Originally Posted By: "....I personally wouldn't want another Testament black metal influenced CD like The Gathering....."
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First off, I don't think The Gathering is as influenced by Black Metal, as you seem to think IMO
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"I would like it to be along the lines of First Strike Still Deadly which is much better than The Gathering"
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Secondly, you can't compare First Strike Still Deadly, to other Testament regular album releases, it's old songs re-recorded, with some differences, from the original versions.
Thirdly, I thought The Gathering was their best Post-Alex album they have released(best in years)IMO. How could you not be satisfied with an album of that calibur? Or one of equal quality?
And finally, if I did have to say that a Testament album was influenced by Death Metal, then I would have to say it's Demonic,
thats as close to Black Metal as Testament ever came.........IMO
These are just my opinions, & I'm not trying to bash on you.....