TESTAMENT's Chuck Billy On Writing New Album - "We Really Want To Pretend Like We're Still Writing Songs For Formation Of Damnation"
August 11, 2010, 14 years ago
LoudTrax caught up with TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy for a phone interview during their ongoing American Carnage North American Tour with SLAYER and MEGADETH. Below are some excerpts:
Q: You’ve played many festivals in Europe and North America. What do you find is the biggest difference from festivals in both continents?
A: "Well, Europe has been known for the festivals for 20, 30 years or more. The closest thing in America would have would be OZZFest. I think the big difference is the culture. You could be 14 years old and look old enough to order beer at the bar in Europe! You can’t do that in America. In America everyone is “sue” happy and everyone wants to sue someone for something. So I don’t think you can get away with having a festival like that in Europe over in America or Canada. It’s just the culture, the way people are raised and being exposed to alcohol and even drugs and marijuana at a younger age."
Q: You guys have been working on the new album. What can you tell us about it?
A: "We really want to pretend like we’re still writing songs for Formation Of Damnation! We kind of just want to have that mind set and write 10 more tunes as if they were supposed to be on that record."
Find the full interview at this location.
