Titans of Creation

Titans of Creation is the thirteenth studio album by American thrash metal band Testament, released on April 3, 2020.

Testament's intention to follow-up Brotherhood of the Snake was first revealed by Chuck Billy in March 2017, who told Japan's Roppongi Rocks that the band had begun writing new material.

"[12][13] He also told Metal Heads Forever Magazine that, "Me and Eric, we'll start really just creating and working, trying to get the next record out as soon as possible, because we have plans and hopes of setting a deadline on ourselves to have it out by summer 2019.

[15] In a January 2019 interview with Jimmy Kay of Canada's The Metal Voice, Billy confirmed that Testament had been writing songs for their thirteenth album, and added, "We should have it out hopefully by July.

[18] Drummer Gene Hoglan revealed in a June 2019 interview on the "Talk Toomey" podcast that the band had finished recording the album for a 2019 or early 2020 release.

Jason Roche of Blabbermouth.net gave the album a rating of eight out of ten and said, "While Testament has in the past shown to be capable of much more in terms of lyrics and songcraft, the fact that the band is using their power in 2020 to simply put out a killer thrash record full of songs about well-worn topics such as World War III, serial killers from a generation ago, and the Heaven's Gate suicide cult is comforting and very welcome.

"[26] AllMusic writer James Christopher Monger gave the album four out of five stars, and stated that "The Bay Area thrash legends' 13th studio effort, Titans of Creation commences with the familiar sound of immaculate guitarmonies, blast furnace-forged double-kick drum, and taut, palm-muted riffage.

Inspired by the mass suicide of the UFO religious cult Heaven's Gate, the blazing 'Children of the Next Level' may be straight out of the Testament playbook, but its potency is undeniable.