Chuck Billy, frontman of long-running Bay Area thrash metal band Testament, will release his memoir, "Holding My Breath: The Two Testaments of Chuck Billy," on Nov. 10, 2026, via Permuted Press. Pre-order it here. Structured as two interlocking testaments, the book traces the full arc of Billy's life. The "Old Testament" plunges readers into the birth of... Continue Reading →
In support of Nuclear Blast Records' reissues of its 1989 album "Practice What You Preach," Testament will launch a special spring 2025 "evening with" tour featuring the band performing and telling stories from the classic thrash metal album. The set list will include deep cuts and classic ballads, some of which will be heard live for the first time ever. The tour... Continue Reading →
Veteran Bay Area thrash metal band Testament will release remastered versions of its classic albums "The Legacy" and "The New Order" digitally and on vinyl on July 12, 2024, via Nuclear Blast Records. "When 'The Legacy' and 'The New Order' were first recorded, we were new and had limited resources to record the albums being a young band," vocalist... Continue Reading →
Testament has announced the second leg of the Bay Strikes Back Tour also featuring Exodus and Death Angel, kicking off in September 2022. "We’ve all been having a killer time playing a lot of sold out shows for die hard metal fans across the U.S. and we wanna keep the party rolling!" Testament frontman Chuck Billy said. Testament guitarist Eric... Continue Reading →
Dave Lombardo, best known as the former drummer of Slayer, has rejoined veteran thrash band Testament. Lombardo previously sat behind the kit for Testament from 1998 to 1999, appearing on the 1999 album "The Gathering." “I’ll state the obvious: We are more than overwhelmed to welcome back Dave Lombardo to play drums with Testament," vocalist Chuck Billy said." We are so excited... Continue Reading →
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Review by Greg Maki-----The story of Killswitch Engage is remarkable and unique: Record subgenre-defining album (2002’s “Alive or Just Breathing”); replace vocalist after his sudden departure; achieve even greater success, flying the flag of metalcore while peers quietly fade away; replace second vocalist with first vocalist; continue busting out heavy, catchy, impassioned tunes; do it... Continue Reading →
Guitarist Mark Morton has achieved worldwide success with Lamb of God, one of the leading metal bands of the past 20 years. But it turns out there’s a lot more to him as a musician and songwriter—a side that often leans more toward rock than metal. So he took years of song ideas that would... Continue Reading →
Review by Greg Maki-----Maybe the most remarkable aspect of “Anesthetic,” the debut solo album from Lamb of God guitarist Mark Morton, is that it sounds like exactly that—an album. The 10 songs feature 12 lead vocalists, yet it feels cohesive and of a piece. And though much of the guitar playing is unmistakable, it doesn’t... Continue Reading →
