Ep214: Chuck Billy of Testament
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 2020
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Thrash metal legend Chuck Billy of Testament discusses his recent bout of Corona Virus / Covid19, fleeing Europe amidst a pandemic, the genesis of Testament, the vinyl history, the new LP 'Titans of Creation' on Nuclear Blast & more.
If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.
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| 0:46.9 | And with that, please enjoy this week's episode of The Vinyl Guide. |
| 0:50.9 | Hey, what's going on, everybody? |
| 0:52.2 | This is Chuck Dilley from Testament, and you're listening to The Vinyl Guide. Do you listen to and collect vinyl records? Well, you're in luck. Welcome to The Vinyl Guide, the podcast made for record nerds like yourself. Here's your host, the biggest record nerd of them all. Nate Goyer. Well, hey, everyone, it's Nate. Nate. Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of The Vinyl Guide, the podcast for fans and |
| 1:15.0 | collectors of vinyl records. |
| 1:17.5 | And today, I am very, very stoked about today's episode. |
| 1:21.6 | We are talking to none other than Chuck Billy of the band Testament. |
| 1:26.0 | Now, as you likely know, Testament is one of the biggest |
| 1:29.8 | thrash metal bands of all time, killing it for over 30 years. And today, lead singer Chuck Billy |
| 1:36.4 | not only talks about their vinyl history and the new LP Titans of Creation, but Chuck also |
| 1:42.5 | shares about his recent case of coronavirus. That's right, |
| 1:46.6 | Chuck was infected with COVID-19, likely from their recent tour of Europe, which they cut short |
| 1:53.3 | due to the pandemic. Chuck talks all about the end of that tour, learning they had to fly back |
| 1:58.4 | early, getting home, feeling lousy, getting tested, the |
| 2:02.1 | effects of the virus on his very valuable lungs, and so much more. So hear all about the symptoms |
| 2:08.5 | of the coronavirus directly from Chuck today. And as I said, Testament are back with a brand |
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