CHUCK BILLY visited SiriusXM’s Seal Beach studios to discuss Holding My Breath: The Two Testaments of Chuck Billy with Jose “Metal Ambassador” Mangin. The TESTAMENT frontman’s interview and takeover airs on Liquid Metal, channel 40, following the memoir’s release on November 10, 2026 through Permuted Press. The book is available now.
The broadcast includes TESTAMENT songs and BILLY’s first professional recording with his early band GUILT, alongside selections from EXODUS, JUDAS PRIEST, DEATH ANGEL, FORBIDDEN, S.O.D. and more. Listeners can also find the program on demand in the SiriusXM app by searching “Testament.”
The announced Liquid Metal broadcasts are:
- Wednesday, November 11: 11 AM EST
- Thursday, November 12: 8 PM EST
- Friday, November 13: 4 PM EST
- Saturday, November 14: 9 AM EST
- Sunday, November 15: 6 PM EST
Co-written with Dave Erickson, the memoir divides BILLY’s story into two interlocking sections. The Old Testament follows the emergence of Bay Area thrash, TESTAMENT’s formation, and the rivalries and friendships surrounding the band. The New Testament examines his cancer diagnosis at age 38, his Native American and Mexican-American heritage, spiritual healers, visions, and support from the metal community.
“This book is about two versions of me that are really just one story,” BILLY says. “The guy who thought he was invincible, and the guy who learned how fragile life really is.”
The account also covers the historical Thrash of the Titans benefit concert, which brought former rivals together to support BILLY and helped spur a thrash revival. Alongside the genre’s history, the memoir addresses mortality, recovery, cultural identity and chosen family. Rob Halford of JUDAS PRIEST contributes the foreword, with an afterword by Randy Blythe of LAMB OF GOD.
“Chuck Billy is a major influential voice in the thrash metal scene. Permuted Press is thrilled to be publishing his remarkable personal journey,” says publisher Anthony Ziccardi.
BILLY will celebrate the book’s release at The Back Lounge, 7138 Village Parkway in Dublin, California, on Saturday, November 14, from 2 to 6 PM. Hosts Phil and Marta Demmel will be joined by comedian and metal fan Brian Posehn.
As the singer of Bay Area thrash band TESTAMENT, whose history reaches back to the 1980s, BILLY has recorded fourteen studio albums. He beat cancer in 2001 and incorporates his Native American Pomo roots into his life and lyrics. His recognition includes a California State Assembly honor for his positive influence on Native communities and inclusion in the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian exhibition “Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians In Popular Culture.” He also won Best Music Video at the American Indian Film Festival for “Native Blood.”
