Testament - The Gathering
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Artist: TestamentEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Extra tracks
CD Release Date: 2008-01-08
Music Label: Prosthetic Records
Soundtracks:
- D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
- Down For Life
- Eyes Of Wrath
- True Believer
- 3 Days In Darkness
- Legions Of the Dead
- Careful What You Wish For
- Riding the Snake
- Allegiance
- Sewn Shut Eyes
- Fall Of Sipledome
- Bonus Track
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Free Music Review: An unexpected treat
Hit: 5 Stars
I'm a big fan of American thrash metal - Metallica, Anthrax, Pantera, Slayer, Megadeth - and also of the British metal as well, like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Well-produced and executed metal is important to me. I have the entire catalogue of all these bands and have been a fan since the late 1980s when I was a teenager. But I never stumbled upon Testament until recently, and I wish I had. I always meant to check out Testament, but never got around to it. I dabbled with Exodus, Metal Church, and other American thrash/power metal bands aside from those above, but for some odd reason Testament never made its way by me. My first exposure was The Gathering, and I was instantly excited about it.
The Gathering, to my surprise, comes across with the raw power and force of a band like Pantera in its lyrical presentation and intensity, with rich and intricate power chord structures and riffing like you might expect with Metallica and Slayer, and of course Lombardo's excellent drumming, who I hold in a class only shared with Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy. Chuck Billy's vocals are well-placed - singing at times, yelling at others, and using "death grunts" when appropriate. The album isn't blindingly fast all the time like you'd expect with some Slayer albums, but it is always powerful and driven. There is nothing cheesy here; these guys are musician's musicians and this album is a welcome addition to my thrash metal library.
There are very few albums I own in which I can confess that every song contributes to the album and is enjoyable, and The Gathering is one of them. Every fan of American thrash/power metal should have in his/her catalog at the minimum albums like Metallica's "Master of Puppets," Megadeth's "Peace Sells," Anthrax's "Among the Living," Slayer's "South of Heaven," and I would add Testament's "The Gathering."
If you love American thrash/power metal, you owe it to yourself to snag a copy of Testament's "The Gathering."
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