Testament Legions said:
And what is wrong with "The Gathering?"
Well, first of all, it is overrated. By that I mean, what the hell is wrong with all of these ppl saying that The Gathering is absolutely the best Testament album ever and it beats the shit out of their previous albums??? Some of them even want the next album to be The Gathering Part 2 and they want more growls as well. If they're death metal fans, I understand why they want more growls. But since Testament is NOT a death metal band, they should just stick to DEMONIC damnit!
I don't mind some ocasional growls in the right places, as long as it's balanced (ex. Low). But I'm not up for a Testament album full of death growls. That's what DEMONIC was for
Chuck has a good singing voice, as can be seen on
THE RITUAL, and he should use it more often!
Also the album has a lot of
modern influences and most of it can be compared to modern shit like Arch Enemy, Emperor, Dimmu Borgir, The Crown than the actual thrash bands like Forbidden or Annihilator.
There are 3 good songs on this album that I don't mind, which are D.N.R., Down For Life, and True Believer. I like some riffs (ex. Riding The Snake intro riff) and solos (ex. Fall Of The Sipledome solo in the middle) in the rest of the songs, but I don't like the songs themselves.