# Chuck Billy's Bold Haircut Inspired by Jerry Cantrell

> Metal icon Chuck Billy cuts long hair after Jerry Cantrell's influence, ahead of memoir release.
- Title: Chuck Billy's Bold Haircut Inspired by Jerry Cantrell
- Summary: Metal icon Chuck Billy cuts long hair after Jerry Cantrell's influence, ahead of memoir release. Testament vocalist Chuck Billy shortened his hair inspired…
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- Source: Loudwire — https://loudwire.com/testament-chuck-billy-haircut-jerry-cantrell
- Published: 2026-11-04T13:34:48+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: chuck billy, jerry cantrell, testament, alice in chains, memoir, cancer, music
## Chuck Billy's New Look
Chuck Billy debuted a bold new haircut inspired by Jerry Cantrell, after decades of long hair.

> Decades later, it was time for a change. Chuck Billy 2027. Do we love it?!
## Inspired by Jerry Cantrell
Billy credited Jerry Cantrell's recent haircut for giving him the strength to cut his hair.

> I'd seen Jerry Cantrell post two days ago, I believe, with his haircut, and it gave me the strength and the energy and the nerve to cut it all off.
## Cancer History
Billy was diagnosed with germ cell seminoma in the early 2000s but later went into remission.

> He later announced the cancer was in remission following chemotherapy.
## Memoir Release
Billy's memoir, Holding My Breath: The Two Testaments of Chuck Billy, releases November 10 with a foreword by Rob Halford.

> Holding My Breath: The Two Testaments of Chuck Billy
## Key takeaway

Testament vocalist Chuck Billy shortened his hair inspired by Jerry Cantrell, ahead of his cancer memoir release.