Testament is going full speed the timetable and already working on new material

Testament frontman Chuck Billy discussed the band’s creative process in a recent interview with Graham and Kato of “The Pit,” which airs on the Minneapolis radio station 93X, as per Blabbermouth. He specifically mentioned the songwriting chemistry between Testament’s newest member, drummer Chris Dovas, and founding guitarist Eric Peterson.

Chris and Eric are actually working on the next record already. They’ve already got, like, six or eight tunes already almost ready to go for the next record. So we’re hoping maybe get out in ’27 to pop into the studio and make another record. We don’t know yet, but we’re not waiting four or five years. We’re ready to pop ’em out now.

Chuck stated that four or five years is “almost a quick turnaround compared to some other bands” when one of the interviewers made this observation.

Yeah, but when you’re 63 years old, five years, man, that’s a fucking long time. [Laughs] You know what I’m saying? I don’t have no plans on retiring ever in the future, but I think the time is now. Hey, we’ve got a good strong band. Everybody’s into writing. Man, we get along well. Things are going well. Let’s just keep going, man, keep writing. That’s the end of it. Even if we don’t tour anymore, because maybe physically we might not be able to, I think we’ll always be songwriters and make records, ’cause we enjoy that.

Upcoming shows with Overkill and Destruction:

• March 14, 2026 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
• March 15, 2026 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
• March 16, 2026 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rockwell At The Complex
• March 18, 2026 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
• March 20, 2026 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
• March 21, 2026 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
• March 22, 2026 – Chicago, IL – Ramova Theatre
• March 24, 2026 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
• March 25, 2026 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom
• March 27, 2026 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
• March 28, 2026 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
• March 29, 2026 – Reading, PA – Club Reverb
• March 31, 2026 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theater
• April 1, 2026 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
• April 3, 2026 – Houston, TX – House Of Blues
• April 4, 2026 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
• April 5, 2026 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre
• April 8, 2026 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
• April 9, 2026 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
• April 10, 2026 – Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre (without Overkill)

Other upcoming shows:

• Sunday, June 29, 2026 – Antwerp, Belgium – Middenvijver
• Tuesday, July 1, 2026 – Viveiro, Spain – Resurrection Fest
• Thursday, July 3, 2026 – Villaava, Spain – Sala Totem Aretoa (with Hellripper)
• Friday, July 4, 2026 – Barcelona, Spain – Rock Fest
• Saturday, July 5, 2026 – Cartagena, Spain – Rock Imperium Festival
• Monday, July 7, 2026 – Zaragoza, Spain – Teatro De Las Esquinas (with Hellripper)
• Tuesday, July 8, 2026 – Toulouse, France – Le Bikini (with Hellripper)
• Wednesday, July 29, 2026 – Bergen, Netherlands – Beyond The Gates Festival
• Thursday, July 31, 2026 – Rejmyre, Sweden – Skogsrojet Festival
• Friday, August 1, 2026 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Pustervik (with Metal Church and Armored Saint)
• Saturday, August 2, 2026 – Lund, Sweden – Mejeriet (with Metal Church and Armored Saint)
• Tuesday, August 4, 2026 – Kiel, Germany – Die Pumpe (with Metal Church)
• Wednesday, August 5, 2026 – Leer, Germany – Zollhausverein (with Death Angel)
• Thursday, August 6, 2026 – Schlotheim, Germany – Party San
• Friday, August 7, 2026 – Cologne, Germany – Essigfabrik with Death Angel and Metal Church)
• Saturday, August 8, 2026 – Kortrijk, Belgium – Alcatraz Festival
• Sunday, August 9, 2026 – Derbyshire, UK – Bloodstock Open Air
• Monday, August 11, 2026 – Karlsruhe, Germany – Substage (with Death Angel and Metal Church)
• Tuesday, August 12, 2026 – Obertraubling, Germany – Airport-Eventhall (with Death Angel and Metal Church)
• Wednesday, August 13, 2026 – Krakow, Poland – Klub Studio (with Metal Church and Armored Saint)
• Thursday, August 14, 2026 – Moravsky Krumlov, Czech Republic – Rock Castle
• Friday, August 15, 2026 – Dinkelsbuehl, Germany – Summer Breeze
• Saturday, August 16, 2026 – Eindhoven, Netherlands – Dynamo Metalfest