Practice What You Preach

by Testament

Practice What You Preach cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 4 August 1989
  • Label: Megaforce
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 46:19
  • Community rating: 3.76/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Chuck Billy, Greg Christian, Eric Peterson, Alex Skolnick

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded live in the studio to capture a raw, kinetic energy, 'Practice What You Preach' emphasizes Testament's technical proficiency and melodic guitar leads. The album's lyrical focus shifts toward contemporary socio-political issues, including environmentalism and governmental corruption, solidifying their position within the Bay Area thrash metal scene.

Genres

Descriptors: political, melodic, technical, environmentalism, riff-heavy

Tracklist

  1. Practice What You Preach (4:57)
  2. Perilous Nation (5:51)
  3. Envy Life (4:17)
  4. Time Is Coming (5:26)
  5. Blessed in Contempt (4:14)
  6. Greenhouse Effect (4:55)
  7. Sins of Omission (5:00)
  8. The Ballad (6:08)
  9. Nightmare (Coming Back to You) (2:20)
  10. Confusion Fusion (3:07)

Credits

  • Testament - primary artist, arranger, composer
  • Greg Christian - bass, bass guitar
  • Alex Skolnick - guitar, guitar family, lyricist
  • Eric Peterson - guitar, guitar family, lyricist
  • Tom Coyne - mastered by
  • Alex Perialas - mixed by, producer, recorded by
  • Chuck Billy - vocals, lyricist, lead vocals vocal
  • Louie Clemente - membranophone

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