People that call Testament Metallica clones and snub them as the epitome of mediocre/generic thrash metal, while praising their token post-first wave black/thrash acts, need to die.
I don't think enough people like that album for it to be controversial, but I think the first half is a little stronger. There's only three songs I'd call good, and Malpractice is the only one in the second half. Love to Hate is one of their least inspired songs ever as well imo.
I will say that it's still a better album than PWYP, to be controversial.
I don't really understand Testament love.
Not sure how controversial this is, but the talk about US black metal in the Mixtape game reminded me:
Havohej's Dethrone the Son of God is one of those cult black metal albums that I've never really got. Maybe I should revisit it.
Witchaven is dreadfully underrated.
oki cant make two posts without mentioning black metal
All the California hipsters hold them down pretty hard man.