Bay Area thrash metal legends TESTAMENT are streaming three new 90 second audio samples from their new album on SoundCloud. Check out 'Rise Up', the title track 'Dark Roots Of Earth' and 'A Day In The Death' below:

Testament recently posted their third in-studio video documenting the making of their new album Dark Roots Of Earth. The third installment comes from frontman Chuck Billy, and can be seen below:

The second installment shows guitarist Alex Skolnick talking about the current chemistry between him and fellow six stringer Eric Peterson:

The first installment shows the band talking about the demoing process for the new record. See below:

Dark Roots Of Earth is Testament's 10th studio album – its first release in over four years following 2008’s critically acclaimed, The Formation Of Damnation.

Dark Roots Of Earth will be released by Nuclear Blast on July 27th in Europe and on July 31st in North America. The album was produced, mixed and mastered once again by the world renowned Andy Sneap (ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE, ACCEPT, EXODUS). Special bonus tracks were recorded, mixed and mastered by Juan Urteaga (HEATHEN, VILE, SADUS) at his Trident Studios.

Dark Roots Of Earth will be issued in Europe as a regular CD, CD digi + DVD, CD box set, double vinyl and double picture disc vinyl.

Eliran Kantor, who has previously worked with ATHEIST, SIGH, ANACRUSIS and GWAR, among others, provided the cover artwork.

CD tracklisting:

'Rise Up'

'Native Blood'

'Dark Roots Of Earth'

'True American Hate'

'A Day In The Death'

'Cold Embrace'

'Man Kills Mankind'

'Throne Of Thorns'

'Last Stand For Independence'

CD/DVD tracklisting:

'Rise Up'

'Native Blood'

'Dark Roots Of Earth'

'True American Hate'

'A Day In The Death'

'Cold Embrace'

'Man Kills Mankind'

'Throne Of Thorns'

'Last Stand For Independence'

Bonus:

'Dragon Attack' (QUEEN cover)

'Animal Magnetism' (SCORPIONS cover)

'Powerslave' (IRON MAIDEN cover)

'Throne Of Thornes (extended version)

Plus Bonus DVD

Vinyl tracklisting:

Side A:

'Rise Up'

'Native Blood'

'Dark Roots Of Earth'

Side B:

'True American Hate'

'A Day In The Death'

'Cold Embrace'

Side C:

'Man Kills Mankind'

'Throne Of Thorns'

'Last Stand For Independence'

Side D (Bonus):

'Dragon Attack' (Queen cover)

'Animal Magnetism' (Scorpions cover)

'Powerslave' (Iron Maiden cover)

The lyric video for 'True American Hate' can be viewed below: