Damn memories of 89 ... never left the player either

This was my first Testament album, and I love it. It's not as strong as New Order or The Legacy but its still pretty damn good.

Alex Skolnick Owned 1989. We all wanted to play like him. I spent a lot of that year & 1990 learning that Album on guitar. I was in a band named Nihilist in the early 90's & have a VHS of us covering "The Ballad" Bad Quality & we were a little out of tune, But I'm glad I still have it!! Cheers Metal Heads!!

Hmm... Its Just Great

Great albulm from a great band !

Probably their most underrated album of the 90's. Full of great rumbling bass and some really cracking riffs, and i believe chuck billy uses some of his deeper growls here as well, making the whole thing less straightforward thrash than it already was.

Written by musicalkaratekid on 23.01.2012 at 19:59

Probably their most underrated album of the 90's. Full of great rumbling bass and some really cracking riffs, and i believe chuck billy uses some of his deeper growls here as well, making the whole thing less straightforward thrash than it already was.

the album was released in 1989

Written by [user id=17278] on 24.01.2012 at 03:28

Written by musicalkaratekid on 23.01.2012 at 19:59

Probably their most underrated album of the 90's. Full of great rumbling bass and some really cracking riffs, and i believe chuck billy uses some of his deeper growls here as well, making the whole thing less straightforward thrash than it already was.

the album was released in 1989

Dammit:/ Ah well, i guess my overflowing enthusiasm for this album forced me to write the album off in the wrong decade. LOL indeed.

Been A fan since the beginning when I saw Testament open for Anthrax on their "Among the Living" tour. Caught them again on PWYP tour with Wrathchild America opening. I think this album is great but I knew what was ahead. The next two albums sound forced in an attempt to gain more commercial success. Souls of Black was undeniably rushed and The Ritual saw Testament abandon what got them as far as they were. Listen to anything after The Ritual and you will not hear that commercial slop anymore.

Written by Timelord on 26.07.2014 at 05:24

Been A fan since the beginning when I saw Testament open for Anthrax on their "Among the Living" tour. Caught them again on PWYP tour with Wrathchild America opening. I think this album is great but I knew what was ahead. The next two albums sound forced in an attempt to gain more commercial success. Souls of Black was undeniably rushed and The Ritual saw Testament abandon what got them as far as they were. Listen to anything after The Ritual and you will not hear that commercial slop anymore.

Lots of Thrash bands released more commercial stuff when the 90's came.
Imo, it is a reason (there are others) why Thrash took such a nose dive in the 90's. The 90's have not been kind to older bands and some genres. For example, traditional Heavy Metal suffered a lot too but this decade has been especially bad for Thrash.
I think lots of people consider that the rise of more extreme genres, like Death and Black Metal, explains the decline Thrash experienced in the 90's. Personnally, I think it played a part but the main reason why Thrash suffered such a downfall is more related to the quality of the material offered. Thrash simply sucked for the most part in the 90's. In general, bands changed way too much, and not for the best.

Written by Lord_Regnier on 26.07.2014 at 22:49

Written by Timelord on 26.07.2014 at 05:24

Been A fan since the beginning when I saw Testament open for Anthrax on their "Among the Living" tour. Caught them again on PWYP tour with Wrathchild America opening. I think this album is great but I knew what was ahead. The next two albums sound forced in an attempt to gain more commercial success. Souls of Black was undeniably rushed and The Ritual saw Testament abandon what got them as far as they were. Listen to anything after The Ritual and you will not hear that commercial slop anymore.

Lots of Thrash bands released more commercial stuff when the 90's came.
Imo, it is a reason (there are others) why Thrash took such a nose dive in the 90's. The 90's have not been kind to older bands and some genres. For example, traditional Heavy Metal suffered a lot too but this decade has been especially bad for Thrash.
I think lots of people consider that the rise of more extreme genres, like Death and Black Metal, explains the decline Thrash experienced in the 90's. Personnally, I think it played a part but the main reason why Thrash suffered such a downfall is more related to the quality of the material offered. Thrash simply sucked for the most part in the 90's. In general, bands changed way too much, and not for the best.

Most genres of music have a short life span as listeners no longer in their teens now have more responsibilities to worry about and a new batch of teens who don't want to seem like copycats embrace something different. When you have been a part of a genre from the beginning you consider it yours. A perfect example is Vio-lence live at Slim's when Sean Killian mentions all the young faces and need to be shown what the fuck real metal is.

Unlike other genres though metal never went away and never will. Different styles take center stage for a bit but it is still metal.

Not their strongest release, but still full of catchy, decent thrash songs. While my favourites will always be The New Order, The Gathering and The Legacy, this sits firmly as my fourth favourite Testament album.

I had the opportunity to see them live last year in a small local venue (max 1,000 person capacity), which was absolutely amazing! One of the best gigs I've been to recently.

Very good album, in my opinion this album is above "The New Order"

Great album with very audible bass and incredible guitar solos!