TESTAMENT Announce New Album ‘Para Bellum’ for October, Drop “Infanticide A.I.” Video

Bay Area thrash icons Testament have officially revealed details for their upcoming fourteenth studio album, Para Bellum, set to arrive October 10th via Nuclear Blast.

The record was tracked with producer Juan Urteaga (Machine Head, Vio-lence), mixed by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Amon Amarth), and features artwork by Eliran Kantor. A press release describes Para Bellum as “both a battle cry and an observation of humanity’s uneasy alliance with its own creations. As technology accelerates and disconnection grows, Testament reflect the modern chaos through music that’s urgent, sharp, and unflinchingly human.”

Alongside the announcement, the band dropped a music video for the lead single “Infanticide A.I.”, directed by Joey Durango (Aborted, Lorna Shore).

Speaking on the new record — their first since adding drummer Chris Dovas — frontman Chuck Billy shared:

“…‘Para Bellum‘ consists of some fast, heavy and melodic tunes. Once again Peterson has found a way to keep the song writing fresh and modern sounding. It’s gonna be hard to choose what songs to play live cause too many to choose from.”

Guitarist Eric Peterson added:

“It’s been 5 years since our last record ‘Titans Of Creation‘ was released. Since then, we all waited to get back to it and we all did in a big way! Now our long overdue new record ‘Para Bellum‘ is upon us and about to be released in October. We are super stoked and excited to release new blood and fury to you all! With our first single ‘Infanticide A.I.‘ we’re coming out swinging! But with new velocities of fury, while maintaining a balance that we all love and know from a Testament track, enjoy!”

Para Bellum track listing:
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 arrives October 10th on Nuclear Blast. Pre-orders are available now here.

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