The Gathering

by Testament

The Gathering cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 28 June 1999
  • Label: Spitfire
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:56
  • Community rating: 3.79/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Derrick Ramirez, Del James

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'The Gathering' is a revitalizing, intensely aggressive return to form for the thrash metal legends. Incorporating blast beats and elements of death metal, Testament delivers a massive, dark, and highly energetic apocalyptic record.

Genres

Descriptors: death, occult, fast, riff-heavy, brutal

Tracklist

  1. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate) (3:32)
  2. Down for Life (3:23)
  3. Eyes of Wrath (5:27)
  4. True Believer (3:36)
  5. 3 Days in Darkness (4:40)
  6. Legions of the Dead (2:39)
  7. Careful What You Wish For (3:30)
  8. Riding the Snake (4:10)
  9. Allegiance (2:36)
  10. Sewn Shut Eyes (4:16)
  11. Fall of Sipledome (4:50)
  12. Hammer of the Gods (3:13)

Credits

  • Testament - primary artist
  • Steve DiGiorgio - band [testament], bass
  • Dave Lombardo - band [testament], drums, written-by
  • James Murphy - band [testament], lead guitar, engineer, soloist [outro solo], soloist [solo]
  • Eric Peterson - band [testament], lead guitar, rhythm guitar, engineer, producer, written-by, soloist [screaming legions], soloist [solo]
  • Chuck Billy - band [testament], vocals, co-producer, written-by
  • Hourglass - design, illustration, photography by
  • Dave McKean - design, illustration, photography by [at hourglass]
  • Vincent Wojno - engineer
  • Andy Sneap - engineer [additional engineering], mastered by, mixed by, engineer, mix
  • Kent Matcke - engineer [additional engineering]
  • Phil Arnold - executive-producer
  • Thrill Entertainment Group - management
  • Giant Merchandising - merchandising
  • Steve Jennings - photography by [band photography]
  • Del James - written-by
  • Derrick Ramirez - written-by

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