Testament music gallery news 2011

music gallery news,Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene. In the 28 years since its inception, Testament has had numerous lineup changes, and guitarist Eric Peterson has been the only constant member, although the band currently also features two of its original members, Alex Skolnick (guitarist) and Greg Christian (bass). Chuck Billy replaced former singer Steve Souza in 1986, prior to the recording of the band's first studio album, The Legacy, and has been a member of the band since.

To date, Testament has released nine studio albums, four live albums, six compilation albums, and six singles. They were one of the early thrash metal bands to sign to a major label (Atlantic Records, in 1986). The band released their debut album The Legacy in 1987 and achieved moderate success with its three follow-ups, The New Order (1988), Practice What You Preach (1989) and Souls of Black (1990). Testament achieved its biggest success with their 1992 follow-up The Ritual, which debuted at #55 on the Billboard 200 charts, the band's highest ever chart position in the United States.[5] The band also has two Top 40 albums and one Top 50 album to its credit in the UK. Their ninth studio album, The Formation of Damnation (2008) entered the Top 20 in Germany at #15, while its 1999 predecessor The Gathering entered the Top 50 in that country. Testament is currently recording a new album, which is said to be released in late 2011 or early 2012.

Band	Testament
Label	Nuclear Blast
Formed	1986, United States
Status	Active
Genre(s)	Thrash Metal
Lyrical theme(s)	Religion, Society, Suffering, Death, Life

Line-up

Chuck Billy : Vocals (1986-)
Eric Peterson : Guitar (1986-)
Alex Skolnick : Guitar (1986-1993, 2001, 2005-)
Greg Christian : Bass (1986-1996, 2004-)
Paul Bostaph : Drums (1993, 2004-2005, 2006 (Live), 2007-)

Former member(s)

Vocals :
- Steve "Zetro" Souza (2001)

Guitar :
- Glen Alvelais (1993, 1997-1998)
- James Murphy (1993-1996, 1998-2000)
- Steve Smyth (2000-2004)
- Metal Mike Chlasciak (2002, Live 2004-2005)

Bass :
- Derrick Ramirez (1997-1998)
- Steve DiGiorgio (1998-2004)

Drums :
- Louie Clemente (1986-1993, 2005)
- John Tempesta (1993-1994, 2005)
- John Dette (1994-1995, 1997, 2000)
- Chris Kontos (1995)
- Gene Hoglan (1996-1997)
- Steve "Horse" Jacobs (Live 1997, Live 1999)
- Dave Lombardo (1998-1999)
- Jon Allen (1999-2004, 2007)
- Nicholas Howard Barker (Live 2006-2007) 

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