Bay Area thrash metal icons TESTAMENT return this autumn with their fourteenth studio album, Para Bellum, which will be released on October 10th via Nuclear Blast Records.
The album stands as both a battle cry and an observation of humanity’s uneasy alliance with its own creations. As technology accelerates and disconnection grows, Para Bellum sees TESTAMENT reflecting the modern chaos through music that’s urgent, sharp, and unflinchingly human.
The band’s latest single, ‘Shadow People,’ is a haunting and groovy track that will have you looking over your shoulder. It creates a vivid sense of unease and dread – both lyrically and musically – as if something from the unknown is coming for you. Watch the animated video created by Freakshot Films, here.
Stream ‘Shadow People‘ here:
https://testament.bfan.link/shadow-people
Pre-order or pre-save Para Bellum on the format of your choice here:
https://testament.bfan.link/para-bellum
Para Bellum Tracklisting
01. For the Love of Pain
02. Infanticide A.I.
03. Shadow People
04. Meant to Be
05. High Noon
06. Witch Hunt
07. Nature of the Beast
08. Room 117
09. Havana Syndrome
10. Para Bellum
Para Bellum is now available for pre-order in the following formats:
- CD Jewel, 20 pg Booklet
- Gold Cassette (Band/King’s Road Exclusive – Limited)
- 2 LP Gatefold, 16 pg Booklet
- Yellow, Black & Brown Splatter (Band/King’s Road Exclusive – Limited)
- Copper (Mass Market Retail (US/EU))
- Bone & Brown Marbled (NB Europe Exclusive)
- Black and Orange Swirl + Splatter (NB Europe Exclusive)
- Orange & Black Swirl (NB U.S. Exclusive)
- Para Bellum T-shirt
Para Bellum was recorded with Juan Urteaga, mixed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, and was mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios. The album is extremely polished and operating at full throttle. The band once again enlisted Eliran Kantor to create the album artwork. In an era flooded by AI-generated imagery. the hand painted creation encapsulates the album’s essence: a serene angel made of missiles, an explosion turned halo, surrounded by shovel-bearing cultists with books strapped to their faces.
From first note to last breath, Para Bellum is an album by warriors—crafted in chaos, and built to outlast the wars to come!
TESTAMENT live dates:
UK/European Tour
05.10.2025 DE Hannover @ Capitol
07.10.2025 UK Bristol @ Beacon
08.10.2025 UK Birmingham @ O2 Academy
09.10.2025 IE Dublin @ Olympia Theatre
10.10.2025 UK Manchester @ Manchester Academy
11.10.2025 UK London @ O2 Forum Kentish Town
12.10.2025 BE Antwerp @ Trix
13.10.2025 DE Stuttgart @ LKA Longhorn
14.10.2025 DE Hamburg @ Große Freiheit 36
16.10.2025 CH Pratteln @ Z7 Konzertfabrik
17.10.2025 DE Wiesbaden @ Schlachthof
18.10.2025 IT Milan @ Live Club
19.10.2025 DE Saarbruecken @ Garage
21.10.2025 SI Ljubljana @ Media Center
22.10.2025 AT Vienna @ Arena
23.10.2025 PL Wroclaw @ A2
24.10.2025 DE Munich @ TonHalle
25.10.2025 DE Oberhausen @ Turbinenhalle
26.10.2025 NL Utrecht @ Tivoli Vredenburg – Ronda
TESTAMENT is:
Chuck Billy | Vocals
Eric Peterson | Guitar
Alex Skolnick | Guitar
Steve DiGiorgio | Bass
Chris Dovas | Drums
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