testament
16:33 Sunday, 25 June 2023
Testament has re-signed to Nuclear Blast for three new albums in the coming years. Better yet, Testament has also regained control of all their old material and put it all back on streaming services! So it's just a good day to be a Testament fan.
"After a long history of making music and Testament teaming up with Nuclear Blast in 2008 with The Formation of Damnation to the current release Titans of Creation, we have taken it to the next level and have reclaimed our 6 albums from Atlantic Records and have delivered them to Nuclear Blast to be re-released," said Testament vocalist Chuck Billy. "Along with the Atlantic catalog, Testament will sign a new 3-album deal with NB worldwide. We are so grateful to be with the Best Heavy Metal label in the world that will spread Testament's Legacy."
"We signed with NB back in 2008 and it'd been a perfect fit for us ever since then," said Testament guitarist Eric Peterson. "Incidentally, our older catalog with Atlantic Records – The Legacy, The New Order, Practice What You Preach, Souls of Black, The Ritual, and Low – have returned to us and we feel it's a great new start to have NB Release these albums again with some new unreleased artwork, photos, etc. Also, we will be signing a new three-album deal with them! So the future for Metal is looking very, very bright! Cheers!"
"One of my favorite guitars as a kid was my dark red Ibanez Saber (540S) with the wizard neck," said Tommy Jones, Nuclear Blast U.S. Label Manager. "I purchased that guitar to sound like Alex Skolnick who played that model and color back in the day. So all these years later to be signing those OG, genre-defining Testament albums that were such an early influence like The New Order, Practice What You Preach, and Souls of Black, as well as new Testament albums to Nuclear Blast, is completing a full circle for me. Truly an 'If the 15-year-old me could see this' type of moment. It's time to continue 'The Legacy' with Nuclear Blast!"
Testament is also slated to play the first-ever Metal Injection festival on September 15 and 16 alongside Machine Head, Fear Factory, the Cavalera brothers playing old Sepultura, and more. Check out all the info and get your tickets here.
