Heavy Metal

Testament. People NEED to hear this band if they say they like Heavy Metal Music. These guys are basically the perfect definition of what "Heavy Metal" music should sound like (IMO of course). I'm a fairly new listener of this band but since first encounter I've been hooked. If you haven't heard them before I suggest you listen to the record posted below FIRST and then once you're sold on them, celebrate their entire catalog. "The Formation of Damnation" is their newest and I feel best produced album and was even awarded the "Best Album" award at Metal Hammer's Golden Gods Awards this year beating out Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold, Children of Bodom and Down. So anyways, give it a try and of course BUY THE RECORD once you realize how great it truly is.

"...the whole album is a Thrash Metal diamond. The sound is also one of the album's strong points since the man who was responsible for the mixing and the engineering is the one and only Andy Sneap. This man really managed to absorb every single drop of the band's energy and put it in this album. TESTAMENT are the next in line that put one more brick in the wall for the revival of Thrash Metal. After the great new albums from EXODUS, DEATH ANGEL and TESTAMENT, as well as the rest of the active titans of Thrash Metal."

Testament - "The Formation of Damnation"
(Nuclear Blast, 2008)
BUY / MySpace / Download

01. For the Glory of... (1:12)
02. More Than Meets the Eye (4:31)
03. The Evil Has Landed (4:44)
04. The Formation of Damnation (5:10)
05. Dangers of the Faithless (5:47)
06. The Persecuted Won't Forget (5:49)
07. Henchman Ride (4:00)
08. Killing Season (4:52)
09. Afterlife (4:13)
10. F.E.A.R. [False Evidence Appearing Real] (4:46)
11. Leave Me Forever (4:28)

If you're trying to use that "I can't buy things on the internet" line on the issue of getting their record, just go see them live in that case. They're out on tour right now and here's their remaining dates from today on. When you hit the table to pick up some Gig Memorabilia be sure to tip my good friend Larry The Lurker who will be working the merch and most likely giving you a bad attitude.

Oct 4 2008 8:00P	The Lost Horizon	Syracuse, New York
Oct 5 2008 8:00P	Lulu’s	State College, Pennsylvania
Oct 7 2008 8:00P	Chameleon Club	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Oct 8 2008 8:00P	Crocodile Rock	Allentown, Pennsylvania
Oct 9 2008 8:00P	Hammerstein Ballroom	New York, New York
Oct 10 2008 8:00P	Webster Theater	Hartford, Connecticut
Oct 27 2008 8:00P	Arena Monterrey	Monterey
Oct 29 2008 8:00P	VFG Arena	Guadalajara
Oct 30 2008 8:00P	Auditorium Siglo XXI	Puebla
Oct 31 2008 8:00P	Sportspalace	Mexico City
Nov 9 2008 8:00P	AMI Stadium	Christchurch
Feb 13 2009 5:00P	Sheffield Arena	Sheffield
Feb 14 2009 5:00P	LG Arena	Birmingham
Feb 16 2009 5:00P	SECC Hall 4	Glasgow
Feb 17 2009 5:00P	Manchester Arena	Manchester
Feb 18 2009 5:00P	Nottingham Arena	Nottingham
Feb 20 2009 5:00P	Cardiff Arena	Cardiff
Feb 21 2009 5:00P	Wembley Arena	London