TESTAMENT — Live in London

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Live album · 2005

Filed under Thrash Metal
By TESTAMENT

Tracklist


1. The Preacher (4:37)
2. The New Order (4:33)
3. The Haunting (4:35)
4. Electric Crown (5:36)
5. Sins of Omission (5:59)
6. Souls of Black (3:47)
7. Into the Pit (3:30)
8. Trial by Fire (5:37)
9. Practice What You Preach (5:32)
10. Let Go of My World (4:08)
11. The Legacy (5:34)
12. Over the Wall (5:16)
13. Raging Waters (4:49)
14. Disciples of the Watch (7:35)

Total Time: 71:13

Line-up/Musicians


- Chuck Billy / Vocals
- Alex Skolnick / Lead Guitar
- Eric Peterson / Rhythm/Lead Guitar
- Greg Christian / Bass
- John Tempesta / Drums (tracks 1-8)
- Louie Clemente /S Drums (tracks 9-14)

About this release

Live album, Spitfire Records, November 1st, 2005

Captures the reunited classic line up playing a sold out show in London.

Recorded in Europe in May, 2005.

Thanks to Stooge, UMUR for the updates

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"Live in London" is a live album release by US, California based thrash metal act Testament. The album was released through Spitfire Records in November 2005. The album features a recording of one full show from May 2005 in London. The show was also released on DVD. It marks the first time since 1992 that the "classic" lineup of Chuck Billy (Vocals), Alex Skolnick (Lead Guitar), Eric Peterson (Rhythm Guitar), Greg Christian (Bass), and Louie Clemente (Drums) played together. The latter only performs on about half of the 14 tracks on the 71:13 minutes long album though. John Tempesta, who originally replaced Clemente when the latter left Testament in 1992, plays on the remaining tracks. The show in London was a one-off and while both Skolnick and Christian stayed with the band for a number of years after the reunion show (Christian left Testament again in early 2014), Clemente has not played with Testament since.

Not surprisingly all tracks on the tracklist are culled from the first five albums by Testament. Predominantly (8 out of 14 tracks) from the first two albums "The Legacy (1987)" and "The New Order (1988)", while the remaining three albums are represented by two tracks each. There really aren´t that many surprises on the tracklist and we´re pretty much treated to the "hit-parade" of the early years of Testament. "Over the Wall", "Disciples of the Watch", "Practice What You Preach", and other classic Testament tracks.

The band are well playing and deliver the tracks with great passion and conviction. The audience sound a bit restrained, but it´s probably a matter of where they are placed in the mix. Other than that the sound production is of a good quality considering that this is a live album. So upon conclusion "Live in London" is a quality live release by Testament documenting a very special event in the band´s career. For fans of the band´s early material this is more or less a mandatory listen and a 3.5 - 4 star (75%) rating is deserved.

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