drummer who will be more than able to cover the drums for testament in a thrash style he'll more than definately make his own... CANT WAIT TO SEE HIM BEHIND THE KIT!

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5. slayerdisciple writes:

damn working with Barker can only make me even more anxious for the new album, last 3 testament albums Demonic featured Gene Hoglan on drums, next the Gathering featured Dave Lombardo now Nick Barker

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6. Ostracised writes:

YES!!!! This will KILL!!!!!

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7. mad bucher writes:

hail headbangers
made in Serbia

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8. mindvenom13 writes:

I hope Testament's new stuff lives-up to the old.
("The Legacy",etc)

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9. ZT writes:

Damn, we need a new album NOW!!!!!!

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