TESTAMENT Frontman Interviewed On 'The Barry Kirkey Radio Show'

December 16, 2009

Vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT was interviewed earlier today (Wednesday, December 16) on "The Barry Kirkey Radio Show". The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below.

In a recent interview with Metal Sucks, TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson stated about the band's upcoming "American Carnage" tour with SLAYER and MEGADETH, "We feel blessed; we don't take it for granted. We thought we'd be working on a new record, which we are. But it's good 'cause we've got some great ideas on the new record. There's a lot of good music coming out to listen to and get influenced by. We know what we want to do anyway.

"MEGADETH and SLAYER both have new records out; I haven't heard the new SLAYER yet except for one song I heard in Turkey from some interviewer guy's iPod. I thought it was amazing. I felt really proud for them. The last record was cool, but this one made me say, 'Yeah. I like this. I want to listen to this one. [laughs] Not that I didn't want to listen to the other one, but with some records you just know, 'This one is gonna work for me.' The new MEGADETH is like that, too. I really like the new one. It's killer, riffy, and matching their first record with better production.

"This is old-school music but fucking totally up to par. I don't know any newer bands that kick ass that could put together a package as vital as this. [You don't think], 'Oh okay. They have their greatest hits and their old shit is cool.' No, every band on this bill — from us to MEGADETH to SLAYER — not only is our old shit classic and not only did we all shape and form the blueprints to thrash metal in some way or form — MEGADETH and SLAYER being more at the forefront than us, though we definitely have our chops — it's like … right on the head. Boom."

Chuck Billy interviewed on "The Barry Kirkey Radio Show" (click on player below to launch audio):

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