# TESTAMENT Announce New Album PARA BELLUM + Release Music Video For’Infanticide A.I.’

**New Music** — On Your Markus  
**Published:** 22 August 2025  
**Author:** Markus Hamence  
**Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/new-music-releases/testament-announce-new-album-para-bellum-release-music-video-forinfanticide-a-i/

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Bay Area thrash metal icons **TESTAMENT** return this Fall with their fourteenth studio album, ***Para Bellum.*** The album which will be released on October 10th via **Nuclear Blast Records **stands 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.

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Today, **TESTAMENT** deliver one of their most intense songs they’ve written to date, ‘**Infanticide A.I.**‘. Lead by the blinding speed of their new drummer **Chris Dovas**, the band shows off its musical talent far beyond their expected norms. Watch the music video for ‘**Infanticide A.I**.” directed by **Joey Durango**, here: **[https://youtu.be/Gtw3lcQvyPU](https://nuclearblast.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&id=59c26241bc&e=8eb7da516a)**

**TESTAMENT’s Chuck Billy **comments,* “The new album Para Bellum consists of some fast, heavy and melodic tunes. Once again Peterson has found a way to keep the song writing fresh and modern sounding. It’s gonna be hard to choose what songs to play live cause to many to choose from.”*

**TESTAMENT’s Eric Peterson **states, *“It’s been 5 years since our last record ****Titans Of Creation**** was released. Since then, we all waited to get back to it and we all did in a big way! Now our long overdue new record ****Para Bellum**** is upon us and about to be released in October. We are super stoked and excited to release new blood and fury to you all! With our first single ‘****Infanticide A.I.****‘ we’re coming out swinging! But with new velocities of fury, while maintaining a balance that we all love and know from a Testament track, enjoy!”*

Stream ‘**Infanticide A.I.**‘ here  
**[https://testament.bfan.link/infanticide-a-i](https://nuclearblast.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&id=2f8598a727&e=8eb7da516a)**

Pre-order or pre-save ***Para Bellum*** on the format of your choice here:  
**[https://testament.bfan.link/para-bellum](https://nuclearblast.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&id=9e35a2b3e2&e=8eb7da516a)**

***Para Bellum*** Tracklisting  
  
01. For the Love of Pain   
02. **[Infanticide A.I.](https://nuclearblast.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&id=a639b1de89&e=8eb7da516a)**  
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

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***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** tocreate 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** is:

Chuck Billy | Vocals  
Eric Peterson | Guitar  
Alex Skolnick | Guitar  
Steve DiGiorgio | Bass  
Chris Dovas | Drums

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