Artist: Testament
Genre: Heavy Metal
Country Of Origin: United States
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Member: No
Album: Low
Meet The Band: Chuck Billy (Vocals)/Eric Peterson (Lead and Rhythm Guitar)/James Murphy (Lead and Rhythm Guitar)/Greg Christian (Bass)/John Tempesta (Drums)
Producer: Garth Richardson/Testament
RJ's Top 5 Tunes: 1. Trail Of Tears...2. Hail Mary...3. Low...4. Ride...5. Chasing Fear
Disclaimer: All "facts" come from wikipedia.com unless otherwise noted.
Since Scott is dabbling in Metal this week, we should too. I give you Testament. I give you Low. Unlike the topic in Scott's discussion, there should be no doubt that Testament is a Metal band. If you are a regular here, you know I'm not the biggest metal geek, I tend to prefer melody and hooks. But I do like a bit of Metal now and then, and this is how I like it. Low is one of two Testament albums that I own (the other is Dark Roots Of The Earth). So I'm certainly no expert, but I like what I hear. Especially the drumming. There is the occasional double bass pounding, but it's really just aggressive drumming without the endless double strokes, and I think that's why I like it. There isn't a lot online regarding the album, but here is what I could find:
1. Low
2. Legions (In Hiding)
3. Hail Mary
4. Trail Of Tears
5. Shades Of War
6. P.C.
7. Dog Faced Gods
8. All I Could Bleed
9. Urotsukidoji (Instrumental)
10. Chasing Fear
11. Ride
12. Last Call
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The title of the album perfectly describes my expectations for this ... Low... Well maybe not perfectly, Low may be too high.
And I wasnt dissapointed. This is nowhere near the style of music I can enjoy, even the low key Trail of Tears turns into a "look how fast I can play my geetar" tune. Urotsukidoji (Instrumental) showcases some imprerssive bass work no doubt, but the rest is just one big run-on song.
Sorry RJ, I dont mean to be mean, but this doesnt work for me at any level...
That's not mean bro. You like what you like and don't like what you don't like. I don't take offense. I just offer up music, everyone is free to like it or not. And that has no affect on my opinion of it. When I'm in a Metal mood, Testament works just fine. I would imagine if you were in that same mood, you'd be more likely to pick Megadeth or Sabbath.
To me, this is a strange band. Because, on the one hand, if you listen to a song like "Trail Of Tears", you realize that the singer has a very good voice. Sooooo....why does he have to do all the guttural growling bull shit?? That ruins it for me. I could handle it in a few places, here and there. But here, it is far more prevalent, and it ruins it.
I could not even finish one listen. It's a shame, because there is talent here.
Sigh. I guess some folks are getting too old. Not Rjhog though, which is odd. I mean there's some CM vocals fer cryin' out loud and most everyone here hates that! This is right up my alley, in your face, loud, vicious and METAL. I don't think '94 was a particularly metal-type year, but this is one of the few good ones I can remember.
Someone should post "The Ritual" which came out before this. Very much mellower than this, much less of an assault on those tender ears around here.
Nice post!
I just dont understand CM vocals when you can still ACTUALLY SING. There is plenty of great rock n roll where the singer actually uses their talents, instead of abusing their talent.
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