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Shortly after Metallica became marketable, the heavy metal community began to focus on several other thrash bands from the San Francisco Bay area. Most came and went in the span of time it took to play side one of Master of Puppets, but Testament began a musical crusade that continues today. The band's debut album The Legacy (1987) still holds up as a fine example of hook-laden thrash music. Songs like "Over the Wall" and "The Haunting" balance barreling blast beats and caustic screams with tuneful guitar licks and semi-melodic vocals. Although he eventually quit the band because he didn't approve of its ultra-heavy direction, lead guitarist Alex Skolnick was a large part of Testament's early appeal. And on The Legacy, his euphoric leads and intricate bridge work makes the music enjoyable even when the rest of band sounds somewhat generic. --Jon Wiederhorn

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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 02, 2008 Type: User Review

Best thrash album ever

The title says it all.

Not the greatest production, but the albums content more than makes up for it. Thhe songs are well written, fast and aggressive yet melodic and energetic, excellent guitar work between Eric Peterson and Alex...
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From: Amazon Posted: May 16, 2008 Type: User Review

The first chapter.

Ah, the Bay Area of the 80's.
Back when speed metal was underground and scared the daylights out of non listeners.
Testament roared onto the scene with The Legacy. A masterpiece and a great introduction to a band that gave us a lot of...
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From: Amazon Posted: Apr 11, 2008 Type: User Review

Metal Classic

This is a metal classic that still sounds fresh today. Saw these guys recently and they are even better now. Can't wait for the new CD to come out....8+ years is along time to wait!!! Skinlab have a new live cd coming out the end of April, and my...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jan 10, 2008 Type: User Review

Awesomeness!!!

testament debut album was something that really stand out not only for themselves but in thrash metal scene, the band was formed 5-6 years before this album was released no wonder you can clearly notice the complexity of each songs, its really...
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From: Amazon Posted: Dec 02, 2007 Type: User Review

A legacy of amazing thrash!

Testament is certainly one of the most underrated metal bands around, and even underrated in the subgenre of thrash. While "The Legacy" may not be the most groundbreaking or legendary thrash album of all time, it's 39 minutes of high-speed,...
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