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| Artist: Testament
Label: Megaforce / Wea
Category: Music
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Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 10272
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 82143
UPC: 075678214325
EAN: 0075678214325
ASIN: B000002IPZ
Release Date: October 1, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | Beginning Of The End | | • | Face In The Sky | | • | Falling Fast | | • | Souls Of Black | | • | Absence Of Light | | • | Love To Hate | | • | Malpractice | | • | One Man's Fate | | • | The Legacy | | • | Seven Days Of May |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 29 more reviews...
Another good offering from Testament ... but certainly not their best August 2, 2008
First, the production was pretty bad (as it was on most early Testament albums, but this was thhe worst), meaning it's hard to feel the energy of the songs.
Second, this was their first album that was not solid from start to finish. You could play The Legacy, The New Order, or Practice What You Preach from start to finish and there was not a weak song or filler on the album, where Souls of Black is plagued by fillers.
Souls of Black, Face In The Sky and The Legacy are all top-notch songs from the band worthy of their first three albums. The problem is the rest of the album isn't as memoriable.
Still not a bad album by any means.
 the pressure of touring May 28, 2008
Souls of Black was doomed.Topping Practice What You Preach would have required months of work and great, band-wide inspiration.
I'm sure there is a more complete story out on the interweb, but the basic story here is that Testament wanted to tour with Monsters of Rock, but their label support them for it without a new album top promote. Under a TIGHT deadline (i think it was less then 6 months, but it could be even less), the band threw together this album, which has some great moments, but lacks any real greatness, particularly in the normally brilliant solos. I recall interviews with the band after the Ritual came out where everyone admitted to the lack of inspiration being a result of having no time to really explore the songs. Sadly, there are some foundations for great songs here.
Good, but too rushed. May 16, 2008
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After three excellent releases Testament brings us Souls of Black.
Probably my favorite album cover from Testament.
Oh yeah, the music.
I remember when this came out. I was quite surprised that it came out so soon after Practice What You Preach.
And it shows.
Yes, the disc is awesome. Everything I came to love from Testament.
But it had a rushed feeling to it. It basically copied the formula from Practice but didn't do anything to advance their status as a thrash pioneer.
If they had taken another year to really work on this album it would have solidified Testament's place in the top tier of thrash bands.
Sadly it all goes down hill after this release.
Still, Souls of Black is a must have for and metal head. No collection is complete without it.
Brilliant! January 1, 2008
This album is a must have if you are a Testament or a ThrashMetal fan! The title song is simply awesome and one of the best Metal songs ever!
This album has not been remastered but the soundquality is very good.
Buy this album now...
...or wait for the remastered version :)
Sounds the same yet different. November 7, 2007
Testament's "Souls of Black" had songs that were relatively familiar in sound to their 3 albums that preceded this CD. But I don't know what it is exactly, but it sounds different at the same time. Perhaps it's more melodic like in "Practice What You Preach" but containing more fast thrash like elements in "The Legacy"? That's what I seem to hear on this record. It's fairly progressive though, but it's definitely Testament and not bad. They even have an excellent ballad like song "The Legacy" which I think is the best song on this album. Songwriting on this album is a little less in quality compared to their older works, but nonetheless this is a pretty solid album.
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