The Formation of Damnation

by Testament

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 29 April 2008
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 49:38
  • Community rating: 3.19/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Paul Bostaph, Greg Christian, Chuck Billy, Lyle Livingston

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Breaking a nine-year studio silence, the Bay Area thrash legends return with a devastatingly heavy, critically acclaimed comeback album. Reunited with original guitarist Alex Skolnick, the band flawlessly combines the blistering speed of their 1980s classics with a remarkably thick, modern production aesthetic. The record re-established them as absolute heavyweights of the global thrash metal scene.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. For the Glory of... (1:12)
  2. More Than Meets the Eye (4:33)
  3. The Evil Has Landed (4:44)
  4. The Formation of Damnation (5:09)
  5. Dangers of the Faithless (5:47)
  6. The Persecuted Won't Forget (5:49)
  7. Henchmen Ride (4:00)
  8. Killing Season (4:52)
  9. Afterlife (4:13)
  10. F.E.A.R. (4:46)
  11. Leave Me Forever (4:28)

Credits

  • Testament - primary artist
  • Nick Souza - backing vocals [additional gang vox]
  • Steev Esquivel - backing vocals [additional gang vox]
  • Steve Souza - backing vocals [additional gang vox], lyrics by
  • Greg Christian - bass, written-by
  • Paul Bostaph - drums
  • Alex Skolnick - guitar [lead guitar], written-by, lyrics by
  • Del James - lyrics by

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