Nuclear Blast osti oikeudet Testamentin tuotantoon: Uusia albumeita sekä uudelleenjulkaisuja suunnitelmissa
Yhdysvaltalainen thrash metal -legenda Testament on solminut kolmen albumin mittaisen sopimuksen Nuclear Blast Recordsin kanssa. Nuclear Blast on sopimuksen yhteydessä hankkinut myös oikeudet koko Testamentin tuotantoon joten luvassa on uusien albumeiden lisäksi myös uudelleenjulkaisuja bändin klassikkoalbumeista. Yhtyeen laulaja Chuck Billy kertoo sopimuksesta Nuclear Blastin kanssa seuraavaa:
“After a long history of making music and Testament teaming up with Nuclear Blast in 2008 with The Formation of Damnation to the current release Titans of Creation, we have taken it to the next level and have reclaimed our 6 albums from Atlantic Records and have delivered them to Nuclear Blast to be re-released. Along with the Atlantic catalog, Testament will sign a new 3-album deal with NB worldwide. We are so grateful to be with the Best Heavy Metal label in the world that will spread Testament‘s Legacy.”
Testamentin kitaristi Eric Peterson puolestaan kommentoi aihetta seuraavasti:
“We signed with NB back in 2008 and it’d been a perfect fit for us ever since then. Incidentally, our older catalog with Atlantic Records – The Legacy, The New Order, Practice What You Preach, Souls of Black, The Ritual, and Low – have returned to us and we feel it’s a great new start to have NB Release these albums again with some new unreleased artwork, photos, etc. Also, we will be signing a new three-album deal with them! So the future for Metal is looking very, very bright! Cheers!”