TESTAMENT‘s new drummer Chris Dovas has shared his audition video — an in-studio efficiency clip of the tune “D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)” from 1999’s “The Gathering” album. Test it out under.

Says Dovas: “This efficiency is one single take all over. No modifying, no quantizing and many others. I wished to point out the RAW efficiency.

“I am utilizing Czarcie Kopyto drum pedals which actually assist me create the sound I need when enjoying drums. Additionally utilizing Kaptor Triggers.”

This previous Could, TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy threw shade on the band’s former drummer Dave Lombardo throughout a live performance in Colombia.

Billy introduced up Lombardo‘s title whereas introducing Dovas on the group’s Could 2 present on the Teatro Royal Heart in Bogotá.

Earlier than launching into “D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)”, which initially appeared on the only real TESTAMENT album Lombardo performed on, the aforementioned “The Gathering”, Chuck offered the band’s new drummer to the viewers, saying: “Get up and take a bow. Give it up for Mr. Chris Dovas. Lombardo who? Yeah. That is Chris Dovas proper there. Remember it.”

In April, Lombardo revealed in an interview with BLABBERMOUTH.NET that he would sit out the rest of TESTAMENT‘s 2023 exhibits, with no assure that he’ll return to the band.

A number of days after Dave‘s interview was printed, TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson stated that Dovas‘s addition to the group had turned out to be “a blessing in disguise” after Lombardo‘s “short-lived return”.

Lombardo, who was the visitor drummer on “The Gathering”, formally joined the long-running San Francisco Bay Space act final yr. The previous SLAYER drummer is at present a member of the MISFITS, MR. BUNGLE, EMPIRE STATE BASTARD and SATANIC PLANET, amongst others. He additionally performed with SUICIDAL TENDENCIES from 2016 up till 2020.

Dovas, who can be a member of SEVEN SPIRES, beforehand crammed in for Lombardo on the primary six dates of TESTAMENT‘s summer season/fall 2022 leg of “The Bay Strikes Again Tour”. Lombardo was unable to make these gigs resulting from a scheduling battle with the MISFITS.

On April 17, Peterson shared a video of Dovas performing with TESTAMENT and he wrote in an accompanying message: “What can I say? Issues typically simply occur for a cause, I imply simply when every thing appears to go okay BAM! Nope! however then one thing opens up… @chrisdovas occurred.

“Chris changed Dave on our final North American run explanation for over booked scheduled from Dave, however it was a blessing in disguise. Chris has turned out to be completely unbelievably superb and a really form and superior good drummer.”

The guitarist continued: “We’re greater than thrilled for our followers to expertise his greater than meets the attention capabilities with our South American and European excursions developing, additionally on this final minute scenario we have related on a killer spree, engaged on new concepts this final week has change into greater than promising, I’m stoked to say it is gonna be KILLER peeps!

“Anyway relaxation guarantee Chris will push the envelope so to talk and make TESTAMENT heavier and extra exact than earlier than! Extra to return!!!!! W00t!

“I’ve so as to add it was a pleasure and a good time to have Dave again in his brief lived return once more”.

Lombardo informed BLABBERMOUTH.NET that he was uncertain as as to if would play with TESTAMENT once more within the foreseeable future, together with acting on the band’s subsequent studio album. “I do not know, as a result of every thing is beginning to snowball with MR. BUNGLE and EMPIRE STATE BASTARD and the MISFITS,” he stated. “I have been with the MISFITS since 2016. TESTAMENT is a well-oiled machine. They’re at all times touring and releasing albums. To attempt to discover that house or that point to launch one thing… I do not know.”

When requested whether or not this meant his standing with TESTAMENT was “unsure,” Lombardo replied, “Sure. It is wait-and-see. I can not assure something due to my commitments. I did fulfill my contractual dedication for 2022, which was fairly in depth. We did one of many longest excursions I’ve completed. It was like seven weeks in Europe, which was nice. I actually wanted to get on the market and construct my chops after the pandemic. That was a lifesaver. We’ll see. The connection is nice. The doorways are open. The communication is there. I informed them that I used to be seeing some clashes developing. This was within the first week of January once I reached out to Eric and informed him. This has been brewing for some time. Truly, I noticed it in November/December of final yr. I began seeing, ‘Oh no. That is going to occur. This isn’t going to occur.’ It’s totally difficult.”