The Ritual is easily their most underrated album. I understand why some fans were disappointed, but I love it. It's very melodic, but also very haunting. Definitely a top 5 for me.
Probably because it’s not incredibly thrash-y and people get mad if a band even slightly sells out like Metallica making a ballad. Electric crown is probably one of my favorite Testament songs.
Really enjoy your rankings cause it makes me revisit some older stuff I havent listened to in a while. Here are mine 12. The Ritual 11. Souls of Black 10. Formation of Damnation 9. Titans of Creation 8. Low 7. Dark Roots of the Earth 6. Demonic 5. Practice What You Preach 4. Brotherhood of the Snake 3. The Gathering 2. The Legacy 1. The New Order
Never would have expected for you to put "The Ritual" at number 1. But can't argue it too much, it's a really good album. My top 5 would come down to: The New Order The Legacy Titans of Creation The Gathering The Formation of Damnation (Though in no particular order)
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My ranking for the Testament albums would be🤘 12. Low 1994 11. Demonic 1997 10. The Ritual 1992 9. Brotherhood Of The Snake 2016 8. Souls Of Black 1990 7. Dark Roots Of Earth 2012 6. Titans Of Creation 2020 5. The Gathering 1999 4. The Formation Of Damnation 2008 3. The Legacy 1987 2. The New Order 1988 1. Practice What You Preach 1989
Great stuff! Wow testament is such a hard band to rank. So many great albums and the band fires on all cylinders to this day. Again I love that you give the later albums a lot of shine even though with testament the later stuff is highly regarded My picks 1. The new order 2. The legacy 3. Dark roots of the earth 4. Formation of damnation 5. Practice what you preach 6. The ritual 7. Brotherhood of the snake 8. Titans of creation 9. The gathering 10. Low 11. Souls of black 12. Demonic
Thanks for showing all your stuff Bryce. Your video goes by really fast. Pretty cool cause doesn’t drag or you don’t get bored.Definitely didn’t seem like 20 mins🤘🏾
That said Souls of Black the title track kicks some ass, and falling fast is good as well. I just can't really get into the guitar tone on that album. Really thin sounding. I know some people love it though.
Nah the legacy is an amazing first album for me Alone In the Dark is fucking amazing especially that newer version with Steve Souza Like holy Fuck it's great man
Definitely a controversial ranking, but each to their own. Agreed that Testament don’t really have any bad albums, even my least favorite is still good 12. The ritual 11. Low 10. Souls of black 9. Titans of creation 8. Demonic (underrated imo) 7. Brotherhood of the snake 6. Formation of damnation 5. Dark roots of earth 4. Practice what you preach 3. The new order 2. The gathering 1. The legacy
Nice to see The Ritual get some love for once. It was the album that got me into Testament. I remember hearing Electric Crown on the local hard rock/metal station and was blown away, I went and got the album and have been a fan ever since. In my high school English class we had to read some poetry we liked, so I read the lyrics to As The Seasons Grey.
Yea that’s a bit of a wild opinion, but Souls of Black is a good record regardless. New Order, Legacy, Practice What You Preach are their best albums imo.
Speaking only for myself, I would have put 'Souls of Black' a little higher, but in all fairness, that was the album that really got me into Testament. So that may be part of my thought process.
Here is my ranking of their albums 1. The New Order 2. The Legacy 3. Practice What You Preach 4. The Gathering 5. Souls Of Black 6. Formation Of Damnation 7. Titans Of Creation 8. The Ritual 9. Low 10. Dark Roots Of Earth 11. Brotherhood Of The Snake 12. Demonic
I bought all the TestAmenT albums in order (Legacy-The Ritual) after going to the Clash of the Titans World Tour in 1990, and "The Ritual" is also my favorite album too,,,,it is actually the last album with all the "Original Band Members/Players" in the band, (which is the reason I stopped buying TestAmenT albums that came out after "The Ritual"),...I'm probably missing-out,..huh,?..🙄🙄
One of my favorite bands. Nice ranking. Ever see them live? If not, put them on your list. When Chuck gets everyone fired up for Disciples of the Watch, nothing better! 🤘
A late comment, but I'm on a listening marathon. My favourite hands down is All Those Strangers. I was lucky to have a bootleg cassette way back, and it when was finally released it blew me away. But as you said there is no bad release.
Great video 👍 I love this band, only caught them live once but they were sick. My top 5 would be: 1. The Gathering 2. The New Order 3. Practice What You Preach 4. Dark Roots of Earth 5. The Legacy I have to relisten to Souls of Black and Formation though
Yeah, Old Head definitely would view that controversial. He had Practice What You Preach at his #1 for Testament. I mean, I don't really have an opinion on Testament's albums since I have never listened to them full length. However, I just finished listening to Savatage who had Alex Skolnick on guitar on one of their albums. I've always considered listening to Testament and all of their albums. I can't wait to start.
my first show was with testament...but by chance. one night in the 80's i was riding my bike home and i pass a famous club here in so-cal (don't remember the name and its long gone) and i hear a very loud band playing approx 24 ft away from the street. i ride over and it was testament. i wasn't over 18 so i couldn't get in, so i sat outside for the whole gig. got in trouble for getting home late but my step brother (who turned me on to metal) was jealous.
At last one who isn’t praising the shit out of Practice What You Preach! Thanks dude! My rank: 1. The Legacy 2. The New Order 3. The Gathering 4. Low 5. Dark Roots Of Earth 6. Brotherhood Of The Snake 7. Souls Of Black 8. Practice What You Preach 9. The Formation Of Damnation 10. The Ritual 11. Demonic 12. Titans Of Creation
i just got a collection of the first five albums on cd…all are great, but i’m leaning towards “practice what you preach”…the instrumentals are great on the records too
Basically a super group now with the line up. Fully agree. Cool ranking, personally I like the bass on "Practice", so I rank that one higher. Interesting your love for "Ritual". Top 5: 1. Practice 2. Gathering 3. Dark Roots 4. Low 5. Titans
Good ranking. Here is mine. Probably my fave thrash band 12. Demonic 11. Low 10. Brotherhood of the snake 9. Titans of Creation 8. Dark Roots of the Earth 7. The formation of damnation 6. Practice What You Preach 5. The Ritual 4. The Legacy 3. The New Order 2. The Gathering 1. Souls of Black
My list would be 1. The new order 2. The formation of DAMNATION 3. The Ritual 4. Practice What you Preach 5. Titans of Creation 6. Brotherhood of the snake 7. The Legacy 8. The Gathering 9. Dark Roots of Earth 10. Low 11. Souls of Black 12. Demonic
I completely agree with your picks for best songs on each album (except maybe ToC, but oh well) and the 12. and 2. place. I also agree that even their "worst" album is still a good album and that they're a very consistently good band overall. Everything else is just, wut lol. However, that's all fair, all such rankings are very subjective anyway. My list: 12. Demonic 11. Souls of Black 10. The Legacy 9. Practice What You Preach 8. Brotherhood of the Snake 7. The Formation of Damnation 6. Titans of Creation 5. The Ritual 4. Low 3. Dark Roots of the Earth 2. The Gathering 1. The New Order
12. Brotherhood (Were barely in the studio together and this one feels like it) 11. Souls of Black (Album was rushed for European Clash of the Titans and it felt like it) 10. Demonic (Warmed to this one. I'm not a fan of guttural vocals, but it's Testament) 09. The Ritual (Everyone put out there Black album and this was Testament's attempt. Good but a bit further down the list for me.) 08. Dark Roots of Earth (I love this one because of the bonus tracks) 07. Practice What You Preach (Not as great of an album as I used to think. A little too slick, but still good) 06. The Gathering (Hello, Lombardo. I love the fact that he's on a Testament record!) 05. Low (Sometimes even I'm surprised how high this is on my list. I hated 1994 for metal, so that probably helps this album out) 04. Titans of Creation (This album just speaks to the longevity of this band) 03. The Formation of Damnation (I agree with this being a great comeback album) 02. The Legacy (Fabulous debut) 01. New Order (There's a reason this is #1 for me. Just stop and look at the bands set list. It states it all)
Great list, well done! and for sure, an unpopular pick for number one... When it came out, I liked it, especially the title track and Electric Crown are cool. So here is my list: 1. The New Order 2. Titans of Creations 3. The Gathering 4. Practice what ypu preach 5. The Legacy (because I don't like the production...) Keep going Bryce! Greetings from Germany
Glad to see Titans that high up. When it comes to new stuff from well-known classic bands it's mostly considered as good at best but nowhere near as good as the early stuff, no matter how good it actually is.
My list, actually the top two-thirds are quite hard, I love them all. The bottom four have some flaws, but still enjoyable albums, no real stinkers in this discography. 1. The New Order 2. The Legacy 3. Dark Roots of the Earth 4. Practice what you preach 5. The Ritual 6. The Gathering 7. The Formation of Damnation 8. Titans of Creation 9. Souls of Black 10. Low 11. Brotherhood of the Snake 12. Demonic
Yep!Definitely a one of a kind rating but very interesting.Probably the fact that most people discovered the band in their debut is a big factor for your rating to be different than most people.You know,going from Souls Of Black to The Ritual at the time was kinda of a letdown for most of the fans.Years later i really appreciate this album but in 92 at 17 years old,Testament was done for me.Keep the metal alive man!!
yes, same here! never really liked Practice too much. I find it to be SOO overrated. although I like it more I think The Gathering is overrated as well. heavy doesn’t automatically mean better. love The Ritual but my favorite is The New Order. enjoyed the video and your list
@@RunwiththePack83 Agree with everything you said, except, in respect to their whole discography, I don't think that Practice What You Preach is that overrated; it's in my top 5 for sure. And The Gathering is my pick for most overrated album. The New Order is definitely my #1.
@@RunwiththePack83 yeah me too, Ritual and New Order are my top 2. It's nice to see Souls of Black get some love, so good but never seems to get mentioned because of the first 3.
My ranking: 12. Demonic 11. Practice What You Preach 10. Dark Roots of The Earth 9. The Ritual 8. Souls of Black 7. Brothers of The Snake 6. Titans of Creation 5. Low 4. The Legacy 3. Formation of Damnation 2. The New Order 1. The Gathering
12-Demonic 11-Low 10-Formations of damnation 9-Brotherhood of the snake 8-The Ritual 7-Titans of Creation 6-Souls of Black 5-Dark Roots of the Earth 4-The Gathering 3-Practice What You Preach 2-The New Order 1-The Legacy Very Hard Band to rank
12. Brotherhood Of The Snake 11. Titans Of Creation (the two newest albums haven't grown on me yet and i need to listen to more) 10. Practice What You Preach 9. Souls Of Black 8. Low 7. Dark Roots Of Earth 6. The Ritual 5. Demonic (i got into Testament around this time though i heard older stuff from my brother this and especially The Gathering hooked me) 4. Formation Of Damnation (great comeback) 3. The New Order 2. The Legacy 1. The Gathering (Top two switch around alot. Right now The Gathering wins)
The Ritual has always been my second favorite album. It has so many great songs on it. The New Order is number one for sure, Trial by Fire made an instant fan out of me as soon as I heard it. Not a big fan of The Gathering. I really like Practice What You Preach and Souls of Black too.
The Ritual is heavily underrated and underappreciated...If Metallica had the Black Album. Slayer had Seasons in the Abyss, Testament has the Ritual...killer killer songwriting...there's a specific mood that you get from The Ritual, it's a vastly different listening experience and Alex's legato solos are extremely unique and melodic, quite nothing like it..Here's my top 5 though, 1. The New Order 2. The Ritual 3. The Gathering 4. Low 5. Souls Of Black I was never a fan of Formation of Damnation and beyond, they all sound the same to me
Great list dude that is almost the same order i would rank them in only thing I would switch on my list is flip Demonic and Souls of Black around I love Souls of Black that album starts with some killer songs some of my favorite Testsment but after the first 4 songs it goes down hill for me but Demonic I love that album so fuckin heavy and brutal Testament rules horns up
Theyre all good so you cant really go wrong with any picks 1. Practice what you preach 2. The gathering 3. The legacy 4. The ritual 5. Titans of Creation 6. The new order 7. Low 8. Souls of black 9. Demonic 10. Dark roots of earth 11. Formation of damnation 12. Brotherhood of the snake Bottom two ive only listened to like once or twice though
Low got me into Testament. And The Gathering for me ties with Low. I prefer James Murphy on guitar. They were both a departure from the melodic Ritual. Peterson even said they were tired of having to compromise and listen to A&R guys, doing Low gave them freedom to go heavier. Ballads, some of remember that era, every band had to have a song, so you and the chick you took to the concert could hold up your lighters. Trail of Tears got radio play, but it wasn't meant to be a panty-dropper like the late '80s hair bands songs. Ideally, I'd have Tempesta (even Hoglan said years ago, when you lool at when John played with them, so much live and studio, more than just Low, its a perfect fit), or Dave Lombardo. Steve DiGiorgio on bass. Sorry, but I'd love to hear what all their music from 1994 would have sounded like with James Murphy on guitar. If you heard everything in 1992, and wanted something heavier, Low and The Gathering were genius from the lineups they had on those 2. The stuff from 2008 on is good, but I'll always wonder what 20+ years with Murphy, Digiorgio, Lombardo/Tempesta would have produced. Then again, a lot of people l wonder that kind of thing with Cliff Burton or Randy Rhodes too)
I agree with some of these picks, Demonic is definitely their worst album, it's the only one that I'll probably never going to return to, Low should be down there as well, it's too tainted with that 90's sound. The Legacy needs to climb the ladder, it's 1 or 2 for me, their most consistent album in my opinion, straight ahead and absolutely filled with classic thrashers, maybe not as well produced as some of their following albums. It's kinda funny that the formation of damnation is the comeback album, for me the comeback album is The Gathering, since they dabbled with death and groove on their previous two albums, The Gathering was when Testament felt like a thrash band again. The Ritual is definitely an album that divides the Testament fans, I know several people who hold it very high, but also some people that think it was more or less their Black Album, I dig it though but it's not my number one. Cool video even if I disagreed a bit. ;) Cheers!
I totally agree with Practice What You Preach. It always seemed... flat to me? Not a lot of standouts. The Gathering got me into heavier/extreme metal and it will always be my favorite Testament album. Chuck sounds brutal, Lombardo goes nuts on almost every track, James Murphy's lead playing is weird and almost psychedelic, and the production is heavy as hell without being overly produced.
12: Brotherhood of the Snake 11: Demonic 10: Low 9: Formation of Damnation 8: The Ritual 7: Titans of Creations 6: The Gathering 5: Souls of Black 4: The New Order 3: Dark Roots of Earth 2: The Legacy 1: Practice What you Preach
amazing band 12. Demonic 11. Brotherhood Of The Snake 10. The Formation Of Damnation 9. Dark Roots Of Earth 8. The gathering 7. Low 6. Titans Of Creation 5. Practice What You Preach 4. The Legacy 3. The Ritual 2. Souls Of Black 1. The New Order
i gotta go with 1. The New Order 2. The Gathering 3. Titans of Creation 4. Formation of Damnation 5. Souls of black 6. Practice What you Preach 7. The Legacy 8. Brotherhood of the snake 9. Dark roots of earth 10. The Ritual 11. Low 12. Demonic
Why so many people put DEMONIC so low on their lists? It is a fucking heavy,death metal album! I don't get it,Chuck's growling is absolutely brilliant,riffs are super-brutal,the entire album is so,so,so damn HEAVY !!!!Too heavy for a metal fan? How come?
It's groove metal, nothing death about it besides the vocals. And it's far from being that heavy...just put it next to genuine death metal albums such as Cause of Death or Effigy of the Forgotten.
Practice What You Preach is actually my second favourite, next only to The New Order haha... but I agree the only demerit it has is that bass-heavy clunky sound which is rather annoying at times and you were spot on with the songs you mentioned from it, they're my faves as well. From their albums without Skolnick, Low is my fav. It is a bit experimental actually. The title track has got awesome groove, Trail Of Tears a great ballad then you have another great track Dog Faced Gods which ventures into the Death metal territory. Their newer albums have a great production and even after long time gaps in between they get better with it. Interesting to see The Ritual at top, its a great album though.
I agree with all of the ranking, except for #1...I would probably put The New Order in #1 and The Ritual in #3...The Ritual was a very good album, I even liked it more than Metallica's black album(for some, The Ritual is considered to be Testament's "black album"), but not for #1...
Awesome video Bryce. The Gathering and Low would be my N.1 and 2 respectively. What do you think of their First Strike Still Deadly album? I love those songs with Steve Zetro Souza 🤘. Have a great weekend.
12. Demonic 11. Low 10. The Ritual 9. Brotherhood of the Snake 8. The Formation of Damnation 7. Titans of Creation 6. The Gathering 5. Dark Roots of Earth 4. Souls of Black 3. Practice What You Preach 2. The Legacy 1. The New Order
I love each album but 12) Dark Roots Of Earth 11) Brotherhood Of The Snake 10) The Formation Of Damnation 9) Titans Of Creation 8) Demonic 7) Low 6) The Gathering 5) Souls Of Black 4) Practice What You Preach 3) The Ritual 2) The New Order 1) The Legacy
I absolutely love The Gathering. I know it creates some division due to the death metal-ish vibe. Everybody just sounds great on that one. Lombardo's drumming is superb.
@@GamingCookster Thanks. I love Testament and I dig the thrashier stuff as well but The Gathering is just so well done on all fronts. Gene Hoglan is a monster drummer and among my favorites but Lombardo is on another level. Just my opinion.
Without a doubt one of my all time favorite bands. It's hard for me to rank them, and of course Demonic is on my bottom, but I jammed the shit out of it when it came out. I was like holy shit look how fucking heavy the mighty Testament is! But as time went on it bottomed out. Im pretty sure the Ritual was the first one I heard. So I'm just into what Testament is doing at all times. I loved when they did First Strike. I thought it was a great way to put a greatest hits together. So instead of ranking cause I just can't I'll mention my usual go to's when I need that Testament injection. Souls of Black Low The Ritual The Gathering Practice what you Preach Dark Roots of the Earth Titians of Creation New Order First Strike Still Deadly( I jam This a lot) New Order
I haven't bonded with any of the albums after Low. They're all good in their own way, but just don't feel like classic Testament to me. I guess I miss the original rhythm section and the unique feel they brought, a key part of that Testament "bounce." My faves: 1. Practice 2. Ritual 3. Order 4. Souls 5. Legacy 6. Low
Im probably way off here, but this is my ranking: 12. Demonic 11. Souls Of Black 10. Brotherhood of the Snake 9. Dark Roots of the Earth 8. The Legacy 7. Low 6. Practice What You Preach 5. The Formation Of Damnation 4. The New Order 3. The Ritual 2. The Gathering 1. Titans of Creation I know it's a weird order especially with "Titans" being at number 1, but thats what I think. It's the best sounding album imo and really creative.
1. New Order 2. The Legacy 3. The Gathering 4. The Ritual 5. The Formation of Damnation 6. Practice What You Preach 7. Titans of Creation 8. Brotherhood of the Snake 9. Dark Roots of Earth 10. Souls of Black 11. Low 12. Demonic
The bass sound on Practice is definitely odd. It’s mostly because the guitar tone sits right where the bass would in the mix. Same problem as And Justice For All, except the bass is turned up on Practice. That album is extremely similar to what Justice would sound like if it had audible bass. Same scorched high end but thuddy guitar tone, same clicky bass drum. They’re almost twins in that way. Just opposite extremes.
The Ritual is not horrible. It seemed to be influenced by ...And Justice For All at the time, if not even more radio friendly (Black album), but I do dig Return To Serenity.
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The Ritual is easily their most underrated album. I understand why some fans were disappointed, but I love it. It's very melodic, but also very haunting. Definitely a top 5 for me.
Agony and Electric Crown are two of my favorite testament songs of all time.
Probably because it’s not incredibly thrash-y and people get mad if a band even slightly sells out like Metallica making a ballad. Electric crown is probably one of my favorite Testament songs.
@@TinyLegs15243 Electric Crown sold me on the whole discography
top 5 yes, #1 no, no way, sorry...
Really enjoy your rankings cause it makes me revisit some older stuff I havent listened to in a while. Here are mine
12. The Ritual
11. Souls of Black
10. Formation of Damnation
9. Titans of Creation
8. Low
7. Dark Roots of the Earth
6. Demonic
5. Practice What You Preach
4. Brotherhood of the Snake
3. The Gathering
2. The Legacy
1. The New Order
Now I know I’m not crazy. Longtime fan and The Ritual is also my favorite Testament album. I never understood the negativity.
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Never would have expected for you to put "The Ritual" at number 1. But can't argue it too much, it's a really good album.
My top 5 would come down to:
The New Order
The Legacy
Titans of Creation
The Gathering
The Formation of Damnation
(Though in no particular order)
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@@brycetalksmetal Jeff Waters fav.Testament album is Practice What You Preach.
My ranking for the Testament albums would be🤘
12. Low 1994
11. Demonic 1997
10. The Ritual 1992
9. Brotherhood Of The Snake 2016
8. Souls Of Black 1990
7. Dark Roots Of Earth 2012
6. Titans Of Creation 2020
5. The Gathering 1999
4. The Formation Of Damnation 2008
3. The Legacy 1987
2. The New Order 1988
1. Practice What You Preach 1989
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Thank you for your opinion and ranking of ,“Testament “. 🎤🎸🎵🥁
Really hard ranking to do, yours was unexpected but fun to watch as always 🍺
Great ranking and sweet shirt!
Also something that gets rarely mentioned is how ridiculously epic their artwork is for Titans of Creation. That stuff is tattoo material
Great stuff! Wow testament is such a hard band to rank. So many great albums and the band fires on all cylinders to this day. Again I love that you give the later albums a lot of shine even though with testament the later stuff is highly regarded
My picks
1. The new order
2. The legacy
3. Dark roots of the earth
4. Formation of damnation
5. Practice what you preach
6. The ritual
7. Brotherhood of the snake
8. Titans of creation
9. The gathering
10. Low
11. Souls of black
12. Demonic
Thank you for this video!! Been waiting for this awesome video man!!🤘🤘
Great video great list but I’m surprised to see practice so low but I definitely agree with the ritual at number 1 🤘🏻
Thanks for showing all your stuff Bryce. Your video goes by really fast. Pretty cool cause doesn’t drag or you don’t get bored.Definitely didn’t seem like 20 mins🤘🏾
the legacy is one of the best thrash albums of all time hands down
Nah
@@brycetalksmetal Better than souls of black just based of alone in the dark and over the wall.
That said Souls of Black the title track kicks some ass, and falling fast is good as well. I just can't really get into the guitar tone on that album. Really thin sounding. I know some people love it though.
Nah the legacy is an amazing first album for me Alone In the Dark is fucking amazing especially that newer version with Steve Souza Like holy Fuck it's great man
Definitely a controversial ranking, but each to their own. Agreed that Testament don’t really have any bad albums, even my least favorite is still good
12. The ritual
11. Low
10. Souls of black
9. Titans of creation
8. Demonic (underrated imo)
7. Brotherhood of the snake
6. Formation of damnation
5. Dark roots of earth
4. Practice what you preach
3. The new order
2. The gathering
1. The legacy
Man, I love The Ritual!
The Ritual is great
The legacy baby 🤟. I mean has the most banger intro track of all time
Nice to see The Ritual get some love for once. It was the album that got me into Testament. I remember hearing Electric Crown on the local hard rock/metal station and was blown away, I went and got the album and have been a fan ever since. In my high school English class we had to read some poetry we liked, so I read the lyrics to As The Seasons Grey.
Souls Of Black in front of The Legacy?
Wow
Yea that’s a bit of a wild opinion, but Souls of Black is a good record regardless. New Order, Legacy, Practice What You Preach are their best albums imo.
Souls of the black is their best album imo and malpractice is my fav testament song 🤘🤘
@@McSorleyFan33 Interesting
Speaking only for myself, I would have put 'Souls of Black' a little higher, but in all fairness, that was the album that really got me into Testament. So that may be part of my thought process.
Here is my ranking of their albums
1. The New Order
2. The Legacy
3. Practice What You Preach
4. The Gathering
5. Souls Of Black
6. Formation Of Damnation
7. Titans Of Creation
8. The Ritual
9. Low
10. Dark Roots Of Earth
11. Brotherhood Of The Snake
12. Demonic
I bought all the TestAmenT albums in order (Legacy-The Ritual) after going to the Clash of the Titans World Tour in 1990, and "The Ritual" is also my favorite album too,,,,it is actually the last album with all the "Original Band Members/Players" in the band, (which is the reason I stopped buying TestAmenT albums that came out after "The Ritual"),...I'm probably missing-out,..huh,?..🙄🙄
Interesting ranking! One of the few where the older ones are mixed with the new, like I'd rank em too. Testament is so damn consistent!
no they are not consistent at all
One of my favorite bands. Nice ranking. Ever see them live? If not, put them on your list. When Chuck gets everyone fired up for Disciples of the Watch, nothing better! 🤘
Thanks and I haven’t seen them yet unfortunately
A late comment, but I'm on a listening marathon. My favourite hands down is All Those Strangers. I was lucky to have a bootleg cassette way back, and it when was finally released it blew me away. But as you said there is no bad release.
I think it's cool when an album or band grows on you.
Great ranking! The New Order and The Ritual are definitely their best albums.
Souls of black and practice what you preach is top 2 for me. That being said Disciple of the watch my favorite song
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Great video 👍 I love this band, only caught them live once but they were sick. My top 5 would be:
1. The Gathering
2. The New Order
3. Practice What You Preach
4. Dark Roots of Earth
5. The Legacy
I have to relisten to Souls of Black and Formation though
Can someone help me to find an album that can go on par with « the gathering » please?
I love your rankings brother
Yeah, Old Head definitely would view that controversial. He had Practice What You Preach at his #1 for Testament. I mean, I don't really have an opinion on Testament's albums since I have never listened to them full length. However, I just finished listening to Savatage who had Alex Skolnick on guitar on one of their albums. I've always considered listening to Testament and all of their albums. I can't wait to start.
my first show was with testament...but by chance. one night in the 80's i was riding my bike home and i pass a famous club here in so-cal (don't remember the name and its long gone) and i hear a very loud band playing approx 24 ft away from the street. i ride over and it was testament. i wasn't over 18 so i couldn't get in, so i sat outside for the whole gig. got in trouble for getting home late but my step brother (who turned me on to metal) was jealous.
At last one who isn’t praising the shit out of Practice What You Preach! Thanks dude!
My rank:
1. The Legacy
2. The New Order
3. The Gathering
4. Low
5. Dark Roots Of Earth
6. Brotherhood Of The Snake
7. Souls Of Black
8. Practice What You Preach
9. The Formation Of Damnation
10. The Ritual
11. Demonic
12. Titans Of Creation
i just got a collection of the first five albums on cd…all are great, but i’m leaning towards “practice what you preach”…the instrumentals are great on the records too
Basically a super group now with the line up. Fully agree. Cool ranking, personally I like the bass on "Practice", so I rank that one higher. Interesting your love for "Ritual". Top 5:
1. Practice
2. Gathering
3. Dark Roots
4. Low
5. Titans
Good ranking. Here is mine. Probably my fave thrash band
12. Demonic
11. Low
10. Brotherhood of the snake
9. Titans of Creation
8. Dark Roots of the Earth
7. The formation of damnation
6. Practice What You Preach
5. The Ritual
4. The Legacy
3. The New Order
2. The Gathering
1. Souls of Black
The Legacy at number 7? Okay that shocked me I jammed that all summer last year lol gonna have to check out your top 3 then. Great video as always \m/
My list would be
1. The new order
2. The formation of DAMNATION
3. The Ritual
4. Practice What you Preach
5. Titans of Creation
6. Brotherhood of the snake
7. The Legacy
8. The Gathering
9. Dark Roots of Earth
10. Low
11. Souls of Black
12. Demonic
Finally some love for The Formation. Such a gem of an album.
The Ritual, yes! If I could play any solo, I might choose Return to Serenity. Such a great piece of musicianship by Alex Skolnick.
I love The ritual as well, I wouldnt go as far as their best, but Electric crown is really my favourite riff
I completely agree with your picks for best songs on each album (except maybe ToC, but oh well) and the 12. and 2. place.
I also agree that even their "worst" album is still a good album and that they're a very consistently good band overall.
Everything else is just, wut lol.
However, that's all fair, all such rankings are very subjective anyway.
My list:
12. Demonic
11. Souls of Black
10. The Legacy
9. Practice What You Preach
8. Brotherhood of the Snake
7. The Formation of Damnation
6. Titans of Creation
5. The Ritual
4. Low
3. Dark Roots of the Earth
2. The Gathering
1. The New Order
Surprised a bit by your t shirt. I owned one, the same exact style when it originally came out - in 1986... :)
Testament plays heavy metal. What kind of metal? YES!
Great review, can't argue with that order
My top 5:
5-Souls of black
4-The ritual
3-Demonic
2-Practice what you preach
1-The legacy
12. Brotherhood (Were barely in the studio together and this one feels like it)
11. Souls of Black (Album was rushed for European Clash of the Titans and it felt like it)
10. Demonic (Warmed to this one. I'm not a fan of guttural vocals, but it's Testament)
09. The Ritual (Everyone put out there Black album and this was Testament's attempt. Good but a bit further down the list for me.)
08. Dark Roots of Earth (I love this one because of the bonus tracks)
07. Practice What You Preach (Not as great of an album as I used to think. A little too slick, but still good)
06. The Gathering (Hello, Lombardo. I love the fact that he's on a Testament record!)
05. Low (Sometimes even I'm surprised how high this is on my list. I hated 1994 for metal, so that probably helps this album out)
04. Titans of Creation (This album just speaks to the longevity of this band)
03. The Formation of Damnation (I agree with this being a great comeback album)
02. The Legacy (Fabulous debut)
01. New Order (There's a reason this is #1 for me. Just stop and look at the bands set list. It states it all)
I agree Bryce , I really like the ritual as well , return to serenity one of the best atmospheric metal songs there is ~Krash
The Ritual is my favorite too. But I was surprised you put Practice What You Preach so low. But hey they are your picks.
Great list, well done! and for sure, an unpopular pick for number one... When it came out, I liked it, especially the title track and Electric Crown are cool.
So here is my list:
1. The New Order
2. Titans of Creations
3. The Gathering
4. Practice what ypu preach
5. The Legacy (because I don't like the production...)
Keep going Bryce!
Greetings from Germany
Glad to see Titans that high up. When it comes to new stuff from well-known classic bands it's mostly considered as good at best but nowhere near as good as the early stuff, no matter how good it actually is.
My list, actually the top two-thirds are quite hard, I love them all. The bottom four have some flaws, but still enjoyable albums, no real stinkers in this discography.
1. The New Order
2. The Legacy
3. Dark Roots of the Earth
4. Practice what you preach
5. The Ritual
6. The Gathering
7. The Formation of Damnation
8. Titans of Creation
9. Souls of Black
10. Low
11. Brotherhood of the Snake
12. Demonic
Yep!Definitely a one of a kind rating but very interesting.Probably the fact that most people discovered the band in their debut is a big factor for your rating to be different than most people.You know,going from Souls Of Black to The Ritual at the time was kinda of a letdown for most of the fans.Years later i really appreciate this album but in 92 at 17 years old,Testament was done for me.Keep the metal alive man!!
Jesus we finally agree on something. The Ritual is #1 for Testament!
I agree with what you said about practice what you preach. I've never been into it that much, ritual is underrated, one of my favs
yes, same here! never really liked Practice too much. I find it to be SOO overrated. although I like it more I think The Gathering is overrated as well. heavy doesn’t automatically mean better. love The Ritual but my favorite is The New Order. enjoyed the video and your list
@@RunwiththePack83 Agree with everything you said, except, in respect to their whole discography, I don't think that Practice What You Preach is that overrated; it's in my top 5 for sure. And The Gathering is my pick for most overrated album. The New Order is definitely my #1.
@@RunwiththePack83 yeah me too, Ritual and New Order are my top 2. It's nice to see Souls of Black get some love, so good but never seems to get mentioned because of the first 3.
My ranking:
12. Demonic
11. Practice What You Preach
10. Dark Roots of The Earth
9. The Ritual
8. Souls of Black
7. Brothers of The Snake
6. Titans of Creation
5. Low
4. The Legacy
3. Formation of Damnation
2. The New Order
1. The Gathering
Low seems to always be my go to!
12-Demonic
11-Low
10-Formations of damnation
9-Brotherhood of the snake
8-The Ritual
7-Titans of Creation
6-Souls of Black
5-Dark Roots of the Earth
4-The Gathering
3-Practice What You Preach
2-The New Order
1-The Legacy
Very Hard Band to rank
Love Titans of Creation, but Souls of Black, Practice What You Preach, and The Legacy are fucking classics!
Always love to see idiosyncratic rankings. Cool list, always thought the ritual was underrated as well.
12. Brotherhood Of The Snake
11. Titans Of Creation (the two newest albums haven't grown on me yet and i need to listen to more)
10. Practice What You Preach
9. Souls Of Black
8. Low
7. Dark Roots Of Earth
6. The Ritual
5. Demonic (i got into Testament around this time though i heard older stuff from my brother this and especially The Gathering hooked me)
4. Formation Of Damnation (great comeback)
3. The New Order
2. The Legacy
1. The Gathering (Top two switch around alot. Right now The Gathering wins)
Can someone help me to find an album that can go on par with « the gathering » please?
Cool Testament ranking 🤘killer band love all the albums. You like what you like 👍
The Ritual has always been my second favorite album. It has so many great songs on it. The New Order is number one for sure, Trial by Fire made an instant fan out of me as soon as I heard it. Not a big fan of The Gathering. I really like Practice What You Preach and Souls of Black too.
The Ritual is heavily underrated and underappreciated...If Metallica had the Black Album. Slayer had Seasons in the Abyss, Testament has the Ritual...killer killer songwriting...there's a specific mood that you get from The Ritual, it's a vastly different listening experience and Alex's legato solos are extremely unique and melodic, quite nothing like it..Here's my top 5 though,
1. The New Order
2. The Ritual
3. The Gathering
4. Low
5. Souls Of Black
I was never a fan of Formation of Damnation and beyond, they all sound the same to me
Great list dude that is almost the same order i would rank them in only thing I would switch on my list is flip Demonic and Souls of Black around I love Souls of Black that album starts with some killer songs some of my favorite Testsment but after the first 4 songs it goes down hill for me but Demonic I love that album so fuckin heavy and brutal Testament rules horns up
Very crazy ranking :)
My top five are
1. The Ritual
2. Formation of Damnation
3. The New Order
4. Dark Roots of Earth
5. Low
Hahaha and there I though I was the only one that loves The Ritual!
me too
PWYP is a top three Testament album for me.
Theyre all good so you cant really go wrong with any picks
1. Practice what you preach
2. The gathering
3. The legacy
4. The ritual
5. Titans of Creation
6. The new order
7. Low
8. Souls of black
9. Demonic
10. Dark roots of earth
11. Formation of damnation
12. Brotherhood of the snake
Bottom two ive only listened to like once or twice though
Low got me into Testament. And The Gathering for me ties with Low. I prefer James Murphy on guitar. They were both a departure from the melodic Ritual. Peterson even said they were tired of having to compromise and listen to A&R guys, doing Low gave them freedom to go heavier. Ballads, some of remember that era, every band had to have a song, so you and the chick you took to the concert could hold up your lighters. Trail of Tears got radio play, but it wasn't meant to be a panty-dropper like the late '80s hair bands songs. Ideally, I'd have Tempesta (even Hoglan said years ago, when you lool at when John played with them, so much live and studio, more than just Low, its a perfect fit), or Dave Lombardo. Steve DiGiorgio on bass. Sorry, but I'd love to hear what all their music from 1994 would have sounded like with James Murphy on guitar. If you heard everything in 1992, and wanted something heavier, Low and The Gathering were genius from the lineups they had on those 2. The stuff from 2008 on is good, but I'll always wonder what 20+ years with Murphy, Digiorgio, Lombardo/Tempesta would have produced. Then again, a lot of people l wonder that kind of thing with Cliff Burton or Randy Rhodes too)
Right off the bat, you're rating my favorite Testament album as the worst. Demonic is heavy af.
Man can't believe The Gathering was 1999! Seems like yesterday.
Best non Alex Scholnick testament album
Can someone help me to find an album that can go on par with « the gathering » please?
I agree with some of these picks, Demonic is definitely their worst album, it's the only one that I'll probably never going to return to, Low should be down there as well, it's too tainted with that 90's sound. The Legacy needs to climb the ladder, it's 1 or 2 for me, their most consistent album in my opinion, straight ahead and absolutely filled with classic thrashers, maybe not as well produced as some of their following albums. It's kinda funny that the formation of damnation is the comeback album, for me the comeback album is The Gathering, since they dabbled with death and groove on their previous two albums, The Gathering was when Testament felt like a thrash band again. The Ritual is definitely an album that divides the Testament fans, I know several people who hold it very high, but also some people that think it was more or less their Black Album, I dig it though but it's not my number one. Cool video even if I disagreed a bit. ;) Cheers!
I totally agree with Practice What You Preach. It always seemed... flat to me? Not a lot of standouts.
The Gathering got me into heavier/extreme metal and it will always be my favorite Testament album. Chuck sounds brutal, Lombardo goes nuts on almost every track, James Murphy's lead playing is weird and almost psychedelic, and the production is heavy as hell without being overly produced.
12: Brotherhood of the Snake
11: Demonic
10: Low
9: Formation of Damnation
8: The Ritual
7: Titans of Creations
6: The Gathering
5: Souls of Black
4: The New Order
3: Dark Roots of Earth
2: The Legacy
1: Practice What you Preach
amazing band
12. Demonic
11. Brotherhood Of The Snake
10. The Formation Of Damnation
9. Dark Roots Of Earth
8. The gathering
7. Low
6. Titans Of Creation
5. Practice What You Preach
4. The Legacy
3. The Ritual
2. Souls Of Black
1. The New Order
i gotta go with
1. The New Order
2. The Gathering
3. Titans of Creation
4. Formation of Damnation
5. Souls of black
6. Practice What you Preach
7. The Legacy
8. Brotherhood of the snake
9. Dark roots of earth
10. The Ritual
11. Low
12. Demonic
Why so many people put DEMONIC so low on their lists? It is a fucking heavy,death metal album! I don't get it,Chuck's growling is absolutely brilliant,riffs are super-brutal,the entire album is so,so,so damn HEAVY !!!!Too heavy for a metal fan? How come?
It's groove metal, nothing death about it besides the vocals. And it's far from being that heavy...just put it next to genuine death metal albums such as Cause of Death or Effigy of the Forgotten.
Practice What You Preach is actually my second favourite, next only to The New Order haha... but I agree the only demerit it has is that bass-heavy clunky sound which is rather annoying at times and you were spot on with the songs you mentioned from it, they're my faves as well. From their albums without Skolnick, Low is my fav. It is a bit experimental actually. The title track has got awesome groove, Trail Of Tears a great ballad then you have another great track Dog Faced Gods which ventures into the Death metal territory. Their newer albums have a great production and even after long time gaps in between they get better with it. Interesting to see The Ritual at top, its a great album though.
Top 5:
1. The new order
2. The legacy
3. Practice what you preach
4. The gathering
5. Souls of black
I agree with all of the ranking, except for #1...I would probably put The New Order in #1 and The Ritual in #3...The Ritual was a very good album, I even liked it more than Metallica's black album(for some, The Ritual is considered to be Testament's "black album"), but not for #1...
Awesome video Bryce. The Gathering and Low would be my N.1 and 2 respectively. What do you think of their First Strike Still Deadly album? I love those songs with Steve Zetro Souza 🤘. Have a great weekend.
Thanks man and it’s good, prefer the original versions of the songs though… and yeah it’s cool to hear him on a few
Can someone help me to find an album that can go on par with « the gathering » please?
12. Demonic
11. Low
10. The Ritual
9. Brotherhood of the Snake
8. The Formation of Damnation
7. Titans of Creation
6. The Gathering
5. Dark Roots of Earth
4. Souls of Black
3. Practice What You Preach
2. The Legacy
1. The New Order
I love each album but
12) Dark Roots Of Earth
11) Brotherhood Of The Snake
10) The Formation Of Damnation
9) Titans Of Creation
8) Demonic
7) Low
6) The Gathering
5) Souls Of Black
4) Practice What You Preach
3) The Ritual
2) The New Order
1) The Legacy
I absolutely love The Gathering. I know it creates some division due to the death metal-ish vibe. Everybody just sounds great on that one. Lombardo's drumming is superb.
The Gathering is my favorite album from them for sure. Great choice.
@@GamingCookster Thanks. I love Testament and I dig the thrashier stuff as well but The Gathering is just so well done on all fronts. Gene Hoglan is a monster drummer and among my favorites but Lombardo is on another level. Just my opinion.
Can someone help me to find an album that can go on par with « the gathering » please?
Without a doubt one of my all time favorite bands. It's hard for me to rank them, and of course Demonic is on my bottom, but I jammed the shit out of it when it came out. I was like holy shit look how fucking heavy the mighty Testament is! But as time went on it bottomed out. Im pretty sure the Ritual was the first one I heard. So I'm just into what Testament is doing at all times. I loved when they did First Strike. I thought it was a great way to put a greatest hits together. So instead of ranking cause I just can't I'll mention my usual go to's when I need that Testament injection.
Souls of Black
Low
The Ritual
The Gathering
Practice what you Preach
Dark Roots of the Earth
Titians of Creation
New Order
First Strike Still Deadly( I jam This a lot)
New Order
I haven't bonded with any of the albums after Low. They're all good in their own way, but just don't feel like classic Testament to me. I guess I miss the original rhythm section and the unique feel they brought, a key part of that Testament "bounce." My faves:
1. Practice
2. Ritual
3. Order
4. Souls
5. Legacy
6. Low
Cool nasty savage shirt.
Im probably way off here, but this is my ranking:
12. Demonic
11. Souls Of Black
10. Brotherhood of the Snake
9. Dark Roots of the Earth
8. The Legacy
7. Low
6. Practice What You Preach
5. The Formation Of Damnation
4. The New Order
3. The Ritual
2. The Gathering
1. Titans of Creation
I know it's a weird order especially with "Titans" being at number 1, but thats what I think. It's the best sounding album imo and really creative.
Not bad man. I respect your list!
Thanks! It's a hard ranking because there's not any truly weak albums imo. Looks like everyone has a different ranking.
1. New Order
2. The Legacy
3. The Gathering
4. The Ritual
5. The Formation of Damnation
6. Practice What You Preach
7. Titans of Creation
8. Brotherhood of the Snake
9. Dark Roots of Earth
10. Souls of Black
11. Low
12. Demonic
TestamenT - THE BIG #1
CURSE OF THE LEGIONS OF DEEEEEAAAATH!!!!
yeah, their best song
The bass sound on Practice is definitely odd. It’s mostly because the guitar tone sits right where the bass would in the mix. Same problem as And Justice For All, except the bass is turned up on Practice. That album is extremely similar to what Justice would sound like if it had audible bass. Same scorched high end but thuddy guitar tone, same clicky bass drum.
They’re almost twins in that way. Just opposite extremes.
1- The new order
2- Dark Roots of the earth
3- Souls of Black
4- The Legacy
5- Practice what you Preach
The Ritual is not horrible. It seemed to be influenced by ...And Justice For All at the time, if not even more radio friendly (Black album), but I do dig Return To Serenity.
Practice What you Preach is my favorite from them.