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(More customer reviews)With The Formation of Damnation, Testament delivers the thrash album of the year, hands down. Eric Peterson and Chuck Billy are rejoined by Alex Skolnick, Greg Christian and drummer Paul Bostaph to bring us the metal. Along side Slayer and Exodus, no other band has been as consistent and downright dedicated to give the fans what they want. Eric and Chuck, the heart and soul of this band, and as sadly underrated as they are portrayed, completely shine here. Old school, new school, it doesn't matter. Coming up with an album of this magnitude, takes some skill. And how Eric comes up with some of his riffs(heavy and hooky) is just amazing. Chuck, considering the past couple of years have been pretty rough, turns in an amazing performance as well. Its also really good to have Alex and Greg back in the fold. Having said that, both seem to have a renewed spirit on this one, considering Alex has not been on an album of new material since The Ritual in '92 and Greg since Low in'94. And finally, they could not have picked a better replacement than Paul Bostaph. Considered by many as just a fill in, he owns the drums here, and fits the band like a glove. I received my copy a day early, which was an additional bonus to my already anticipated excitement. In conclusion, I was eagerly awaiting this release and it lived up to my expectations ten fold. Thrash metal fans, check it out, raise the horns, and bang til your dead.
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Deluxe CD/DVD edition of this 2008 album includes a bonus DVD that contains three live performances from Alcatraz plus the 'More Than Meets The Eye' video. Few bands have the capability to survive lineup changes, health crises and 25 years of rapidly changing musical tastes, only to come out stronger than ever. Testament are one of the only remaining legends of the Thrash scene and arguably one of the few who have grown whilst still maintaining the substance and integrity for which they are known. In the almost two years since TFOD's release, the band have toured continuously (most notably with Judas Priest), charted higher than ever before, defied expectations and truly proven themselves as the real deal.
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