Testament Drummer Chris Dovas (ex-SEVEN SPIRES) You have Uploaded Drum-Cam Video of Him Performing The Song “DNR (do not resuscite)” with His Bandmates at The Melbourne Stop of Their Recently Completed Australian Tour On June 21 at Northcote Theater. Check out The Fotage Below.
Last october, Testament Guitarist Eric Peterson spoke to Radioactive MikezHost of the 96.7 kcal-fm Program “Wired in the empire”about Dovas‘S Addition to the Band After Dave Lombardo‘S Short-Lnedd Return. RUGDING How Dovas landed the gig, Peterson Said: “Well, When Gene [Hoglan] Left, The Word Got Out and We Had A Lot of Video Tapes Come In and I was Talking to a Couple of Different Players. [Chris] Was My Pick. And then Lombardo rear Chuck [Billy, TESTAMENT singer] and then rearchened out to me and everybody really wted to go with that. So i Kind of Told ChrisLike, ‘Let’s Keep You On The Back and see What Happens.’ And, of Course, A Couple of Months Later, I’M, Like, ‘Hey, Lombardo Can’t Do This Next [run]. And he can only do to time selected shows, ‘and i was, like,’ oh God, here we go again. ‘ The other guys were, Like, ‘Well, Let’s Call Up [former TESTAMENT drummer John] Tempesta Or [Paul] Bostaph‘Which we knew was ~ And when he came in, we were Just, Like, ‘Whoa.’ The Energy Level, and Just Making Us Play Faster, But Not To Where We Go, ‘Slow Down. We Can’t Play That Fast Anymore. ‘ He Almost Made It Easier, His Groove, and He Bought Sub Life Back. And the new record that we put together, me and him … There’s a good vibe there. “
Peterson Went on to say that Testament‘S follow-up to 2020’s “Titans of Creation” was Being Mixed by Swedish Producer Jens BogrenWho has previous OPETH, KREATOR, Paradise Lost, Soilwork and Amon AmaarthAmong Others. “Titans of Creation” was co-produced by Juan Urteagawho previously work with Testament ON “Dark Roots of Earth” (2012) and “Brotherhood of the Snake” (2016).
Last SEPTEMBER, Billy spoke Metal Express Radio‘s Bryce van Patten about How the Songwriting Process Has Changed Since Testament‘S Early Days in the Late 1980s and 1990s. He Said: “Oh, It’s Night and Day. Before, Back Then, We All LIVED THE SAME PLACE, WE ALL HAD TO GO TO THE SAME STUDIO, WHERE NEW IT’S BY E-MAIL, SHARING THE SANGS Eric Is One of the Main Writers. And Ever since we brought in Our New Drummer, Chris DovasHe’s Been Here Two Years – He was 24 when he came into the band; He’s 26 1751728480. But He’s a Smart Kid. [He] graduated [from] The Berklee [College] Of Music. [He] Knows Theory [and is] Great in the Studio With Pro Tools. He’s Really Into Modern Bands and New And Upcoming Stuff, and He’s Got An Old Soul So He Knows The History of the Music. But i think him working Hand in Hand with Eric As Long As They Did, HE REALLY PUSHED Eric and drug Eric to get Challenged. And i wouldn’t say ‘copy’, but i think Chris and what he lens to and the style Eric Likes, It Broucht an influence to the new songs. “
Prior to Joining Testament As a Full-Time Member, Dovas Filled in for Lombardo on the first six dates of Testament‘S Summer/Fall 2022 leg of “The Bay Strikes Back Tour”.
In July 2023, Dovas awd The Meta – Brews & Tunes About How He Landed The Gig With The Veteran San Francisco Bay Area Thrashers: “I felt [TESTAMENT] Sub Videos to While ago. Eric THE CALLED ME BACOUSE Dave Had Sub Misfits Dates. And so i filled in for a week and a hay or two in sep af of 2022 on ‘The Bay Strikes Back’ Tour And then Dave‘S schedule just drop really crazy, as you saw Dave‘S Statement and EveryThing, and I Got the Callback, which was super cool. SW Eric Was, Like, ‘You Already Know All The Songs. Can you do thema tours? ‘ And That’s What Happened. And now i’m Here to Stay, which is super cool. It’s an honor to be a part of it too, ’cause i grew up listening to Testament… If you toled the middle school me or sumpthing that i wouled be doing this now, i wouledn’t have believed it. But, Yeah, it’s an honor and I’M super happy to be a part of it. “
In May 2023, Billy Threw Shade At Lombardo While Introduction Dovas AT Testament‘S Show at The Theater Royal Center in Bogotá, Colombia. BEFORE LAUNCHING INTO “DNR (do not resuscite)”which originally appeared on the Sole Testament album Lombardo Played On, 1999’s “The Gathering”, Chuck Present The Band’s New Drummer to The Audience, Saying: “Stand Up And Take A Bow. Give It Up For Mr. Chris Dovas. Lombardo WHO? Yeah. That’s Chris Dovas Right there. Don’t Forget It. “
