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Testament - Demonic

Release Information

Release Date.mar-18-2012    Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
Genre........Thrash Metal   Graber.......EAC
Year.........1997           Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br

Ripper.......The_Patriarch  Songs........11
Covers.......Yes            Url... www.testamentlegion.com

Release Notes

Artist : Testament                     Rating : You Decide!
Album  : Demonic                       Label  : MFN

Description :

This is where Testament got fed up and went
death metal, supposedly. Maybe this is what
death metal sounds like to Testament fans. To me
(a death metal fan) it sounds pretty much like
Testament, only slowed down, tuned down, and
with less melody. And that's what it is. There's
also much more vocal melody than you'd hear from
almost any death metal album, but it's delivered
in a very gruff voice, without much range,
although the majority is straight cookie monster
singing.

It also tends to be more rhythmic and groovy,
which may deter thrashers on principle alone.
The rhythms are too involved for it to come
across like nu-metal; it might be more accurate
to call it ΓÇ£churningΓÇ¥ than ΓÇ£groovy.ΓÇ¥
Another sticking point is that there is very
little soloing, which doesn't seem very
remarkable or objectionable to me, but disciples
of the old-school metal sound demand solos or
else a written apology. I don't miss it and
James Murphy isn't a favorite of mine anyhow.

The songs tend start off in the album's typical
groove/churn mode, then go into a big breakdown,
then come back to the main idea. Opening track
ΓÇ£Demonic RefusalΓÇ¥ does it best, with a
totally monstrous breakdown that makes me think
of Metallica's ΓÇ£OneΓÇ¥ right before the ending
solo kicks off. ΓÇ£Murky WatersΓÇ¥ does
variation of the formula, starting off with a
faster, thrashier riff and then going into a
slow-motion watery breakdown.

This is my favorite Testament album, although
that is admittedly much more an indication of my
quirks as a listener than its relationship with
the rest of their catalog. It's hard to say if
this album would be better or worse known if it
was put out by a different band that wasn't
expected to sound a certain way. Nor recommended
either for Testament fans or death metal fans,
but still, recommended.

Release Tracklist

01 - Demonic Refusal                            [05:22]
02 - The Burning Times                          [05:16]
03 - Together as One                            [04:17]
04 - Jun-Jun                                    [03:44]
05 - John Doe                                   [03:12]
06 - Murky Waters                               [03:01]
07 - Hatred Rise                                [03:15]
08 - Distorted Lives                            [03:37]
09 - New Eyes of Old                            [03:01]
10 - Ten Thousand Thrones                       [04:38]
11 - Nostrovia                                  [01:31]

Total Length : [40:54 minn

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