Tot spunea IngerAlb ca e una din trupele sale preferate, am cautat si constatat ca nu exista aici. Imi revine onoarea sa ii fac o scurta prezentare acestei legende a thrash-ului, unii dintre 'taticii' Bay Area, care culmea, se simte inca foarte bine, si inca mai canta exemplar si rupator.
Formata pe scheletul The Legacy (1993-1996), impreuna cu Souza de la Exodus, trupa si-a schimbat numele in cel actual si a scos primul sau album in 1986: The Legacy. De aici inainte, pana in prezent, avem de-a face cu o serie de materiale bune si foarte bune, dar si cu dese modificari de componenta, plecari, reveniri, alte proiecte samd. Prezenta constanta in toti acesti 20 de ani au reprezentat-o Chuck Billy si Eric Peterson, alaturi de Greg Christian, o foarte mare parte a acestui timp. De remarcat ca, pentru Live In London, din 2005, s-a reunit trupa initiala. Deocamdata, infos:
Formula initiala:

Si reunirea din 2005:
Current line-upChuck Billy - Vocals (guest for James Murphy)
Eric Peterson - Guitars (Legacy, Dragonlord)
Alex Skolnick - Guitars (Savatage, The Skolnick Trio)
Greg Christian - Bass ( Legacy, HavocHate)
Louie Clemente - Drums (Legacy, Gallery of Suicide)
Former/past member(s)Vocals:-Steve "Zetro" Souza (Legacy, ex-Exodus)
Guitars:-Metal Mike Chlasciak (Halford, Bludgeon, Painmuseum, Michael Aaron, Ian Parry, John West, Cans, MVP, Sebastian Bach & Friends)
-Glen Alvelais (Tenet, Forbidden (US), Bizarro)
-James Murphy (Obituary, Disincarnate, Cancer, Death, Konkhra, Explorers Club, Agent Steel)
-Steve Smyth (Vicious Rumors, Dragonlord, Nevermore)
Bass:-Derrick Ramirez (Legacy, Dragonlord)
-Steve DiGiorgio (Autopsy, Sebastian Bach & Friends, Artension, Suicide Shift, Vintersorg, Death, Sadus, Iced Earth, Control Denied, Quo Vadis (Can), Dark Hall, Dragonlord, James Murphy)
Drums:-Dave Lombardo (Slayer (US), Grip Inc., Fant�mas, Apocalyptica, Voodoocult)
-Chris Kontos (Machine Head (US), Konkhra, Attitude Adjustment)
-Gene Hoglan (Dark Angel (US), Strapping Young Lad, Tenet, The Almighty Punchdrunk, ex-Death, ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Old Man's Child, ex-Phantasm, ex-Wargod, ex-Daemon (Dnk), ex-Just Cause, Naphobia)
-John Dette (Evildead, HavocHate)
-John Tempesta (1993-1994) (Helmet, Exodus, White Zombie, Prong, ex-Black Label Society)
-Jon Allen (Sadus, Dragonlord)
-Paul Bostaph (Slayer (US), Systematic, Forbidden (US), Exodus)
DiscographyThe Legacy Full-length, 1987
Live At Eindhoven EP, 1987
Trial by Fire EP, 1988
The New Order Full-length, 1988
Practice What You Preach Full-length, 1989
Souls of Black Full-length, 1990
Seen Between The Lines Video/VHS, 1991
The Ritual Full-length, 1992
Return to the Apocalyptic City EP, 1993
Low Full-length, 1994
Live at the Fillmore Live album, 1995
The Best of Testament Best of/Compilation, 1996
Demonic Full-length, 1997
Signs of Chaos: The Best of Testament Best of/Compilation, 1997
The Gathering Full-length, 1999
The Very Best of Testament Best of/Compilation, 2000
First Strike Still Deadly Best of/Compilation, 2001
Live At The Omni 1988 DVD, 2004
Live in Tilburg, The Netherlands DVD, 2004
Santa Monica Civic 1989 DVD, 2004
Live in Osaka Japan 1999 DVD, 2004
Days Of Darkness Best of/Compilation, 2004
Live in London DVD, 2005
Live in London Live album, 2005
Live in Tokyo Japan 1999 DVD, 2006
Live In Istanbul DVD, 2006
Practic, pentru mine definitorii sunt The New Order, Practice What You Preach si Souls of Black, adevarate albume de temelie in thrash. Se zvoneste ca reunirea va aduce si un album de studio, pe undeva pe la mijlocul anului 2007, dar pana nu vad, nu cred.
P.S. Proiectul black metal Dragonlord al lui Peterson mi s-a parut foarte reusit

Sa discutam, asadar despre Testament....
LE: la Istambul, in aceasta primavara, au rupt rau de tot, parca ar fi cantat in sfarsitul anilor '80... Vana si tehnica...