Testament — The Formation Of Damnation

Thrash is making a comeback and it's because of the return of legends like Testament. Putting a modern twist on what made them popular way back when works out brilliantly throughout all 11 tracks. While bands like Trivium try to do the thrash revival by ripping bands like Testament off, Testament do it well because they are, well, Testament. If songs like "More Than Meets The Eye" don't get you pumping your fist or chanting along, then there's no point in trying to grow your hair again, because the thrash is probably dead inside of you — and you're old and shouldn't grow your hair anyway. The Formation Of Damnation is pretty much everything you'd expect from a thrash album released in the glory days, with shredding solos, battling leads and cheesy song titles. If this doesn't bring it back, nothing will.

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