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TESTAMENT - Titans Of Creation (3 avril 2020)
par Pietro Jeu 30 Jan 2020, 16:21
According to a product listing on Apple.com, San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have set "Titans Of Creation" as the title of their new album, due on April 3 via Nuclear Blast. The long-awaited follow-up to 2016 album "Brotherhood Of The Snake" was once again recorded with Juan Urteaga and mixed by veteran British producer — and current JUDAS PRIEST touring guitarist — Andy Sneap. The cover artwork for "Titans Of Creation" was created by artist and longtime collaborator Eliran Kantor, who has previously worked with ICED EARTH, SODOM, HATEBREED, SOULFLY and THY ART IS MURDER, among many others.
"Titans Of Creation" track listing:
01. Children Of The Next Level
02. WWII
03. Dream Deceiver
04. Night Of The Witch
05. City Of Angels
06. Ishtars Gate
07. Symptoms
08. False Prophet
09. The Healers
10. Code Of Hammurabi
11. Curse Of Osiris
12. Catacombs
A snippet of the song "Night Of The Witch" is available on Apple.com.
In a recent interview with Heavy New York, TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy was asked if the band's new disc is a musical continuation of "Brotherhood Of The Snake". He responded: "You're always trying to top your last record, and I thought 'Brotherhood', up to that point, was a pretty strong record. This one, it definitely stands on its own — all the songs have their own identity. Eric [Peterson, guitar] somehow came up with a way to make it be TESTAMENT but feel fresh and new still TESTAMENT, so that's pretty awesome."
He continued: "It was a quicker process than the last time, but I think at the end, the mix is awesome, the songs came out awesome, and the process wasn't as painful as it was the last time. So, it's a good record. I can't wait for everybody to hear it."
Asked if he waits for music for new TESTAMENT songs to be completed first before he starts working on lyrical ideas or if he has lyrics in mind before even hearing a note of music, Chuck said: "I have some concepts before I hear music and apply 'em to what I feel when I feel the song. So usually, a lot of it, the riff is first — it's a riff; it's not even a song yet, so it's usually just a riff. And then, from there, I just kind of feel it out and just kind of find my way through it.
"On this record, we didn't get to work and do any demos, so a lot of it was a lot of riffs going into the studio with ideas and then fine-tuning it, which I think put the pressure on ourselves," he explained. "Sometimes when you're under pressure, I think you work a little harder and you give it a little more. So I think, again, us forcing ourselves in the studio — 'Let's go. We're gonna record this record now' — it paid off, 'cause the record came out great. Everybody's performance — Steve [DiGiorgio, bass] and Gene [Hoglan, drums] just killed it on this record. It's an awesome record. TESTAMENT fans, I think, are gonna dig it."
Last year, Billy told the WSOU radio station that the new TESTAMENT album would "definitely" contain "some different elements. I think Eric definitely stepped back into little of his — I don't know — maybe, MERCYFUL FATE shoes," he said. "There's a lot of MERCYFUL FATE kind of stuff. Eric does some black metal stuff. There's some blast beats, which he's kind of mixed in there, which that's not the norm for us. So it's a little different again. I think all the songs definitely have their own identity and stand on their own."
Chuck said that he is using his "melodic tone of a voice and less of a death metal voice" on the new TESTAMENT LP. "It's just kind of where the songs took it," he said. "There's a song on here that was kind of one of the last ones that came around — it's one of the slower-tempo songs. And I kind of was shying away from it 'cause the pace of the rest of the record was pretty quick, so I wasn't sure it was the right fit. But in the end, once we wrote it and finished it, it turned out to be a great song. But I'm doing some stuff on there — I've never sang a three-part harmony on a TESTAMENT song ever. And on this one, there's a situation where I tried it and did it, and it sounds really cool for the song. So it was just something different — challenging again that was different notes to use and different challenges, and I kind of dug it. And it actually was cool, and it actually made the experience on those songs, of creation, just kind of fun."
Billy went on to discuss two of the tracks that will appear on TESTAMENT's new disc, saying: "On this record, there's a song called 'Children Of The Next Level', and that's one that really came together, musically, and came together lyrically. There's another one on the record that, actually, the first time I heard the song, I kind of mimicked the vocal pattern and actually we wrote it the next day. So that was a song that was, like, 'Wow!' I got inspired and laid down the first gut feeling of what it felt like. And it ended up being a keeper, and we ended up molding it right into a killer song. And lyrically, the timing, the melody, the lyrics — everything just really kind of fell into place."
TESTAMENT will team up with EXODUS and DEATH ANGEL for "The Bay Strikes Back 2020" European tour. The trek will kick off on February 6 in Copenhagen, Denmark and will hit 25 cities before concluding on March 11 in Hannover, Germany.
"Titans Of Creation" track listing:
01. Children Of The Next Level
02. WWII
03. Dream Deceiver
04. Night Of The Witch
05. City Of Angels
06. Ishtars Gate
07. Symptoms
08. False Prophet
09. The Healers
10. Code Of Hammurabi
11. Curse Of Osiris
12. Catacombs
A snippet of the song "Night Of The Witch" is available on Apple.com.
In a recent interview with Heavy New York, TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy was asked if the band's new disc is a musical continuation of "Brotherhood Of The Snake". He responded: "You're always trying to top your last record, and I thought 'Brotherhood', up to that point, was a pretty strong record. This one, it definitely stands on its own — all the songs have their own identity. Eric [Peterson, guitar] somehow came up with a way to make it be TESTAMENT but feel fresh and new still TESTAMENT, so that's pretty awesome."
He continued: "It was a quicker process than the last time, but I think at the end, the mix is awesome, the songs came out awesome, and the process wasn't as painful as it was the last time. So, it's a good record. I can't wait for everybody to hear it."
Asked if he waits for music for new TESTAMENT songs to be completed first before he starts working on lyrical ideas or if he has lyrics in mind before even hearing a note of music, Chuck said: "I have some concepts before I hear music and apply 'em to what I feel when I feel the song. So usually, a lot of it, the riff is first — it's a riff; it's not even a song yet, so it's usually just a riff. And then, from there, I just kind of feel it out and just kind of find my way through it.
"On this record, we didn't get to work and do any demos, so a lot of it was a lot of riffs going into the studio with ideas and then fine-tuning it, which I think put the pressure on ourselves," he explained. "Sometimes when you're under pressure, I think you work a little harder and you give it a little more. So I think, again, us forcing ourselves in the studio — 'Let's go. We're gonna record this record now' — it paid off, 'cause the record came out great. Everybody's performance — Steve [DiGiorgio, bass] and Gene [Hoglan, drums] just killed it on this record. It's an awesome record. TESTAMENT fans, I think, are gonna dig it."
Last year, Billy told the WSOU radio station that the new TESTAMENT album would "definitely" contain "some different elements. I think Eric definitely stepped back into little of his — I don't know — maybe, MERCYFUL FATE shoes," he said. "There's a lot of MERCYFUL FATE kind of stuff. Eric does some black metal stuff. There's some blast beats, which he's kind of mixed in there, which that's not the norm for us. So it's a little different again. I think all the songs definitely have their own identity and stand on their own."
Chuck said that he is using his "melodic tone of a voice and less of a death metal voice" on the new TESTAMENT LP. "It's just kind of where the songs took it," he said. "There's a song on here that was kind of one of the last ones that came around — it's one of the slower-tempo songs. And I kind of was shying away from it 'cause the pace of the rest of the record was pretty quick, so I wasn't sure it was the right fit. But in the end, once we wrote it and finished it, it turned out to be a great song. But I'm doing some stuff on there — I've never sang a three-part harmony on a TESTAMENT song ever. And on this one, there's a situation where I tried it and did it, and it sounds really cool for the song. So it was just something different — challenging again that was different notes to use and different challenges, and I kind of dug it. And it actually was cool, and it actually made the experience on those songs, of creation, just kind of fun."
Billy went on to discuss two of the tracks that will appear on TESTAMENT's new disc, saying: "On this record, there's a song called 'Children Of The Next Level', and that's one that really came together, musically, and came together lyrically. There's another one on the record that, actually, the first time I heard the song, I kind of mimicked the vocal pattern and actually we wrote it the next day. So that was a song that was, like, 'Wow!' I got inspired and laid down the first gut feeling of what it felt like. And it ended up being a keeper, and we ended up molding it right into a killer song. And lyrically, the timing, the melody, the lyrics — everything just really kind of fell into place."
TESTAMENT will team up with EXODUS and DEATH ANGEL for "The Bay Strikes Back 2020" European tour. The trek will kick off on February 6 in Copenhagen, Denmark and will hit 25 cities before concluding on March 11 in Hannover, Germany.
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Re: TESTAMENT - Titans Of Creation (3 avril 2020)
par merci foule fête Jeu 30 Jan 2020, 23:15
Bon, on dirait que ça ne sera pas leur album le plus heavy bourrin. Tant mieux si c'est le cas parce qu'ils m'ont perdu à force de bastonner à tout va (comme Death Angel, d'ailleurs mais là c'est à se demander si c'est le même groupe qu'au début). Je suis curieux, cette fois.
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Re: TESTAMENT - Titans Of Creation (3 avril 2020)
par Pietro Lun 03 Fév 2020, 10:17
Boom, 1er extrait:
C'est pas plus mélodique que d'habitude, au contraire le chant est particulièrement extrême. Je me demande même si c'est tout le temps Chuck Billy qui chante.
Mais c'est cool !
C'est pas plus mélodique que d'habitude, au contraire le chant est particulièrement extrême. Je me demande même si c'est tout le temps Chuck Billy qui chante.
Mais c'est cool !
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Re: TESTAMENT - Titans Of Creation (3 avril 2020)
par Pietro Lun 09 Mar 2020, 10:46
Nouvel extrait:
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Re: TESTAMENT - Titans Of Creation (3 avril 2020)
par Pietro Sam 04 Avr 2020, 16:59
L’album est sorti et est dispo chez tous les disquaires ! Enfin non, mais bon vous m’avez compris... 
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Re: TESTAMENT - Titans Of Creation (3 avril 2020)
par merci foule fête Dim 05 Avr 2020, 01:50
1ère écoute plutôt plaisante, les mélodies sont bien présentes, c'est du Testament classique, encore que ça manque de titres vraiment speed comme ceux qui me plaisent sur le 1er album mais je crois qu'il y a longtemps qu'ils n'en écrivent plus des comme ça. En revanche, il y a beaucoup de redites, de plans déjà entendus... D'ailleurs le refrain de "Dream Deceiver" m'en rappelle très fortement un autre - pas de Testament - sauf que je n'arrive pas à reconnaitre le morceau. Ça m'agace. 
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Re: TESTAMENT - Titans Of Creation (3 avril 2020)
par merci foule fête Dim 05 Avr 2020, 02:53
J'ai trouvé ! C'est celui de "He's a Woman, She's a Man" de Scorpions:
"Dream Deceiver", le morceau de Testament où on le retrouve quasiment à l'identique:
"Dream Deceiver", le morceau de Testament où on le retrouve quasiment à l'identique:
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Re: TESTAMENT - Titans Of Creation (3 avril 2020)
par Dark S. Lun 06 Avr 2020, 10:58
En effet, bien vu !
Bon bah voilà, un album de Testament de plus, super, allez hop on passe à autre chose.
Bon bah voilà, un album de Testament de plus, super, allez hop on passe à autre chose.
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Re: TESTAMENT - Titans Of Creation (3 avril 2020)
par merci foule fête Lun 08 Juin 2020, 22:16
J'ai réécouté, et bon sang, quelle purge. 
Du thrash en mode automatique complètement anesthésié par ce son indistinct qui se veut puissant mais qui n'est en fait qu'un ronronnement continu et dévitalisé. Un énième épisode de la loudness war engagé par Sneap. Du junk thrash, du metal d'ascenseur sans âme - sans la voix encore reconnaissable mais salement dopé de Billy et les solos de Skolnick, on ne verrait aucune différence avec un album d'un autre vétéran du thrash 80's. Voilà, j'ai spoilé ma chro. Pour équilibrer, je ferai celle de The Legacy, au moins sur cet album on n'a pas l'impression d'entendre la même piste en boucle.
Du thrash en mode automatique complètement anesthésié par ce son indistinct qui se veut puissant mais qui n'est en fait qu'un ronronnement continu et dévitalisé. Un énième épisode de la loudness war engagé par Sneap. Du junk thrash, du metal d'ascenseur sans âme - sans la voix encore reconnaissable mais salement dopé de Billy et les solos de Skolnick, on ne verrait aucune différence avec un album d'un autre vétéran du thrash 80's. Voilà, j'ai spoilé ma chro. Pour équilibrer, je ferai celle de The Legacy, au moins sur cet album on n'a pas l'impression d'entendre la même piste en boucle._________________
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Re: TESTAMENT - Titans Of Creation (3 avril 2020)
par Invité Mar 09 Juin 2020, 08:48
J'ai envie de l'écouter pour la forme, mais pfff... - Je retiendrais toutefois une pochette de grande qualité, signée d'un artiste qui ne sait faire que du beau : Eliran Kantor. D'ailleurs, ce gars là, ses pochettes, on commence à la retrouver un peu partout aussi. C'est presque dommage de ne pas savoir être rare, même si ô combien compréhensible.
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Re: TESTAMENT - Titans Of Creation (3 avril 2020)
par Pietro Mar 09 Juin 2020, 10:08
D'accord avec vous deux: l'album ne sert à rien, le groupe a déjà tout dit; mais la pochette est belle et Kantor est trop présent, on le voit partout comme Seth, Niklas Sundin ou Travis Smith a une époque. Il y a vraiment des modes chez les illustrateurs de pochettes metal...
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Re: TESTAMENT - Titans Of Creation (3 avril 2020)
par merci foule fête Lun 29 Juin 2020, 17:31
Pour se consoler du dernier, parlons du premier : http://www.leseternels.net/chronique.aspx?id=18373
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Re: TESTAMENT - Titans Of Creation (3 avril 2020)
par Pietro Mar 30 Juin 2020, 01:06
Bonne idée. Et puisqu'on parle de The Legacy, l'album, voici la mythique démo de Legacy, le groupe, avant qu'il ne change de nom pour devenir Testament comme tu l'expliques. C'est l'occasion d'entendre des morceaux du premier album avec Zetro au chant, avant qu'il ne rejoigne Exodus et qu'il soit remplacé par Chuck Billy.
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Re: TESTAMENT - Titans Of Creation (3 avril 2020)
par merci foule fête Jeu 02 Juil 2020, 12:45
Ok, l'album est terne, mais la chro n'a pas besoin de l'être aussi. 
En tout cas, c'est ce que j'avais en tête quand j'ai imaginé une réunion à la maison de disque pour lancer le produit : http://www.leseternels.net/chronique.aspx?id=18376
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Re: TESTAMENT - Titans Of Creation (3 avril 2020)
par merci foule fête Dim 03 Avr 2022, 23:58
Ça m'avait échappé mais c'est Dave Lombardo qui remplace Gene Hoglan, parti enterrer sa carrière rejoindre Dark Angel, au sein de Testament. L'ami Dave avait déjà joué sur The Gathering (1999) : https://www.rtbf.be/article/dave-lombardo-retrouve-testament-10947255
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Re: TESTAMENT - Titans Of Creation (3 avril 2020)
par Pietro Mar 12 Avr 2022, 22:42
Premier concert avec Lombardo :
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par Pietro Lun 11 Juil 2022, 10:44
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par Pietro Ven 09 Sep 2022, 19:13
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