San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans Testament have signed a worldwide deal with the German label Nuclear Blast. The first result of this cooperation shall be the quintet's next full-length studio album, due to appear in March 2008.

Testament's current line-up features original members Chuck Billy (vocals; on the photo), Alex Skolnick (guitar), Greg Christian (bass) and Eric Peterson (guitar), along with new drummer Nick Barker (ex-Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir).