From the past... a long time ago.

[Testament Legions]

btw what does it say very faintly written across the picture?

A 'watermark' so fools can't claim it as their own.

 

[Testament Legions]

hell yeah......... what did I see 20 years ago?? I remember the Aardschokdag in Den Bosch with Mercyful Fate, Raven and Accept! Raven were my favorite band back then!

Do you have the limited autographed debut vinyl???

 

[Marlies]

I was never into autographs and I had the normal albums. Nico has the first two autographed (we still have those two and some 7" on vinyl), but I think they're just regular pressings.

Checking on the vinyl I saw some Testament too..... live at the Dynamo (of course as a born and bred Eindhoven girl I have to keep that one on vinyl) and Trial By Fire 12" foldout thingy

 

[Testament Legions]

A friend helped me figure out that this flyer is from 1985.

Oh, and Marlies, I meant the 'Raven' vinyl. I still have mine, in pretty good condition.

 

[toilethead]

Now thar's some cool shit.

 

[hiddenlegions]

Check this out .......... this guy on ebay has some old school flyers similar to the one you posted. Pretty cool.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3345161491&category=29931

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3345170651&category=29931

 

[Steve]

It's 1985 because August 10th was only a Saturday in 85, not 84 or 83

Steve

 

[Steve]

I might bid on those posters on eBay...

If nothing else I need soem new decorations

 

[RockBodom]

Wasn't Hawaii supposedly one of the heaviest projects Friedman undertook? I've always heard rumors it was super heavy. Friedman *in the final years of Hawaii* used to take his Jackson Kelly and shoot bottle rockets from the headstock onstage! Id love to check out the songs from the EP.

 

[Testament Legions]

Wasn't Hawaii supposedly one of the heaviest projects Friedman undertook? I've always heard rumors it was super heavy. Friedman *in the final years of Hawaii* used to take his Jackson Kelly and shoot bottle rockets from the headstock onstage! Id love to check out the songs from the EP.

Well, it depends. "One Nation Underground" on Shrapnel was moderately heavy for that time - the production sucks. "The Natives Are Restless" was mostly cheesy pop, Poison-like tunes, with the exception of a heavy song or two. The lyrics and subject matter leave much to be desired, but the guitar parts were entertaining.

The EP "Loud, Wild and Heavy" was the best effort IMHO.

I can't remember the 'fireworks,' but that does sound like something he would do ...

 

[pest666]

Actually, I think Vixen and Aloha were heavier, but they were all basically the same band with different players. The only reason I say they were heavier is because they recorded less, so they were consistant. Check out the Aloha track "Heavy Metal Virgin" on one of the early Metal Massacre comps. \m/