Testament - The Formation Of Damnation
Tracklist
Disc I01. For The Glory Of...
02. More Than Meets The Eye
03. The Evil Has Landed
04. Formation Of Damnation
05. Dangers Of The Faithless
06. The Persecuted Won't Forget
07. Henchmen Ride
08. Killing Season
09. Afterlife
10. F.E.A.R.
11. Leave Me Forever
Disc II [Special Edition DVD]
+ The Making of "The Formation Of Damnation"
+ Photo Gallery
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Nine years has passed since these legends of thrash metal last released a studio album, and so after an undeniably long wait Testament return in glorious form with "The Formation Of Damnation", picking up where "The Gathering" left off almost a century ago. The album has the Testament stamp all over it, this is thrash metal like Testament always deliver with both more melodic and modern elements as well as a slight peek back to how things were done in the late-eighties. Read more ›› |
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Testament is the biggest band to emerge form the second wave of thrash metal in the mid 80's and is also perhaps the only band from that wave still making superb music for its dedicated fans. Testament is the only band that I know that's still making convincing thrash metal not to mention that they are also a Semi-Death Metal band. I say so because they are perhaps the only band that I know (apart from Trivium) that combines death and thrash metal elements to near-perfect harmony(although Trivium are not yet that good at it). Read more ›› |
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Just listening to it for the first time after getting it for Christmas... wow... I'm super impressed... these guys are tearing it up... I love it...
---- LIGHT THE FUSE ON THAT VAGINAMITE!!!
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I think the length hurts this album, but I think it's a good comeback after such a hiatus. I initially gave it a 7, then bumped it to an 8. I don't know how to rate this because it's awesome when I'm driving or working on the computer, but giving it a solo listen bores me sometimes. We need to be able to rate by .5!!
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I was expecting a lot more from TFOD, it disappointed me a little bit
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I actually use to hate most of the songs on this album, but that all changed when I saw testament play The Formation Of Damnation Live at the Cow Palace  This is in my opinion their best album hands down.
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Fucking great indeed! More Than Meets The Eye is awesome, and The Formation Of Damnation has a riffage insanely awesome! 
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My favorite Testament album The Formation Of Damnation is awesome and that riff in Henchmen Ride...
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Totally forgettable and boring in most of the cases.
---- Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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Endgame, Tempo of the Damned, Sodom and this album defines the return of thrash metal in the late 2000'
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If more of the album was as good as the first 4 songs then I would give it a 9/10.
---- Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated) Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres) So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)
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Posts: 141 Written by nonZero on 23.03.2022 at 14:55 That's interesting I feel the back half of the album is strongest 😁🤘
---- Upon the plain, there rushed forth and high Shadows at the end of night and mirrored in the sky Far far away beyond might of day And there lay the land of the dead of mortal cold decay
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Posts: 786 Written by JavierPaper on 31.12.2020 at 05:41 Yes, I am with you that this year was a time changer. This record blew me away when it was released back then. Best Testament since the first records in the 80s and early 90s. So much great songs. Especially the first four and F.E.A.R..
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What a blast! Excellent record by a bunch of true musicians how know how to play from the heart.
---- Now it's time to... rock!!!!!
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