Testament Reveal 'Brotherhood Of The Snake' Album Artwork

Testament have revealed the artwork for their upcoming 12th album, 'Brotherhood of the Snake'.

The artwork was created by Eliran Kantor, who also produced the cover for the Bay Area titans' last album, 2012's ‘The Dark Roots Of Earth’. 

Speaking about the record, guitarist Eric Peterson said:

"It's very diverse, but it's very epic. There's nothing on there that breeds commercial. And I think for thirty years of recording music and trying different formulas and stuff, we've found a formula that is very metal. I think for the metal fan that is looking for something, for the nooks and crannies… not just your normal, 'Oh, it's got a thrash beat and a riff.' There's a lot going on here."

It's different. This one is more thrash. I mean, this has got some of the fastest stuff that we have ever played. Usually, we have one or two thrash songs, and then we have some mid-tempo, and then we have a slow, heavy one, and then up-tempo kind of stuff. Half of the new record is thrash, which we've never done before."

It's kind of like ‘Demonic’ and ‘The Gathering’, but a little bit wiser. Chuck's not singing so death. I mean, he does some death stuff but he's singing more like he did on the last record and then with the craziness of ‘The Gathering’ or even heavy stuff like ‘Demonic’."

The band release the album on October 28 through Nuclear Blast before hitting the road with Amon Amarth and Grand Magus.

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