Bay Area thrash legends TESTAMENT are gearing up to unleash their long-awaited follow-up to Titans of Creation — and fans won’t have to wait much longer. In a recent appearance on The Mixtape podcast, guitarist Eric Peterson confirmed that the band has officially wrapped up mixing their next studio album, with mastering underway and a fall 2025 release now in sight.
The album was mixed by acclaimed Swedish producer Jens Bogren, known for his work with metal heavyweights like OPETH, KREATOR, AMON AMARTH, PARADISE LOST, and SOILWORK. It will mark TESTAMENT’s first studio release since 2020’s Titans of Creation, which was co-produced by Juan Urteaga, a longtime collaborator on Dark Roots of Earth (2012) and Brotherhood of the Snake (2016).
“We just finished mixing last Friday, and we’re gonna be mastering it this week,” Peterson said. “We’re in the middle of okaying art for the album. Everything needs to be turned in before we leave for our tour of Australia. A busy week coming up, but I’m excited because it’s all done. We’re just putting it all together, getting ready to send it in to the label… and it came out really good. Jens Bogren mixed it, and I’m really, really happy with it.”
Peterson also opened up about how TESTAMENT manages to stay creatively energized after decades in the business. A key factor, he says, is the band’s chemistry — especially with drummer Chris Dovas, who brings new energy to the fold.
“Obviously, we’ve slowed down as far as the timing on how we put records out,” Peterson admitted. “There’s a lot more going on in our lives. We tour a lot more places. New blood in the band, I think… It feels good right now. Everybody’s happy. We get on really well… So I foresee some really good couple of new TESTAMENT records coming out — this one, and we’re already working on the new one, which is unheard of for us.”
With the band already crafting material for yet another record beyond this upcoming release, Peterson hinted at a renewed creative spark driving their work ethic.
“It all starts with me, with riffs, and a drummer, I think,” he explained. “And it was just a lot of fun. And we’re already working on new stuff for a record after the one that you haven’t even heard yet. So it’s cool. When we’re done in ’26, maybe early ’27 with this record, [we’ll be like], ‘Okay, now what do you got?’ Now we’re gonna write again.”
At this point in their career, TESTAMENT is not taking anything for granted. “We’re getting older,” Peterson added. “I don’t think we have enough time to wait five years. We’ll be in our seventies or something. I’m trying to take advantage of knowing that I’m into it now and that we’ve got a good thing going. Just don’t waste it.”
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