Testament’s Eric Peterson On New Album Progress: “I Would Say We’re, Like, 95 Percent Done Recording It”

During a recent interview with Francisco Zamudio of KNAC, Testament guitarist Eric Peterson offered an update on the band’s new album. According to him, the group are “like, 95 percent done recording it.”

Peterson said the following:

“I wrote a record with [new TESTAMENT drummer Chris Dovas] and it’s gonna be an amazing record. I’m super excited for everybody to hear it. It’s all over the place. It’s very focused, but there’s a lot of elements going on.”

He continued:

“I would say we’re, like, 95 percent done recording it. There’s some solos to do… Drums, bass [are recorded]. A little bit of guitars need to be done. Alex’s [Skolnick, TESTAMENT lead guitarist] got some solos [left to record], some solos for me. I think Chuck’s [Billy, TESTAMENT singer] got, like, two or three songs left to do. But everything’s pretty much in the can. All the hard work’s done. So, we can definitely play it for people and go, ‘Look, we’ve got a record.’”

He also added the following about release plans:

“Definitely for singles [it will be early 2025], yes. Release-wise [for the full album], I would say maybe more in the summer. I mean, I guess we could push it and put it out in May, but we’ll see what the record company wants to do. Definitely people will be hearing a couple of songs by April [or] May for sure.”

[via Blabbermouth]