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Testament Sign To Nuclear Blast

posted Jun 28, 2007 at 4:08 PM by Eternityrites.  (5 Comments)

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Testament have inked a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The group will enter the studio late summer/early fall to record its long-awaited new album for a March 2008 release.

Original Testamentmembers Alex Skolnick (guitar), Chuck Billy (vocals), Greg Christian (bass), and Eric Peterson (guitar), along with new drummer Nick Barker (ex-Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth), have finished writing more eight or nine songs for the group's long-awaited follow-up to 1999's "The Gathering".

Testament parted ways with Spitfire Records earlier in the year (the Spitfire Records catalog was acquired last summer by Redux Records, the company formerly known as Sheridan Square Entertainment).

Spitfire released a Testament compilation, "The Spitfire Collection", in February. Consisting of tracks from such Spitfire titles as "The Gathering", "Demonic", "Live at the Fillmore", "First Strike Still Deadly" and "Live in London", the 14-track set chronicles an era that ultimately saw the original TESTAMENT reunite for a successful 2005 tour.

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5 Comments on "Testament Sign To Nuclear Blast"

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1. Trym writes:

hey folkz
my name is trym im from norway...
i love to play guitar....
and i love music-->; can't live withote it

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2. s_ea_n writes:

good to hear. I love testament and after 8 years now i would like to hear some new material

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3. deathbringer writes:

That's pretty cool. It seems odd they are not on the bigger label, Century Media (same family as Nuclear Blast), but I think NB is the best deal they've had in a long time.

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4. rockeron_cro writes:

aleluja mf this is great news...if new record comes this year...

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5. POISONPROPHET writes:

Excellent news, I,ve been waiting to hear some new stuff, they've been "on-the-shelf" for too long if you ask me. Killer band!

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