Testament Rock Out in Terms of How Many New Albums That They Sell

Testament debuts #59 on Billboard Top 200; 11,556 Sold (only 13,000 shipped)! Testament highest first week sound scan numbers in the bands 24 year history + more incredible chart info and more…

 

TESTAMENT SAYS:

“It’s nice to see heavy metal make a statement in such a pop climate.” –Chuck Billy

 

“We are just stoked to have the record out finally, thanks to all the fans who went out pick it up so eagerly, and if you haven’t yet, off you go.”- Eric Peterson

 

“While chart positions are not our priority we are nonetheless thrilled and would like to thank everyone who is supporting Testament in 2008. Cheers!”-Alex Skolnick

 

§         Chart Positions:

§         Debut #59 BILLBOARD Top 200

§         Top Rock Album #16

§         Top Hard Rock Album #4

§         Top Comprehensive Album #62

§         European Top 100 #30

§         Germany: # 15

§         Austria: # 23

§         Norway: # 29

§         Sweden: # 32

§         Switzerland: # 33

§         Denmark: # 90

§         Canada: #94   +  #12 on Metal Top 50

§         UK: # 186

§          Confirmed On  The Metal Masters Tour in ARENAS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA

w/ Heaven And Hell,  Judas Priest & Motorhead

§          MTV Special – 52 Bands 52 Weeks 11 hours  boasting  Testaments crushing metal prowess on MTV :  beginning the week of May 19  

§          MTV2 Headbangers Ball Exclusive World Premier  Of NEW Music Video in June

§          1500 + PREORDERS  In 1 week  before release on www.testamentlegions.com

§          #1 AT METAL RADIO Consecutively for 2 Weeks

§          ROCK BAND 2 Featuring 2 TESTAMENT Tracks (pending)

 

 

Testament have found themselves in the prophecy business before during their 25 year career, and with “The Formation Of Damnation” they have delivered their sharpest, leanest, heaviest and most prophetic set of songs for two decades. The quintessential modern heavy metal band, the undisputedly enormous influence over a whole nu generation of aural aggressors.   With “The Formation Of Damnation” Testament have deliciously served up  ‘old school’ without the old, a crushingly heavy album without the weight of oppression, all crisp and lively like a ball-pin hammer-wielding maniac intent on bashing your brains to a pulp. It crackles with the type of vibrant energy that comes from an umbilically connected creative core writing together for the first time in over ten years, their reserves of residual anger, aggro and raw visceral riffery greater than ever. 

 

 

 

PRESS

Testament… poised to enjoy the same kind of mega-success that has met their California speed/thrash metal peers Metallica and Slayer. Los Angeles Times

 

“Old dogs reborn with stunning new tricks and they surpass all expectation- this is a lesson in modern thrash done right…Testament show just how far the new school of metal has to go before it catches up with the old.”-Guitarist(UK)

 

“Thrash is making a comeback and it’s because of the return of legends like Testament. Putting a modern twist on what made them popular way back when works out brilliantly throughout all 11 tracks…The Formation Of Damnation is pretty much everything you’d expect from a thrash album released in the glory days, with shredding solos, battling leads and cheesy song titles. If this doesn’t bring it back, nothing will.”-Chart Attack

 

“Freshly brutal and heroically nostalgic, Formation… is the culmination of a decade of dedication and perseverance for the Bay Area Kings.  Chuck sounds brilliant as well as the entire band.  Welcome back Alex and Greg!”  -Metal Maniacs

 

“Don’t call it a comeback. Just call it AWESOME” -Revolver Magazine

“Bay-area thrash lives…The Formation Of Damnation hearkens back to the days of The Legacy and The New Order…Amazing writing… Face-melting solos… lots of classic Billy-wailing. ”  -Alternative Press magazine

 

 “Sired in the spirit of their classic debut…it’s a tightly focused and reliably consistent effort that easily holds its own in the face of the hungry new breed.” – Decibel Magazine

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