The New Order
by Testament
- Type: Album
- Released: 10 May 1988
- Label: Megaforce
- Country: United States
- Length: 39:23
- Community rating: 3.53/5 from 4 ratings
Artists on this release: Alex Skolnick, Chuck Billy, Louie Clemente, Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford, Eric Peterson, Greg Christian
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A definitive staple of the Bay Area thrash metal scene, 'The New Order' is packed with fiercely aggressive riffs and apocalyptic lyrical themes. Alex Skolnick's virtuosic, highly melodic guitar solos provide a sharp, technical contrast to Chuck Billy's thunderous vocal delivery.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, technical, riff-heavy, fast, virtuosic
Tracklist
- Eerie Inhabitants (5:05)
- The New Order (4:27)
- Trial by Fire (4:15)
- Into the Pit (2:46)
- Hypnosis (2:04)
- Disciples of the Watch (5:07)
- The Preacher (3:38)
- Nobody's Fault (3:55)
- A Day of Reckoning (4:00)
- Musical Death (A Dirge) (4:02)
Credits
- Testament - primary artist, arranger
- Greg Christian - bass, bass guitar
- Louie Clemente - drums, drums (drum set)
- Jon Zazula - executive-producer, executive producer
- Marsha Zazula - executive-producer, executive producer
- Alex Skolnick - lead guitar, guitar
- Tom Coyne - mastered by, mastering
- Alex Perialas - producer, mixed by, engineer, mix
- Eric Peterson - rhythm guitar, guitar
- Chuck Billy - vocals, lead vocals vocal
- Brad Whitford - written by
- Steven Tyler - written by
- Andy Somers - booking
- Robert Hunter - co engineer