In the video below, frontman Chuck Billy and guitarist Alex Skolnick of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT stop by The Metal Zone and bring the very first copy of The Dark Roots Of Earth on vinyl before the band has even seen it. They talk about the shooting of the first video from the album, memories of RONNIE JAMES DIO, the Randy Blythe situation, and how you can get Testament to play a free show in your area! Watch below:

In the footage below, Alex Skolnick tracks solos for the band's cover of QUEEN's 'Dragon Attack' at Spin Studios in Long Island, New York:

Testament's new video for 'Native Blood' is available below:

Check out making of footage below:

Video of the Nuclear Blast mail order edition of Testament's new album, Dark Roots Of Earth can be viewed below and ordered at this location.

The follow-up to 2008's The Formation Of Damnation was released by Nuclear Blast on July 27th in Europe and on July 31st in North America. Complete audio samples can be heard at this location.

Dark Roots Of Earth is 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)

Testament will be touring Europe through August 13th in support of Dark Roots Of Earth. Initially drummer GENE HOGLAN, who plays on the album, was unable to make the trek as he was committed to touring North America as part of DETHKLOK, alongside LAMB OF GOD and GOJIRA. Therefore, Testament had temporarily secured the services of drummer Mark Hernandez (FORBIDDEN, VIO-LENCE). However, the Lamb Of God / Dethklok co-headlining tour has now been cancelled due to "the continued incarceration of Lamb Of God singer Randy Blythe in the Czech Republic."

Testament's European tour dates are as follows:

August

3 – Lucerne, Switzerland – Konzerthaus Schuur
4 – Wacken, Germany – Wacken Fest
6 – Tolmin, Slovenia – Metalcamp
9 – Vasteras, Sweden – Sigurdsgatan 25
10 – Rejmyre, Sweden – Skogsrojet
11 – Derbyshire, UK – Bloodstock Fest
12 – Brussels, Belgium – Alcatraz Fest
13 – Istanbul, Turkey – Venue 2012