I remeber the days when an vhs tape of them was not available. I borrowed a lot of rock and metal albums from the local library. The Ritual was the first album I heard. Then also borrowed Low and Live at the Fillmore. Ordered their first two albums from a super marker. No record stores back then and not to this day where I am from.
From one generation of metalhead to another SALUTE. Love hearing about how you had to be dedicated and invested to be a fan back in the day, and that this type of content availability is amazing
How lucky were those of us who grew up with early Metallica, Testament, Megadeth, Exodus, early Anthrax, Overkill, Slayer, etc. so many legends and pioneers. Although some decent newer bands today, nothing close to the 1983-1993 decade for thrash metal. My youth was spoiled musically!
Yeah it’s really insane. These aren’t light guitars either! All of these Les Paul style guitars weigh 9.5-10 lbs. It’s already tough to play fast leads on them holding them the regular way.
@idoj654123 Grab a membership to Songsterr! Being able to slow everything down and bring the speed up gradually helped me hit this More than Meets the Eye perfectly.
I saw one where the sound was absolutely horrid, and they were visibly bothered by it. BUT, as a countermeasure, they tried to rile thr crowd up even more. True professionalism. (Unlike Yngwie who tossed his guitar and b*tched at the engineers in plain sight)
@@cruxvox yeah, I’m not a fan of Yngwie. I posted a question on Jason Becker’s channel about why Yngwie didn’t appear on the Triumphant Hearts album. The Becker family replied to me and said, “he was invited.” Yngwie has always been a jerk IMO.
Man between Eric playing rhythm and Alex playing lead with their harmonizing nobody does it better in my opinion and I've been listening to them with Testament since 1988. Keep Rocking guys cause age is just a number 👍🤘🎤🎸.
The band is absolutely amazing, but Chuck and Alex deserve a special chapter. After his disease, Chuck returned even better, and Alex Sckolnick is the best guitar player in thrash. Hands up to the band and many years headbangin' to come.
Testament still to this day my favorite metal band and I've been a fan since1988. The duo between Alex and Eric playing guitar is just awesome and then throw in Gene on drums and Steve on bass. These guys to this day are better than ever👍🎤🎸
Yeah it's always bad when old metal bands lose their vocals with age like Dave Mustaine in Megadeth. But to be fair Dave has metal plates in his neck from post surgery and also has had throat cancer.
To this day, the testament and slayer show I seen when I was 18 or so is still the best...no one hase inspired me more than Alex with my playing. Steve....way proud to see you sporting your thor's hammer!!!
Been a fan of them since day 2. Friend gave me "the Legacy" and the world has never been the same since. Seen them open for Judas Priest.... they have never disappointed..... and have never let the fans down, stayed true to their music... unlike another we all know........................
A) Testament is by far the best thrash metal band at this point IMO and I feel Chuck is an underrated frontman! B) @ 11:26 JESUS IS REGULATING THE PIT WITH A SWORD....NEED I SAY MORE? 🤘
Thank you guys , for taking me back to Casper in '85. I'm a Rhoads, Murray, Smith, Tipton, Downing guy. My fellow guitarist Tim Harris,RIP, turned me on to Testament. Alex and the guys fucking tear it up
Such a solid show,every time I think I’ll watch for a moment I watch to finale.saw them my first time in ‘89 at First Ave Minneapolis during the Big ‘89 San Francisco earthquake (their hometown) I remember them dedicating the song “The Preacher” to their homeboys in their shook city while they were out crushing it.
1. 0:00 - "Intro ("Legions In Hiding" )" 2. 1:05 -" Brotherhood of the Snake" 3. 5:48- "The Pale King" 4. 10:21 "More Than Meets The Eye" 5. 14:39 "D. N. R" 6. 18:18 "Low" 7. 21:58 "Into The Pit" 8. 25:33 "Electric Crown" 9. 31:04 "Practice What You Preach" 10. 35:33 "The New Order" 11. 41:48 "Over The Wall" 12. 47:37 "Disciples Of The Watch" 13 52:14 "Formation of Damnation"
Walter Núñez-Sol since you are a great fan, what are your top 5 songs? And could you tell me why they do not play Return to Serenity? Do you like that one. Just curious. Thanks, Bill
@@williamsuper213 my top 5: Over the wall Disciples of the watch D. N. R. Raging Waters Henchmen Ride And I have no idea why they don't play Return to Serenity. Earlier today I was talking to some friends about how most bands keep the same playlist for years.
after all these years and the live perfomance of the band is outstanding, equal and even better than the studio version sometimes. Very consistent band indeed. Very content to have this in my playlist..all time classic sound
Siempre vuelvo a este recital cuando necesito un poco de power en mi vida. Y no busco a otra banda, esta junto a megadeht son bandas de toda la vida, pero es aqui justamente donde me lleno de poder cuando siento que estoy bajo de energias por cosas de la vida misma. Aguante testament 🎶
This is an all-star Thrash Metal band big time. Every member is a Master at their instrument. I have seen this lineup twice so far , and they are insanely PHENOMENAL live. They are heavier and more aggressive now than they were thirty years ago. Most bands that get older slow it down, not Testament.
... Yeah, so true. Age ain't stopping them....as heavy as they'd always been. Another band that's gone heavier and heavier with each & every following albums was Pantera😍🤘🤘🤘🤘..
This many years in and this band still looks like they're having fun playing together especially Chuck Billy, always smiling throwing pics and playing air guitar on his mic stand!
Cudos for a great (Professional) sound and video quality !! 👍🏻😈👍🏻 I have attended many Testament concerts and this is the first youtube video I see with such quality for a Testament live event! ☺
I've seen them live 2 times and in few days I will see them again so I know they are tight players but goddamn...listen to 12:28 -> that combination of guitar, bass and those damn drums! Whoa! Those people who don't move even an inch must be deaf or something. I just cannot stay still when these guys are playing, just absolutely amazing!
saw them in 2019 too and they were tight as a whistle and chuck sounded absolutely great. without a single doubt i'd say they play the best out of all the 'original' line up of trash bands.
Vielen dank! Ich habe immer Rockpalast geliebt! Man what a fucking show! Alex as always at the top of his game. He is the most underrated guitarist in rock period! He deserves the fame Kirk Hammett has. Even Marty Friedman has gotten his due and rightfully so. If only Testament had arrived a few years earlier I think it would be a different story. The problem is that Testament started to get big when metal was on the way out and grunge was coming in.
I seen them with Slayer Mon Feb 18 1991 @ Painters Mill Theatre in Owings Mills, MD, USA. Still to the this day the best sounding live band I have ever seen, and I have seen quite a few.
Even better due to the better equipment. The modern metal amps that came out in the 90s and after have a much thicker heavier tone compared to the Marshalls they used to record the early albums. You can hear the difference with First Strike Still Deadly. Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier is used for sure.
Testament um dos mais lendários grupos de thrash metal que ha atualmente Acho massa o Chucky utilizando o suporte do microfone como uma guitarra em todos os solos kkkkk Já virou hábito dele O cara manda bem Todo grupo aliás Pra que ficar desmerecendo???né Espero que voltem logo ao Brasil
Melhor vocalista de Thrash na minha opinião, ao lado do Zetro souza do Exodus, que também já cantou laa nos primórdios do Testament, quando a banda ainda se chamava "Legacy"
I've always found Testament better than Metallica. I'm not saying that Metallica is bad, but after the album Load, I dropped out. Testament deserves much more appreciation.
@@eberbacher007 The Ritual is a thing that happened. Far more commercial and dull, IMO, than either of the "Loads". Though both paled in comparison to Megadeth's Risk.
Chuck playing fake guitar on his mini mic stand. Legendary!
The-Art-of-Guitar classic chuck
I don't know what's legendary about that, but yeah, if people think it's legendary, then ut must be legendary...
He even grabbed a pick during Over the Wall. Chuck is the best.
You have a really good taste of music!🤘👍👌
@@dime4ever546 Thank you.
Chuck's Voice has not aged a day
Big Chuck and the boys still destroying!!!!!!
I think it has, in a good way. I think his aged voice made him sound more badass.
Yeah definetly not the same vocals especially on "Over the Wall" but not bad for a 50+ metalhead
but his breathing has, he should lose weight as age has caught up to him.
It has. And it's even more brutal. I love this guy, goddammit! And Testament in general.
I remember in the old days when you haved to buy a vhs to see a concert of this guy's........THIS IS GREAT
I remeber the days when an vhs tape of them was not available. I borrowed a lot of rock and metal albums from the local library. The Ritual was the first album I heard. Then also borrowed Low and Live at the Fillmore. Ordered their first two albums from a super marker. No record stores back then and not to this day where I am from.
@@schade80 ....you forgot the vhs home video seen between the lines a lot of concert footage and tons of concert vhs bootlegs
I just bought a VCR to watch VHS tapes. Sick of digital 😂
Maybe you're more enthusiast than the whole audience there!
From one generation of metalhead to another SALUTE. Love hearing about how you had to be dedicated and invested to be a fan back in the day, and that this type of content availability is amazing
One the most consistently great bands out there. Nothing but respect for them.
They have no business being this good for this long. LONG LIVE TESTAMENT
@@ginodibianco3430 they get better with Age new Album is awesome amazing friend
I love Eric Peterson , Love Steve Digiorgio, Love Gene Hoglan, Love Chuck Billy , love Alex Sckolnick , I love you TESTAMENT!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Yeeessss
Yeeees best Band!
This was the absolute best line-up
+ one!thrash till death!11we will always be a metal heads!111\m/
Best line-up ever in a thrash band. Legendary!!
How lucky were those of us who grew up with early Metallica, Testament, Megadeth, Exodus, early Anthrax, Overkill, Slayer, etc. so many legends and pioneers. Although some decent newer bands today, nothing close to the 1983-1993 decade for thrash metal. My youth was spoiled musically!
Spoiled indeed!!!
You are very lucky. I’m glad your grateful for it. I’ve had to grow up in the era of this shitty rap music.
Back when Metal Edge magazine was popular and you could mail tapes to people that were in to metal music. Miss those days!!!
It's also great to see most of them still going strong & younger generations getting into it - proof that the best metal never dies \m/
M Loftus SLAYER, TESTAMENT 91' Detroit. It was a complete brutal fest....
Alex plays every solo with the guitar pointed straight up- he is an absolute monster!
Yeah it’s really insane. These aren’t light guitars either! All of these Les Paul style guitars weigh 9.5-10 lbs. It’s already tough to play fast leads on them holding them the regular way.
@@lecorsaire2283 Not to mention the solos are absolutely on point and appear completely effortless, like a fucking studio recording!
He’s a bad dude no doubt
And he's so underrated for literally no reason. The whole band is phenomenal.
you know, it activates star power
Maybe the most thechnical thrash line up that ever was, what a blast. Imagine having Skolnick and then adding Hoglan and DiGiorgio to the team. Wow
Seen them three times with this lineup. Ridiculous man
Their best lineup for sure
@idoj654123 Grab a membership to Songsterr! Being able to slow everything down and bring the speed up gradually helped me hit this More than Meets the Eye perfectly.
Don’t sleep on Eric Peterson. He might be the most underrated guitarist in Metal, a full-on , next-level Riff Lord
Agreed! I've always said that Testament is nothing short of a supergroup with this lineup.
Chuck sounds absolutely incredible live.never followed testament much but what a live band.
I saw them in 1988 and they sound every bit as good here as they did then.
My favorite of all the old school thrash bands. Chuck is the best thrash singer, and they have always been great live.
I’ve never seen a bad Testament show. You can tell they really enjoy what they do.
I agree, and I have been going to their shows since 1991, I've seen them more than any other band.. They are my absolute favorite though....
I saw one where the sound was absolutely horrid, and they were visibly bothered by it. BUT, as a countermeasure, they tried to rile thr crowd up even more. True professionalism. (Unlike Yngwie who tossed his guitar and b*tched at the engineers in plain sight)
@@cruxvox yeah, I’m not a fan of Yngwie.
I posted a question on Jason Becker’s channel about why Yngwie didn’t appear on the Triumphant Hearts album. The Becker family replied to me and said, “he was invited.” Yngwie has always been a jerk IMO.
Man between Eric playing rhythm and Alex playing lead with their harmonizing nobody does it better in my opinion and I've been listening to them with Testament since 1988. Keep Rocking guys cause age is just a number 👍🤘🎤🎸.
Testament featuring Kick Drum. :)
sounds atrocious indeed
That sounds like a typewriter.
Killed my speakers again 😃😃😃🤙
Chuck Billy will go down in history as THE best air guitarist to ever live!
The band is absolutely amazing, but Chuck and Alex deserve a special chapter. After his disease, Chuck returned even better, and Alex Sckolnick is the best guitar player in thrash. Hands up to the band and many years headbangin' to come.
So good they do Electric Crown again. Such a great song !
One of my favorites from the album it came on
Can't wait to see Testament, Exodus, Death Angel on "The Bay Strikes Back" UK tour in March.
Seeing them 11th of february! :)
Taking my sons to a walk down memorylane the 7th of feb.
Which gig? I'll see you in Manchester if you're there dude!
Same!!!!!!
Seeing the tour in Glasgow. Gonna be fucking awesome 🤘🏻
Testament still to this day my favorite metal band and I've been a fan since1988. The duo between Alex and Eric playing guitar is just awesome and then throw in Gene on drums and Steve on bass. These guys to this day are better than ever👍🎤🎸
Really one of the best Trash metal with such a great solos, tech riffs and damn good vocal!
Thrash*
Yeah it's always bad when old metal bands lose their vocals with age like Dave Mustaine in Megadeth. But to be fair Dave has metal plates in his neck from post surgery and also has had throat cancer.
The Big4 Concert should be 4 Testament's Concerts in a row.
Brutal masters of thrash metal
Saw them on December when they came to Nepal🇳🇵🇳🇵 my country. That was some experience. Chuck gave me his wristband too.
Alex Skolnick’s solo on Into The Pit is absolutely perfect. I’m always so blown away by him.
These guys are just criminally underrated
To this day, the testament and slayer show I seen when I was 18 or so is still the best...no one hase inspired me more than Alex with my playing. Steve....way proud to see you sporting your thor's hammer!!!
Been a fan of them since day 2. Friend gave me "the Legacy" and the world has never been the same since. Seen them open for Judas Priest.... they have never disappointed..... and have never let the fans down, stayed true to their music... unlike another we all know........................
A) Testament is by far the best thrash metal band at this point IMO and I feel Chuck is an underrated frontman!
B) @ 11:26 JESUS IS REGULATING THE PIT WITH A SWORD....NEED I SAY MORE? 🤘
If you live by the sword then you shall mosh by the sword!
Testament.... fucking thrash metal!!!
Chuck billy rules!!!
Thank you guys , for taking me back to Casper in '85. I'm a Rhoads, Murray, Smith, Tipton, Downing guy. My fellow guitarist Tim Harris,RIP, turned me on to Testament. Alex and the guys fucking tear it up
Testament are my favorite Thrash metal band hands down.
Such a solid show,every time I think I’ll watch for a moment I watch to finale.saw them my first time in ‘89 at First Ave Minneapolis during the Big ‘89 San Francisco earthquake (their hometown) I remember them dedicating the song “The Preacher” to their homeboys in their shook city while they were out crushing it.
Testament FN rules! Chief Billy is the man! This concert is amazing!
1. 0:00 - "Intro ("Legions In Hiding" )"
2. 1:05 -" Brotherhood of the Snake"
3. 5:48- "The Pale King"
4. 10:21 "More Than Meets The Eye"
5. 14:39 "D. N. R"
6. 18:18 "Low"
7. 21:58 "Into The Pit"
8. 25:33 "Electric Crown"
9. 31:04 "Practice What You Preach"
10. 35:33 "The New Order"
11. 41:48 "Over The Wall"
12. 47:37 "Disciples Of The Watch"
13 52:14 "Formation of Damnation"
Thank you.
Gracias Champion!!
My favorite band for 25 years. Love and respect to these guys 🤘
Walter Núñez-Sol since you are a great fan, what are your top 5 songs? And could you tell me why they do not play Return to Serenity? Do you like that one. Just curious. Thanks, Bill
@@williamsuper213 my top 5:
Over the wall
Disciples of the watch
D. N. R.
Raging Waters
Henchmen Ride
And I have no idea why they don't play Return to Serenity. Earlier today I was talking to some friends about how most bands keep the same playlist for years.
Walter Núñez-Sol Walter, thanks much! How does Return to Serenity rate for you?
@@williamsuper213 One of their best
Fantastic band! Always loved them since The Legacy... Long live TESTAMENT!!!
Best thrash metal band in the world
after all these years and the live perfomance of the band is outstanding, equal and even better than the studio version sometimes. Very consistent band indeed. Very content to have this in my playlist..all time classic sound
Can’t believe I missed on this band for so many years. Damn.
Easily one of the best metal bands ever !
The mighty Testament. Love from a Croatian guy who bought his "The New Order" LP back in 1988 - in Germany, of all places. 🤘🤘🤘
Siempre vuelvo a este recital cuando necesito un poco de power en mi vida. Y no busco a otra banda, esta junto a megadeht son bandas de toda la vida, pero es aqui justamente donde me lleno de poder cuando siento que estoy bajo de energias por cosas de la vida misma.
Aguante testament 🎶
Chuck sounds amazing
So glad to have seen Testament with Gene Hoglan 2 years back! \M/\M/
Don't forget Steve Di Giorno, he's a great element for the band too 🤘🏾🔥🎸
10:54 ... oh my God...even Jesus was into the pit mosh. Hell yeahh!!
Saw these guys in 1989, and they are still going hard !!
Chuck is a hell of a singer and frontman.
The person who mixed this really likes drums apparently
His snare sounds like shit
Love how the crowd get more into it as the set goes on. They just really get into it
Practice what you preach is one the best solo of thrash metal ever
So good. One of the most consistent metal bands. Always kick ass. 👍🤘👍
This is an all-star Thrash Metal band big time. Every member is a Master at their instrument. I have seen this lineup twice so far , and they are insanely PHENOMENAL live. They are heavier and more aggressive now than they were thirty years ago. Most bands that get older slow it down, not Testament.
... Yeah, so true. Age ain't stopping them....as heavy as they'd always been.
Another band that's gone heavier and heavier with each & every following albums was Pantera😍🤘🤘🤘🤘..
I'm always am happy after a Testament concert! Thank you for uploading!
Brilliant performace! Pure crystal sound! Thanks!
This many years in and this band still looks like they're having fun playing together especially Chuck Billy, always smiling throwing pics and playing air guitar on his mic stand!
For me one of the best Metal Drummers of this World! He is Awesome!!!
Watched it a few times..
I've always admired his mighty vocal.
35:35 tempo errado de The new Order (trecho final de Practice what your preach) 36:50 tempo exato de The New Order
Cudos for a great (Professional) sound and video quality !! 👍🏻😈👍🏻 I have attended many Testament concerts and this is the first youtube video I see with such quality for a Testament live event! ☺
Thrash Metal,,,, 🎶🎸🇵🇭👍
Come to Poland.. You will see The crowd with this fantastic band
Byli na woodstocku np
Yeah guys ! Thrash on and on and on. Hell yeah Great performance TESTAMENT
Still first class band, big thank's and respect for you!!!!!!
I've seen them live 2 times and in few days I will see them again so I know they are tight players but goddamn...listen to 12:28 -> that combination of guitar, bass and those damn drums! Whoa! Those people who don't move even an inch must be deaf or something. I just cannot stay still when these guys are playing, just absolutely amazing!
saw them in 2019 too and they were tight as a whistle and chuck sounded absolutely great. without a single doubt i'd say they play the best out of all the 'original' line up of trash bands.
Muy bueno!!! Gracias por poner los minutos de cada tema en la descripción 💪💪💪👍👍👍
You played my favorite songs... Thank you Testament :)
He just getting more powerful Chuck is beast with a mic holy crap how can you do that range and still it looks like does not even strain at all.
Because he’s a bad dude
Vielen dank! Ich habe immer Rockpalast geliebt!
Man what a fucking show! Alex as always at the top of his game. He is the most underrated guitarist in rock period! He deserves the fame Kirk Hammett has. Even Marty Friedman has gotten his due and rightfully so. If only Testament had arrived a few years earlier I think it would be a different story.
The problem is that Testament started to get big when metal was on the way out and grunge was coming in.
TESTAMENT always Great. AMAZING show thanks for this video.
Damn , i just had a vision of jesus with a roman sword and he was watching Testament.
11:26 - 11:27
Jesus Save Testament
Testament killed it! I love your Videos! Very nice job! Thanks for sharing!!!
Wow, thanks for posting this. TESTAMENT!
Wow, cool version of the Electric Crown solo - with added whammy tweaks and Zakkwyldian harmonics. Bravo! 🤩🤩🤩
I seen them with Slayer Mon Feb 18 1991 @ Painters Mill Theatre in Owings Mills, MD, USA. Still to the this day the best sounding live band I have ever seen, and I have seen quite a few.
They still sound just as good as they did back in the day.
Even better due to the better equipment. The modern metal amps that came out in the 90s and after have a much thicker heavier tone compared to the Marshalls they used to record the early albums.
You can hear the difference with First Strike Still Deadly. Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier is used for sure.
@@lecorsaire2283 I'ts called a Kemper Profiler
Low days were amazing
Chuck Billy! 💪🤘🤘🤘
Live at Eindhoven '87 EP is their best live show ever
Testament um dos mais lendários grupos de thrash metal que ha atualmente
Acho massa o Chucky utilizando o suporte do microfone como uma guitarra em todos os solos kkkkk
Já virou hábito dele
O cara manda bem
Todo grupo aliás
Pra que ficar desmerecendo???né
Espero que voltem logo ao Brasil
Melhor vocalista de Thrash na minha opinião, ao lado do Zetro souza do Exodus, que também já cantou laa nos primórdios do Testament, quando a banda ainda se chamava "Legacy"
Melhor banda se Thrash da atualidade, melhor vocalista de Thrash e um dos melhores guitarrista de Thrash
sound great live!!!
Большое спасибо за адреналин
Awesome fun
chuck billy cada dia mejor....tremenda voz
One of the rare bands that refuses to age!
Chuck Billy, Eric Peterson and Alex Skolnick are examples of dedication, loyalty and devotion....
I love testament and him playing guitar on his mic is legendary
TESTAMENT !!! 🤘👹🤘🔥🔥🔥
Such a great setlist! Perfect mixture between all Testament eras🤘❤
my big 4 slayer metallica megadeth testament
Wished they played almost 2 hours!! Awesome show!!! TESTAMENT RULES!!!!!!
These guys kick ass !!!! I would of loved to been there.
chuck has a great voice live
Hoglan is MASSIVELY underrated, a serious drummer in the vein of Bostaph. One of the very best there is.
Amazing that Chuck Billy is oldest than Hetfield and still rocks in a stage! I could only imagine what would be if he was a guitarist too;)
He's only like a year older than James
Did anyone notice Pagonia on Eric Peterson's jacket? Its that rider with a sword. Crest of Lithuania/Belarus.
Man..Low is a badass song live!!!
Such great musicians , they make it look easy no sweat , good ol TestamenT
great sound
I've always found Testament better than Metallica. I'm not saying that Metallica is bad, but after the album Load, I dropped out. Testament deserves much more appreciation.
Testament smokes Metallica especially in the lead guitar department! Skolnick pretty much smokes everyone on guitar!
Testament stayed true, Metallica added sweetness and "radio flavour"
Sadly the later one will buy you Jets and Mansions.
@@Bricklinsv1970
GUITAR GOD. ALEX SKOLNICK
🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘💯💯💯💯💯💯
one badass fuckin guitar player
metallica hasn't been good since master of puppets, just for all was a "ok" not great album.
@@eberbacher007 The Ritual is a thing that happened. Far more commercial and dull, IMO, than either of the "Loads". Though both paled in comparison to Megadeth's Risk.
Melhor apresentação ao vivo de todos os tempos.