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I was a huge fan of Testament from the time I discovered their album The New Order back in 1988. I liked it so much that I went back and bought the 1987 album The Legacy. With each and every new album they just got better and better. My absolute favorite album of theirs is probably The Ritual followed closely behind by Souls of Black. The song Legacy is still one of my all time favorites. They were still kicking ass when they released Low back in 1994.
Then something happened... they released the album Demonic. I don't know what they were thinking but I was bit shocked when I first popped it in the CD player. I honestly thought it was another band's CD that ended up in the Testament CD case. Anyway, once I realized it was actually Testament, I was a bit put off and never really listened to that album again.
I then saw the CD The Gathering a few years later and was hesitant to pick it up. I did so anyway and popped it in the player. To my surprise Chuck Billy took up singing again (my major issue with Demonic were the vocals) and all was well in the universe again. The music on the CD is some of their best ever.
It's strange that this thread should pop up now. I just broke out my Testament CDs yesterday for the first time in about a year or more... [cue Twilight Zone music here]
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