TESTAMENT - 'Native Blood' Single Out Now; Artwork Revealed
July 20, 2012, 12 years ago
'Native Blood', the new single by Bay Area thrash gods TESTAMENT is available now as digital download as well as on limited 7“ vinyl in various colours. The single exclusively contains the Spanish sung version of the song as a B-Side.
Get 'Native Blood' vinyl here and the digital version via Amazon below:
Complete audio samples from Testament's new album, Dark Roots Of Earth, can be heard at this location. The follow-up to 2008's The Formation Of Damnation will be released by Nuclear Blast on July 27th in Europe and on July 31st in North America.
Testament have posted their fourth in-studio video documenting the making of their new album Dark Roots Of Earth. Bassist Greg Christian discusses the recording process and what it’s like working with producer Andy Sneap (ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE, ACCEPT, EXODUS) below:
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 will be issued in Europe as a regular CD, CD digi + DVD, CD box set, double vinyl and double picture disc vinyl. Special bonus tracks were recorded, mixed and mastered by Juan Urteaga (HEATHEN, VILE, SADUS) at his Trident Studios.
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' and audio samples of 'Rise Up', the title track 'Dark Roots Of Earth' and 'A Day In The Death' can be heard below: