After recovering from the deadly Covoid 19 virus he and some of his crew came back from tour with, Testament vocalist Chuck Billy is pleased to put that behind him and move forward with the next stage of the bands career after last Friday's release of 13th album Titans of Creation.

It is an album that is undeniably Testament but also sees Billy employ a harmonic balance with his vocals, expanding yet again on the legacy this legendary thrash metal band is creating.

"We don't know what kind of songs are gonna come out", he explained. "We always know each record is gonna be different - because they are never really the same -but with this record Eric (Peterson, guitars) surprised me and pulled some songs out that weren't his typical choice of chord progressions and chords he wanted me to sing on and so it really pushed me out of my comfort zone for a little bit and made things a little more creative. I think this record in a sense was a plus because of that".

In the full interview Chuck goes into more detail about his recent brush with death, the reaction to Titans of Creation, putting out new music in the current climate, their own expectations from the album, staying loyal to their thrash roots and if it is more out of obligation to their fans, the evolution of thrash metal and bringing melodies to the music, influences he takes from other musicians, his personal growth as a vocalist and more.