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Whistle Stopper - The Formation of Damnation
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List Price: $15.98
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Manufacturer: Nuclear Blast Americ
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0727361200527
Label: Nuclear Blast Americ
Manufacturer: Nuclear Blast Americ
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Nuclear Blast Americ
Release Date: 2008-04-29
Studio: Nuclear Blast Americ
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Summary: Metal Album fof the Year,,,2008
Comment: Sadly, I had forgotten about these guys, even having 6 Testament CD's in my collection and having had the pleasure of seeing them at a Mosters of Rock Festival in Germany in '93/'94.
From hearing some samples, I knew FORMATION was going to be a good CD however, when I popped it in I was blown away right from the beginning. This CD is a rush, turn it to 10 and hold on. Song for song it is as good if not better than The Gathering and is a much needed kick in the pants for today's metal were everyone sounds so similar and each band's songs sound the same throughout their the albums.
I am glad these guys are back and I cannot wait to see them on the METAL MASTERS Tour this summer. Hopefully they will finally get the recognition they deserve.
If anyone can tell me other new albums that are as good as this or better, please let me know as I always need to hear new music.
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Summary: Brutal!!
Comment: This album is a headbangers gem!!! It features the return of Alex Skolnic and Greg Christian, whose guitar and bass work make this album soar with feroricity!! I've been a Testament fan since the 1989 Practice What You Preach album, and these guys never cease to amaze me. This band has been loyal to it's fans, and has never sold out!! If nothing else each album they come out with keeps getting heavier, and better!! Metallica should take some hints from these guys! This album reminds me of earlier work such as Pwyp and the New Order, and recent work such as The 1999 album The Gathering. Chuck Billy's voice never sounded better, and it's a good thing he won his battle with cancer. This is a brutal thrash metal album not for the faint of heart. The track that stands out for me is The Evil Has Landed, which tells of the horrifying events of 9\11. This album is highly recommended for fans of thrash metal. Thanks Teastament for keeping real metal alive!!
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Summary: Please break up
Comment: I like a lot of people out there have been a Testamant fan since The Legacy came out.
Every disc they did was great right up until Demonic.
This disc has no point of existing.
There is no variety among the songs. One reviewer stated, if you liked the sound of the first four albums, that sound is long gone. How true, and how sad.
What a pity that so many bands that were once great are STILL trying to reinvent themselves. Don't they get it? We started listening to you because of the way you USED to sound.
Nine years for this???
I listened to it once and into the garbage it went.
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Summary: Whats old is new again.
Comment: I won't go into great detail except to say this disc is perfection. It is like seeing an old friend again from the first to last song. Fans know the story behind Chuck Billy and his ailments and it is amazing he still keeps on today. To have Skolnick back in the band makes this even more of a treat. Like Chucks other project, Dublin Death Patrol, this is pure Bay-area sound like it was and should be. The new cookie cutter metal bands of today (Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Killswitch and the other 10,000 that sound JUST LIKE THEM!) need to look at these icons and see how it is supposed to be done. Tried and true, the sound remains the same when it comes to Testament. Sample the title track and see for yourself...this IS the mandatory CD release for 2008 for any purveyor of metal.
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Summary: To those of you too young to know
Comment: This is Testament. Formed in 1983 with Steve Souza singing originally known as The Legacy. Since the birth of American thrash back in the 80's Testament has been cranking out metal that was fast, intense and heavy yet melodic. 25 years later We are blessed with this masterpiece of an album. From the very get-go this album gets in the mood to rock. With crushing metal anthems like "More Than Meets the Eye" we see a brand new old band resurge with awesome crafted guitar riffs that seem to punch the ear drums as if to say, "Don't call it a comeback!" Alex Scholnick and Eric Petereson's chops cannot be matched by many. They shine on this album as if they never missed a beat. "The Evil Has Landed' displays a sort of Practice What you Preach era. One of my favorite solos is on this song. The title track is probably the most intense song I've heard since "Of Dog Faced Gods" off Low. Killer breakdown and double-bass by Bostaph(a far better drummer than Tempesta). Do yourself a favor and don't drive listening to "The Persecuted Won't Forget". Your bound to want to get a speeding ticket and possibly a bad case of road rage. "F.E.A.R. is one the most old-school songs I've heard them do in years. Sounds like maybe something off of The New Order. Very 80's type rock chorus with a fat solo break and dueling leads. All in all kiddies this band help influence and pave the way for bands like Shadows Fall, Avenged Sevenfold, The Absence,Trivium. So put this record and school yourself with some old-school metal
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The Formation of Damnation is the 2008 release-- the first Testament studio album of all new material in nine years. This is the first Testament album to feature Alex Skolnick on guitar since 1992's The Ritual, also the first to feature bassist Greg Christian since 1994's Low. Testament are an US thrash metal band from California. Some of their records entered the charts in major markets such as the UK and Germany. Testament has two Top 40 albums and one Top 50 album to its credit in the UK. Their 1999 album The Gathering also entered the Top 50 in Germany. They had minor top 100 album success in the United States.
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