Testament is an American thrash metal band from Berkeley, California, active since 1983 (originally as Legacy). Anchored by vocalist Chuck Billy and founding guitarist Eric Peterson, they built their reputation on a run of classic late-1980s albums - The Legacy, The New Order, Practice What You Preach - and have kept releasing acclaimed records ever since, with 14 studio albums in total. They are widely regarded as one of the most consistent and influential acts to emerge from the Bay Area thrash scene, having sold over 14 million albums worldwide.
Testament released their 14th studio album Para Bellum on October 10, 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records, featuring drummer Chris Dovas in his studio debut with the band.
Loudwire ranked Para Bellum #1 on their list of the best metal albums of 2025.
Testament co-headlined a European tour with Obituary in fall 2025, with Destruction and Nervosa as support acts.
Testament announced their European Summer Festival 2026 tour, kicking off June 29 in Antwerp with Death Angel, Metal Church, Armored Saint and Hellripper on select dates.
Nuclear Blast released a remastered reissue of Testament's seminal 1989 album Practice What You Preach in January 2025.
Legendary thrash metal band Testament brings their European summer festival tour to Kiel.
Legendary thrash-metal band Testament brings their European summer festival tour to Cologne.
Legendary thrash metal band Testament brings their summer festival tour to Karlsruhe.
Legendary thrash metal band Testament comes to Kraków with Metal Church and Armored Saint for one night of heavy metal.