Testament - The Gathering

i wanted to know what you guys thought of this album.
Everyone goes on about the early testament stuff, but personally, i think this album is there best release.

i'm only bringing this up because i'm abit drunk and head banging the hell outta this CD.

but i'd like to knoiw your views....

Down for Life rulez !!!!

I love this album. It's heavy and the drumming is great. The riiffs, vocals, everything about it is menacing and headbangable

Drunk? It's Thursday! Oh, wait, you're British. That's normal.

Anyway, this album is absolutely killer, but I've always felt that it's not an album I can just crank any time, it doesn't seem to have that staying power like early stuff has. I can crank those any day, any time. There's just something special about them. I feel the same way about all the early albums up to The Ritual. After that, while they still released three killer albums, those albums are some that you just have to be in the right mood for. Does that make sense?

Low and The Gathering are brutal killers, but I can't get into them all the time. Demonic even less so, for obvious reasons. But from The Ritual back, I can put those on any day of the week and love it.

woah . . . what you ttying to say bout the british like..... th reason i'm a bit drunk is coz i ain't got work 2moro and i had a gig and the manager paid us in drink so ... there ya go...

Love it! But it lacks solos.

i'm high and I like this album, ill listen to it right now.

once i'm done with candlemass

INVADERS wrote:

woah . . . what you ttying to say bout the british like..... th reason i'm a bit drunk is coz i ain't got work 2moro and i had a gig and the manager paid us in drink so ... there ya go...

Hey, I lived there for 4 years; I know what the deal is.

Eyesore wrote:

INVADERS wrote:

woah . . . what you ttying to say bout the british like..... th reason i'm a bit drunk is coz i ain't got work 2moro and i had a gig and the manager paid us in drink so ... there ya go...

Hey, I lived there for 4 years; I know what the deal is.

The Gathering is one of my favourite thrash albums. It's monstrously heavy, incredibly dark and just has incredible musicianship and song writing. True Believer is one of the first Testament songs I heard, and it got me hooked.

Great album. It's not their best album, but it's very good.

Unfortunatly I didn't have it long enough to really have it grow on me. Like Eyesore said about the lack of staying power, it just didn't grab me as much as the others (Low was the last one for me as far as staying power). On my to do list is to go back and get some of my old albums back, after I get Low and the ones before it I will then get Demonic and The Gathering again to give both another chance.

Eyesore wrote:

INVADERS wrote:

woah . . . what you ttying to say bout the british like..... th reason i'm a bit drunk is coz i ain't got work 2moro and i had a gig and the manager paid us in drink so ... there ya go...

Hey, I lived there for 4 years; I know what the deal is.

we british like beer i think i may drink some now or soon

well i have decided not too as it will make me fat and god i feel fat even though i aint just had too much soup for dinner

Beer is British sustenance. We truly are a binge nation

Eyesore wrote:

Drunk? It's Thursday! Oh, wait, you're British. That's normal.

What would you think about me if I say that monday and tuesday were full of beer?

Thursday is ok, a good day to start!

i like the gathering but i wouldn't say its one of testaments best. kind of disappointed with steve digiorgio on that one as hes pretty anonymous but dave lombardos drumming more than makes up for it

Great album.Not my favorite Testament though.That would be either The New Order or Practice what you Preach

it is Testaments finest hour. Lombardo was a great pick for the kit. always is.

Loved this album, it's so heavy.. true Believer is my fav track...

Good but not great.

Speaking of Testament, I am listening to Demonic right now. But, I've got a question. Is this a death metal album that I am listening to or thrash? Honestly, it sounds like both,

Hey, I'm not drunk or high and I will listen to this album!

bgast1 wrote:

Speaking of Testament, I am listening to Demonic right now. But, I've got a question. Is this a death metal album that I am listening to or thrash? Honestly, it sounds like both,

i remember putting that cd in and thinking wow death metal vocals. Kind of caught me off guard. Love it though

It's not their best but it's a great album.

The Gathering is a decent album. Not their best to me either, but its got a lot of balls! I wish the mix was just a little better so you can hear all the instruments. The bass is not very present.