Thrash Metal icons TESTAMENT, have shared an official music video for “High Noon”, taken from their fourteenth studio album “Para Bellum”, out now vvia Nuclear Blast Records.
The albumstands as both a battle cry and an observation of humanity’s uneasy alliance with its own creations. As technology accelerates and disconnection grows, “Para Bellum” sees Testament reflecting the modern chaos through music that’s urgent, sharp, and unflinchingly human.
“High Noon” is a haunting and groovy track that will have you looking over your shoulder. It creates a vivid sense of unease and dread – both lyrically and musically – as if something from the unknown is coming for you.
Cover artwork by Eliran Kantor
Chuck Billy comments: “We are so fired up about the release of ‘Para Bellum’. There were a lot of hours spent putting this together. These new songs put me out of my comfort zone as a vocalist but the final result I am very proud of what I accomplished. See you in the pit..”
TESTAMENT currently are on tour in Europe supporting the new album alongside OBITUARY, DESTRUCTION, and NERVOSA with the following dates left:
10/11 London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town
10/12 Antwerp, BE @ Trix
10/13 Stuttgart, DE @ LKA Longhorn
10/14 Hamburg, DE @ Große Freiheit 36
10/16 Pratteln, CH @ Z7 Konzertfabrik
10/17 Wiesbaden, DE @ Schlachthof
10/18 Milan, IT @ Live Club
10/19 Saarbrücken, DE @ Garage
10/21 Ljubljana, SI @ Media Center
10/22 Vienna, AT @ Arena
10/23 Wroclaw, PL @ A2
10/24 Munich, DE @ TonHalle
10/25 Oberhausen, DE @ Turbinenhalle
10/26 Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli Vredenburg – Ronda
Tickets here: https://www.testamentlegions.com/site/#tour
“Para Bellum” is now available for pre-order in the following formats:
– CD Jewel, 20 pg Booklet
– Gold Cassette (Band/King’s Road Exclusive – Limited)
– 2 LP Gatefold, 16 pg Booklet
* Yellow, Black & Brown Splatter (Band/King’s Road Exclusive – Limited)
* Copper (Mass Market Retail (US/EU))
* Bone & Brown Marbled (NB Europe Exclusive)
* Black and Orange Swirl + Splatter (NB Europe Exclusive)
* Orange & Black Swirl (NB U.S. Exclusive)
– Para Bellum T-shirt
“Para Bellum” was recorded with Juan Urteaga, mixed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, and was mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios. The album is extremely polished and operating at full throttle. The band once again enlisted Eliran Kantor to create the album artwork. In an era flooded by AI-generated imagery. the hand painted creation encapsulates the album’s essence: a serene angel made of missiles, an explosion turned halo, surrounded by shovel-bearing cultists with books strapped to their faces.
From first note to last breath, “Para Bellum” is an album by warriors—crafted in chaos, and built to outlast the wars to come!
TESTAMENT line-up:
Chuck Billy – Vocals
Eric Peterson – Guitar
Alex Skolnick – Guitar
Steve DiGiorgio – Bass
Chris Dovas – Drums
“Para Bellum” tracklist:
01. For the Love of Pain
02. Infanticide A.I.
03. Shadow People
04. Meant to Be
05. High Noon
06. Witch Hunt
07. Nature of the Beast
08. Room 117
09. Havana Syndrome
10. Para Bellum
