TESTAMENT

[BRC]

Damn, this really is a nice album. Better than I would have expected. I dig the drum sounds.

 

[FirstStrikeIsDeadly]

The Formation of Damnation is a monstrous album. It's so fucking massive. Definetely the kind of album i've been waiting to hear from the lads. Could've used a bit more thrashy parts here and there, but one always has to bitch about an end-product afterwards. Even if it turned out fantastic.

I remember listening to the first 'leaked' track which was put online on some radio site. I believe it was 'More than Meets the Eye'. The drumming sounds so insanely groovy, it became an instant favorite after that.

I was quite sceptical about having Paul Bostaph on the job at first. I mean, I dug his work on the new Exodus and all, but I'm not sure that uber-technical approach would work on the new Testament record. I'm glad he kept it more simplistic, yet fucking ace.

I wouldn't mind having Johnny Tempesta back in the band as a full-timer though. Best drummer they've had IMO. Just listen to his improvised versions of the classic Testament thrashers on FSID. Or the most solid ever performance on the Live in London DVD!

[Fan-boy mode OFF]

 

[cobhc]

Just recently got this album, and shit everything sounds awesome on this album. I agree about wanting to know if it was all 5150III or not.

 

[Jaymz]

Still wouldnt mind some more info on the drum processing from the man himself

 

[Fifth_Horseman]

And I (as several others above) still would like to know whether it was all recorded with the 5150 III or if other amps were involved - especially for Alex' solos?

Thanks in advance!

 

[GeertSamuel]

Andy, just curious. Is Bostaph really using the PDP drumkit? I know PDP is a sort of little brother of DW drums. I never new the PDP also sounded that good!

 

[ElektricEyez]

I have to say that this is one of the best sounding metal albums I have heard from a production stand point. The drums sound freaking amazing! I only wish I could get my my toms to cut through the mix and still sound as natural as they do. I read somewhere that Chuck Billy always layers 2 vocal tracks, and honestly if I didn't already know that I would not have been able to tell, it's so tight. The guitars sound amazing as well! Killer tone, and everything just sounds so balanced and cuts through. Then the bass just drives the low end like it should. Henchmen Ride is a song that usually use as a reference track when I'm mixing a metal band, in other words, it's one of my benchmarks.

I am so amazed at the production of this album I just want to listen to it over and over again, not to mention the whole CD freaking ROCKS as well, killer songs and Fantastic job Andy!

 

[Jaymz]

Andy, just curious. Is Bostaph really using the PDP drumkit? I know PDP is a sort of little brother of DW drums. I never new the PDP also sounded that good!

Yup he said he used the PDP kit.

 

[108]

what guitar pickups they used in "formation of damnation"?

 

[blackcom]

What kinda Cabinet on the Gathering, sounds like a Marshall GT75 cab to me?

The new album also sounds Awsome. The 5150III rocks!

Bump

 

[Dylan S]

what guitar pickups they used in "formation of damnation"?

I'm quite sure Eric Peterson uses EMGs in his Dean guitars.

 

[cobhc]

Yeah 85 in the neck 81 in the bridge.

 

[108]

Thank You.

 

[preampdude]

Not 100% accurate. Peterson and Skolnick still have the JB installed in most of their axes.

Yeah 85 in the neck 81 in the bridge.

 

[preampdude]

Sorry I mean the JB in the bridge. And I believe the Jazz in the neck position.

 

[Dylan S]

I haven't seen Eric Peterson with any guitars recently that have passive pickups in them.

I know Skolnick uses passives but he rarely tracks rhythms on any of the albums. I've even seen Skolnick's name on the Dimarzio website next to pickups like the Evolution.

 

[preampdude]

I haven't seen Eric Peterson with any guitars recently that have passive pickups in them.

Check their latest dvd, Live in London.

 

[JBroll]

That's four years old.

Jeff

 

[Dylan S]

I wouldn't call that too recent really. I know it's their latest release, but I've personally seen Testament live twice since that DVD has been released, and I've never seen Peterson with a guitar that doesn't have EMGs.

I'm not trying to make it a big issue or anything, I'm just saying what I've seen in my experience, and it is likely he always uses EMGs to record with as well.

 

[Rockchops]

wtf, just read the previous page

ah some valid questions!
We used 2 deans whilst tracking, one with EMGs and another with Di Marzios