Brotherhood of the Snake

Brotherhood of the Snake
Studio album by
Testament
ReleasedOctober 28, 2016
Studio
GenreThrash metal
Length45:27
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerEric Peterson and Chuck Billy
Testament chronology
Dark Roots of Thrash
(2013) 		Brotherhood of the Snake
(2016) 		Titans of Creation
(2020)
Singles from Brotherhood of the Snake
  1. "Brotherhood of the Snake"
    Released: September 2, 2016
  2. "Stronghold"
    Released: October 12, 2016
  3. "The Pale King"
    Released: October 31, 2016

Brotherhood of the Snake is the twelfth studio album by American thrash metal band Testament, released on October 28, 2016.[1] It is the band's first studio recording with bassist Steve Di Giorgio since First Strike Still Deadly (2001). Brotherhood of the Snake also marks Testament's fifth collaboration with Andy Sneap,[2][3] who had mixed and engineered all of their albums since The Gathering (1999) and produced Dark Roots of Earth (2012). The album debuted at number twenty on the Billboard 200 chart, making it Testament's second-highest-charting album in the US, behind Dark Roots of Earth, which peaked at number twelve four years earlier.[4]

  1. ^ "Testament Sets Release Date For 'The Brotherhood Of The Snake' Album". Blabbermouth.net. June 28, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "Interview: Chuck Billy Talks New Testament Album And Theme". overdrive.ie. March 24, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Testament: More 'The Brotherhood Of The Snake' Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Testament - Chart history". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2016.