Testament is a thrash metal music group from California. Being one of the most influential American thrash metal bands, they were once considered part of the "Big Four Of Thrash", although their place was eventually taken by Slayer.

Statistics

• Genre: Death metal, Thrash metal
• Country: USA
• Status: Active
• Time: 1983-

Biography

They formed in the San Francisco area in 1983. They were originally known as Legacy, but after three years and a few band member changes, they changed their name to Testament when recording their first album, The Legacy because another band held a copyright to the name "The Legacy".

They have released a number of other albums, including Live at Eindhoven, The New Order, Disciples of the Watch, Practice What You Preach, and Souls of Black. They toured with Slayer, Megadeth, and Suicidal Tendencies in 1990 on the 'Clash of the Titans' tour.

Guitarist Alex Skolnick left the band after their 1992 album, The Ritual, to join Savatage. Since then, the band has had many members come and go.

Eric Peterson has stated that he would like to do another album with Skolnick, Clemente, and Christian.

Members

Current members

• Chuck Billy - Vocals
• Eric Peterson - Guitar
• Steve DiGiorgio - Bass
• Paul Bostaph - Drums

Former members

• Alex Skolnick - Guitars
• Dave Lombardo - Drums
• Gene Hoglan - Drums
• Louie Clemente - Drums
• Greg Christian - Bass
• Glen Alvelais -Guitar
• Derek Ramirez - Bass
• James Murphy - Guitar
• Jon Allen - Drums
• John Tempesta -Drums
• Steve Smyth - Guitar

Discography

• The Legacy (1987)
• Live At Eindhoven (1987)
• The New Order (1988)
• Practice What You Preach (1989)
• Souls Of Black (1990)
• The Ritual (1992)
• Return To Apocalyptic City (1993)
• Low (1994)
• Live At The Fillmore (1995)
• The Best Of Testament (1996)
• Demonic (1997)
• Signs Of Chaos (1997)
• The Gathering (1999)
• The Very Best Of Testament (2001)
• First Strike Still Deadly (2001)

External links

• Official site