| Testament / Formation Of Damnation, The |
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| Album: | Formation Of Damnation, The | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Testament | Added: | May 2008 | |
| Label: | Nuclear Blast | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-06-22 | Pull Date: | 2008-08-24 | Charts: | Loud |
| Week Ending: | Aug 17 | Jul 6 | Jun 29 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 08, 2010: | public noize racket The Evil Has Landed | 4. | Jul 05, 2008: | On The Warpath The Persecuted Won't Forget | |
| 2. | May 19, 2010: | public noize racket Henchmen Ride | 5. | Jun 28, 2008: | Bloodstains Across Atherton Henchmen Ride | |
| 3. | Aug 10, 2008: | Mmmmm...Tastes Like Candy Henchmen Ride | ||||
| Album Review |
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| Ragnar of Ravensfjord Reviewed 2008-06-15 | ||
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Long running Bay Area Thrash/Heavy Metal band doing exactly that. It also helps that they have 4/5 of the original line up along with ever present Paul Bostaph (Slayer, Forbidden) on drums. Not much that’s overdone – just workable and straight ahead metal. Pretty good. ((((1)))) Typical but good & short intro. ((((2))))) “Whoa-oh-oh”s and gallops riffs, a a solid main melody & vocals. ((((3)))) Tight “groove” riffs, sounds like Megadeth crossed with usual Testament structure. The only good metal tune about 9/11? Discuss. (((4))) Great, classic Bay Area thrash riffs but nearly ruined by “wanna be Hatebreed”/”bro metal” vocals. ((5)) Slow, clunky, pinch harmonic, repetition, ultimately boring. ((((6)))) Fast to mid-paced, snarling vocals. Elongated dual melodies. (((((7))))) Hammering riffs, good vocals/chorus & overall structure. Explodes into some pretty killer thrash at 1:37. (((8))) Thick riffs, more straight up rockin’ tempo very 80’s structure but not bad. (((9))) Catchy main riff but too focused on the vocals & mostly pedestrian. (((10))) Confusing mix but good of late 80’s mid-paced thrash and 90’s “groove”. (11) Wavers from the melodic “introspective rock” junk vs. the heavy parts. Think a Bay Area Metal version of Alice In Chains. | ||
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