TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy recently spoke with Mike Trujillo of Zero Hour Squared and revealed the names of two other drummers who applied to join the band after longtime stickman Gene Hoglan announced his departure from behind the drumkit. Chuck says that both Paul Bostaph (SLAYER and pretty much every other bay area thrash band)...
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TESTAMENT’s ALEX SKOLNICK Slams WILL SMITH For Hitting CHRIS ROCK At Academy Awards
TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has slammed Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards. Skolnick reacted after Smith interrupted Chris Rock’s introduction of the “Best Documentary” category by walking up and slapping him across the face. The altercation went down after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith, saying,...
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Singer CHUCK BILLY Names His Favorite TESTAMENT Album
TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy was recently asked what his favorite album from the band’s massive thirteen disc catalog is. Speaking with the Sobre La Dosis YouTube channel, Chuck said: “I would have to say it is the latest one, just because you know, I feel after 30 something years we’re still [able] to be creative...
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Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO Says He Reached Out To TESTAMENT The Day They Announced GENE HOGLAN Had Left
TESTAMENT discussed the return of Dave Lombardo to behind the group’s drum kit on a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s Liquid Metal. Lombardo, who is a founding member of thrash icons SLAYER, previously played drums on TESTAMENT’s 1999 studio album “The Gathering”. When asked if he had to audition for the gig in TESTAMENT, Dave replied...
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TESTAMENT Announce DAVE LOMBARDO As Their New Drummer
TESTAMENT have announced the addition of Dave Lombardo (SLAYER, MISFITS, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES) to their ranks after the recent departure of drummer Gene Hoglan. The iconic thrash metal band broke the news today, announcing that Lombardo would be sitting behind the drum kit for their forthcoming ‘The Bay Strikes Back’ tour, as well as for the...
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MASTODON, ANTHRAX And Ex-TESTAMENT Members Jam JUDAS PRIEST’s “Screaming For Vengeance”
You can now check out a killer, talent packed cover of JUDAS PRIEST’s “Screaming For Vengeance” below, courtesy of “Two Minutes To Late Night”. The cover features Brann Dailor (MASTODON), Gene Hoglan (ex-DEATH, ex-TESTAMENT), Nili Brosh (Danny Elfman, DETHKLOK), Jonathan Donais (ANTHRAX, SHADOWS FALL), Phil “LandPhil” Hall (MUNICIPAL WASTE), and Jordan “Gwarsenio Hall” Olds (Two...
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TESTAMENT Announce Summer 2022 European Tour Dates
San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT have announced a number of European club shows taking place between their 2022 summer festival appearances. For the club shows, TESTAMENT will be joined by EXODUS and HEATHEN, as well as DEATH ANGEL. Tickets for all shows are on sale now and available at this location. TESTAMENT...
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TESTAMENT Have A List Of Drummers To Potentially Replace GENE HOGLAN
TESTAMENT split with longtime drummer Gene Hoglan last month due to a clash in schedules with Gene’s other musical endeavors. Well, according to TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick, the band already have a “short list” of drummers they have in mind to sit behind their kit for them moving forward. Speaking with the “Meet Me For...
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TESTAMENT Splits With Longtime Drummer GENE HOGLAN
TESTAMENT have parted ways with their longtime drummer Gene Hoglan as the band announced in a social media post from earlier today. The band wrote: “To all our TESTAMENT fans around the world, “First off, we are beyond grateful to have had Gene Hoglan behind our drum throne for ten years, several albums and countless...
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TRIVIUM’s MATT HEAFY And TESTAMENT’s CHUCK BILLY Collaborate On New Track “Behold Our Power”
TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy and TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy have combined forces on a new track titled “Behold Our Power“. You can listen to the song below. The song was created by the two metal luminaries for the Polish metal festival ‘Mystic Festival‘, which will be held June 2nd-4th, 2022 at the Gdansk Shipyard in...