"Eerie Inhabitants" sports a much more proficient and mature writing style with a good deal of variation and catchy riffs with a lot of heaviness. Four tracks in and it's clearly an excellent album so far. Thrashy, heavy as hell, and quite catchy. None of the riffs so far feel like filler. This is a much more hard-core Metal album than The Legacy. It's got much better songwriting. However, there's not a lot of variation across the album, so by the end I'm starting to get a little bored. There are a few weak songs towards the middle-end of the album, as well. The production also should be stepped up quite a bit.
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Sunday, August 7, 2011
Testament - The Legacy [1987]
Wow... it's been so many years since I've heard this album that I completely forgot what it sounds like. "Over the Wall" kicks in with the thrash energy that Testament has always been known for and throws in a BLISTERING guitar solo just to rub it in all of our faces. "The Haunting" is a bit more catchy, menacing, and groove oriented. Obviously, the production is not so hot, but at least it has that charmingly nostalgic feel to it. The uniqueness in this album is much more subtle than many modern artists, but it's definitely there. The drums stick to Skolnick like shit on Velcro to give a very unified feeling between the rhythm and melody. It's pretty good all the way through. Nothing insane, but it definitely manages to keep the energy high. Only a few songs drag a bit. It does get a bit repetitive and the production definitely needs to be improved.
Rating: 6
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Rating: 6
http://www.testamentlegions.com/
All ratings are out of 10. Rating may not be a whole number.
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