Thrash Pioneers Testament Prepare Ninth Studio Album

April 8, 2008 by Scott

“JESUS!!! HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEW TESTAMENT!!!???? IM ABOUT TO SMASH MY COMPUTER!!! FUCKING SIIIIIICCK!!!!!”
- Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed

Quite the endorsement for the latest offering from Bay Area thrash pioneers Testament, whose ninth studio album, Formation of Damnation, is slated for release on April 29th. The proper follow-up to 1999’s deafening fan-fave The Gathering, Damnation features the original Testament line-up of vocalist Chuck Billy, guitarists Eric Peterson and Alex Skolnick, and bassist Greg Christian, with the addition of friend and former member, Paul Bostaph. Picking up where Testament left off at the end of the last century, Billy and company offer up some of the vintage breakneck anthems that landed them in the company of Slayer, Megadeth, Metallica and Anthrax. Continuing to cement their legacy as one of the finest bands thrash has to offer, Damnation’s title-track is a scorching siren of intensity and fury. See for yourself below.

Listen to “The Formation of Damnation” from Testament’s The Formation of Damnation [Nuclear Blast]

http://dailyrindblog.com/audio/testament_theformationofdamnation.mp3

In other news, the band is currently touring across North America in preparation for the album’s release. San Juan Capistrano is next up on the band’s itinerary, before a stop in Vegas and a string of Hollywood dates. Then in early May, Testament hits the road again to celebrate The Formation of Damnation.

04-10 San Juan Capistrano, CA – The Coach House
04-11 Las Vegas, NV – The Canyon Club
04-12 Hollywood, CA – The Plush Lounge @ Key Club (Pre-show Listening Party)
04-12 Hollywood, CA – The Key Club *SOLD OUT

04-13 Hollywood, CA – The Key Club
05-01 Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
05-02 Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s Down Under
05-03 Mokena, IL – The Pearl Room/Chicago Powerfest
05-15 Victoria, Canada – Sugar Nightclub
05-16 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – Richard’s on Richard’s
05-17 Seattle, WA – Studio Seven

The Formation of Damnation Tracklist:
01. For The Glory Of…
02. More Than Meets The Eye
03. The Evil Has Landed
04. The Formation Of Damnation
05. Dangers Of The Faithless
06. The Persecuted Won’t Forget
07. Henchmen Ride
08. Killing Season
09. Afterlife
10. F.E.A.R.
11. Leave Me Forever