Testament Live in 1988 - Schweinfurt, Germany

[DRSdie03]

VIO-LENCE 

[bobfahrer100]

I was there!" Testament played because Megadeath was canceld! It was very big!

[donSparda]

Is Chuck one of the first to use growling/grunting in the eighties?

I know Death and CC did it, but they are death metal..

[trashheard17]

this version of trial by fire sounds like raging waters to me.... :D

[thegrassers]

woah ciff moment at 3 06

[metalliman27]

trial by fire?

[IzzyDETH91]

Man Chuck was freaking hot back in his day! -3

[Metalfier]

this is fuckin awesome

[omarernesto2]

My favourite Testament's song

[iamtheburninator]

Those drums with the tarp on them tell me they opened for Anthrax. SWEET.

[TheChewbabe]

OMG I was at this show and on the wall in the pit. We had no clue who Testament was until this. It was like 11am in the morning. When they first came out you could tell they were blown away by the size of the crowd. They were added late because Megadeth had to cancel and they were on tour with Megadeth so they came. Into The Pit changed my life that morning.

[buckel2]

I was there. They filled in for Megadeth you were supposed to play on that spot. I really liked that Testament went on instead. At that time i couldnt stand Mustaines Voice at all.

[BrutalAggressions]

i wish i was there but i wasn't born yet. "FUCK"!!!!!!!!

[TheThrashCunt]

it says trial by fire at teh start but its raging waters lol

[KutViZ]

@TheThrashCunt hehe, the curse of old tv shows... it happened many times 25-20 years back.

[knightmidnight]

In my opinion the best bands of Thrash Metal are: Testament and Megadeth.

[BrutalAggressions]

@knightmidnight You are so right.

[vaoparaocaralho]

the song is Raging Waters!

[espfendergibson]

0:40 that guy looks so lost...

[hehhee1000]

0:07 Trial By Fire??? This is Raging Waters.

[uzickismrad]

1:50 the drummer looks like beaver!

[RwBguardian]

"Ok can someone plz list the show in order of appearance? Not bieng trivial but want to see it in order. " Ty, Me

[Fasttounge]

@RwBguardian Hi there, I was at that show back in 88. Don't remember exactly the running order but I try : 1. Treat 2. Great White 3. Testament ( replaced Megadeth ) 4. Anthrax 5. Kiss 6. David Lee Roth 7. Iron Maiden

That Festival kicked so much ass, still remember being fucked up a few days later :-)

cheerz from Germany

[MultiLLisa]

good one guys

[MultiLLisa]

ggod one guys

[Marcus666Sund]

Love the "Mosh" sign, lol, are they marking were all video watchers must start mosh or what?

[imyourgodmachine]

My god the sweep picking at 3:09. Alex is the MAN @ it!

[AviatorAndyK]

ya man unreal eh, the lyrics are amazing to this song too, i wish they were more audible! i saw them live in vancouver 2008, blew the fuckin skin off my face, billys vocals just seem to get better with age.

[DesolateRemains]

That growl at 1:25 is great i think.

[0FFICALXFACT0R]

whats that wrapped around the drumers thigh?

[metalflizz]

i think he is protecting a new tattoo

[GarytheIrishDrummer]

Man this band just blows me away..the hardest rocking band for 25 years. chuck Billy is a beast

[starsnbars3]

That's just bad ass!!!

[thealroundkuntshow]

makes me laugh how it sez trial by fire at the start of the video

[GarytheIrishDrummer]

Thas Charlie Benante from Anthrax's kit covered in plastic at the back!!! Just a little bit of trivia there for all my metal friends worldwide!!!!!

[nomad2746]

It looks like the kit he used on the Among the Living tour. There's some videos floating around of Anthrax's set. The date says 1988, was this show just prior to or just after the release of State of Euphoria?

[Ebastine]

does anyone have the whole gig?

[671666airBraT]

This is Raging Waters, but it says Trial By Fire at the begining.

[hmmrsmshdfc]

Chuck was so thin there, and active.

[Torfmoorholm]

da war ich live dabei ... das open air war der hammer ...

[bobfahrer100]

me too...

[XassasinatorX]

KIDS I WAS THERE!!!!!!!

i was standing on the left side of a light stand about 75 feet or so from the middle of the stage.

[hmmrsmshdfc]

That's pretty funny.

But awesome!

[Sjusovaren]

VIOLENCE! TERROR! RAGING WATERS!l

What guitar is Eric playing? It kinda looks like an ESP Horizon, but I'm not sure when they were introduced... Could be a Mirage.

[TestAmenTRULES]

Its a Mirage, with a s-s-h pickup configuration.

[moepthethird]

this perfomace is just epics, way more spirit in there in comparison to other gigs

[JAKOBSINGER]

Yes!! that was a great gig...my first festival in my live....i was just 15

[beermacht80]

no es trail by fire is ranig waters

[DawnPatroler]

Its not TRIAL BY FIRE, Its Raging Waters, and are they playing ANTHRAX's drum set??

[3geronimo]

look at the drummkid behind.....

its benantes

[chapametal08]

awesome performance

chuck's voice was great right there

i like more his old school voice than the actually

[metalguitarist11]

the song is actually raging waters not trial by fire

[Alejandro4891]

damn chuck looks young as fuck here.

[SPAMMYWHOSPAM]

He was 26 years old here

[comedyguy21]

hey man. im naked!! x

[uofm97]

Is it me, or has Chuck Billy doubled in size in the last 20 years? He looks damn skinny here.

[Arinator74]

@uofm97

What the duck do you care?

[uofm97]

@Arinator74 What the fuck was the point of that idiotic response?

[moshin68]

@uofm97

Ya...its called getting older. You must be a kid. Ill guarantee you that someday...when you get into your 40's...you will literally "eat" those words.

[uofm97]

@moshin68 lol.....I'm 27, Spartacus. lol

[frameshift24]

@uofm97 i think he gained weight after beatin cancer, right?

[uofm97]

@frameshift24 Yeah, I suppose so. After chemo kicks your ass and makes you lose it, it does come back sometimes.

[larawora]

@uofm97

it does not matter what's matter here that chuck is native american and hail to native pomo americans!!!

[uofm97]

@larawora Well, that is cool and all, but you just responded to a 3 year old comment. I had to read it again to figure out what you were answering to. lol

[2012feartheginger]

@uofm97

I belive he gained the weight when he got cancer

[uofm97]

@2012feartheginger Yeah, the chemo can do that to ya.

[casny]

Man, I was there. Testament was not on the bill, they replaced some hairband, when word got out about an hour before they went on stage, people went nut's.

[schwoissfuass]

They replaced Megadeth because Mr. Mustaine was

"unable" to perform for well-known reasons.

[chapametal08]

what kind of reasons?

[schwoissfuass]

The same "reasons" why he had to leave Metallica

in 1983.

[slaytanicwar]

I know this was 6 months ago...but actually they were unable to perform because Junior had hit rockbottom and had to go to rehab

[darkpoetfarouk]

casny!!! hah!! that sounds funny as shit. wish i couldve been there to see the looks on everyones faces.

[charlesruiz2000]

I like how the techs and roadies are just like walking around like whatever.

[speedenia]

did anyone notice at 2:09 chuck's voice goes down in unison with Alex's guitar whammy bar!!

amazing i wish i was there instead of in diapers lol!

[Arinator74]

@speedenia

No way! i'll watch again.

[somps33]

@speedenia I was there.

[twistedhippie1970]

I was actually there!!! Concerts are so different in Germany compared to the states!! No assigned seats, first come first serve at every concert! There was over 70,000 that day!

[Fasttounge]

sorry for being a smart Ass now but there "only" been 38000 that day. I've also been there and I still remeber that one guy on Stage said that Megadeth had to cancell their show and instead for them Testament will play. They just finished there Support shows for Anthrax's Among the Living Tour. Greetz from Germany

[schwoissfuass]

Go on and type in Kiss Schweinfurt Tears are falling; at the beginning Paul Stanley mentioned

it that there are 60.000 motherfuckers on the festival area; the "official numbers" told by

the promoters is to cheat the tax office; I was there too on that day and there were at least 60.000 spectators in that tube called

Mainwiesen!!

[darkpoetfarouk]

schwoissfuass...This shit is too funny man!! Sounds like what the managers here would do in the states to avoid paying more taxes. (still rolling on floor dying).

[deraickripper]

well... europe is kind of boring compare to other places.

[scotthastentacles]

What great footage and great memories. Clemente on drums and a mean, slim and angry Chuck Billy. This was a fantastic time for thrash metal.... and now they're back. I feel young and agile again. If it weren't for my enema bag and catheter I would be moshing right now.

[TestAmenTRULES]

Nice VIO-LENCE shirt Louie is wearing.

[TSiwannarock]

behind chuck , charlie benante's drums ?

[Fasttounge]

Damn right, ANTHRAX also played a awesome Show that day. When I see this footage I remember every minute of that incredible Day. I'wont forget this event in my entire Life!!

[Lickitup83]

Good Quality

[wesseboyman]

80s testament peformance just great to hear and see.

[DesolateRemains]

Does anybody know where I could download the whole set list?This looks and sounds unbelievably good, I'm mad to get it

[johnnyIBANEZ]

that Crowd is fucking great, Thats a fuking show right there, i wish shows were like that nowadays, TESTAMENT OWN.

[Chuloloc]

Awesome. Can you post the entire show? Everytime I see the Nobody's Fault music video, they show some short footage at end of the video which is part of the show but not the entire show. Just before the band plays. That leaves me hungry. Hail Testament.

[leerock71]

The best band in schweinfurt!

[shakey64]

I was stationed in Schwaebisch Hall-Dolan Barracks...(close in 91 or so)Drove up w/friend and his girlfriend. We got there..and started raining after 3rd band or so..My friend and his bitch g/f wanted to bail...I was kinda pissed. I should have drove my own car. I didnt want to miss Maiden..but it was that or be stranded about 3 hours from home. I still have the ticket stub! We used to lot of training in Wildflecken.

[shakey64]

I was at this concert..being stationed in Germany in the army. Still Have my ticket stub. Also saw Great white,david lee roth on the bill, Kiss and headlines was Maiden. Started raining. Lots of fights between. One stabbing. THis was the LAST German Monsters of Rock.

[11b101abn]

I was E 1/30, later re-flagged to E 2/15, Ledward Barracks.

[somps33]

Dudes, I was at this show too...and in the Army. Stationed in Nurnberg; Merrill Barracks, the old SS Kaserne. All these shows inspired me, I'm still in a metal band to this day!

[chelleles]

ok for all those who dont know,this was in germany in 88,at the old monsters of rock,now lou was using his own kit, tetsament were flowen in at the last minute,because megadeth canceld out,and yes thats anthaxs drum kit,,they set up the other bands stuff behind the band on stage so all they do,is roll it forward and it takes less time to set it all up...

btw,if im right,iron maiden was headline then.....

[blackrippericedearth]

loui is fucken awsome why would it matter if hes not fast for testament he is testament just like greg alex eric and chuck

[dynamic4life]

Louis was a big fuck..and he couldn't afford his own drumkit..

[SurrenderOrDie65]

he was using his own dumbfuck.

[skillyj]

One of the greatest bands ever. POWERFUL singer, brilliant writers, masterful solos. Louis was probably not the greatest drummer ever, but when the music is this good what does it matter?

[SamusLife]

Classic!

[thrasher145]

was that the drumset for anthrax

[SurrenderOrDie65]

yes but loui is using his own. anthrax's drums are on the far right.

[gregvai6]

I think testament should have got a faster drummer. Louie Clemente seems to be a weak drummer.

[salimsvt]

Raging Waters!!

[salimsvt]

whats is the name of this music please???

qual o nome dessa musica aew??

[gangstarinsw]

Sw for ever

[didongo67]

i fucking love testament!!!!!!

[swmarketingnetzwerk]

Schöne Grüße von Sven Markus aus Schweinfurt

[Smekenpanda]

This Is True Music (T.I.T.S) LoL .. Testament rock

[speedenia]

raging fucking waters!!! this pure class bros!!!! devil's triangle!!

[hjelte]

cool to se charlie benantes drums in the back

[lucas5150]

Testament with the scenario of Can I Play With Madnessa? FUCKING GREAT !!!

[Shushasumare]

Steve "Zetro" Souza Me wevie de vocal, =D

[Shushasumare]

Bull shit, no hay nah mejor ke escuchar Raging Waters con la voz de Chuck Billy.... Legacy Rlz...!!!

[TestAmenTRULES]

this isn't Trail By Fire it's Raging Waters, but it still rules.

[Garkar2006]

WTF... why is it titled "Trial by Fire".. the song is called "Raging Waters"

[ridethelightning86]

fuck yeah,thank you man,did you have more from this show?

[JCM900dude]

Violence, Terror, Raging Waters.....\m/

[halford99]

Testament & Slayer are the TRUE KINGS OF THRASH

[Guitar11]

got damn look at alex skolnick FLY on his solo!!!

[bleedforjester]

yess sirr!! he is in-human!!

[DamienDemenace]

Remember this one, the video tape was handed to me like 5 months after the festival. I was blown away seeing the whole damn thing, wow man, Testament still rocks the shit off A-N-Y band even today! Hope to see them live again soon.

Chuck, you're the KING!

[VictorDabela]

hey, I see Anthrax's drums there! lol

[wackid89]

Look how skinny greg is

[metalpower]

alex skolnick is one of the guitarist you know that just cant be human.

[wackid89]

Init - he started writing the lead in Legacy when he was like 16

[bleedforjester]

its fuckin raging waters

[cdreves]

testament en chile ctm!!! a 10 lukas ¿sera solo un sueño? :o vamos ctm!!

[ThrashMetalBovi]

my 3 faves are Soulfly,TestAmenT and Sodom

[aivalaostiajoder]

testament \m/

[kvieres]

that isn't trial by fire...

[crashkidd34]

haha, someone's cutting down Chuck? Chuck Billy would kick the freaking crap out of you, dude. You're just dumb for even going there.

[sinperdon667]

testament es mas weno q la conchetumare....

[blaspherian]

a man calling another man fat is the gayest thing....if he lost weight,i guess then you'd be attracted to himmm grow up jackass...and its immature as well...so 3rd grade...what a mental weakling

[Baldmelon]

cancer drug treatments. he's the best, he could look like Jaba The Hut for all I care. He's a brilliant songwriter/singer.

[ironslayer]

he had cancer, they had the thrash against cancer thing, so fuck you guys, youre dumbasses who said he didnt.

[cliffb]

TESTAMENT IS THE FUCKING LAW

[guitarman666]

youl ost that argument. haha

[polettisergio]

hey, look at all the thrash vocalists with raspy vocals still around who arent fat. tom angelripper from sodom, mille petrozza from kreator. chuck has cancer. and hes not as fat as jon oliva from savatage.

[wackid89]

Although i must say Mille is a bit on the tubby side these days...

[VonVoltage]

Well no offence... but that seems very unlikely. Sounds like an excuse to drink beer and eat garbage food on the road every day.

[VonVoltage]

If you can find out which amino you are referring to I'll do some reading and check it out but I really doubt it. This is the kind of thing (besides metal) that I spend my time reading about and have never heard of any such amino...

[akraMachine]

tremendo tema weon .. es la mejor epoca de testament !!

[ironslayer]

you guys shouldn't be all faggot like to chuck being fat, he had cancer, assholes. this video kicks ass.

[dirthpool]

You can see Anthrax's drum-kit in the background.

[drummer2929]

FUCKING OWN. especially since they arent fat

[sorinaco]

Alex rules!

[Siah2000]

amazing vid

[EdGeinSlayer]

ahhh back when chuck billy was skinny....

[polettisergio]

lol. yeah chuck is fat as hell now

[clinicalpsychologist]

You try to undergo chemotherapy to counter cancer and remain without side effects as obesity... I hope you die

[DISCOPAT999]

Fuck you(clinialpsychologist), you sick twat

[egnarr]

What othersongs did they play?

Upload some more if you have!

[JeffWaters]

RAGING WATERS!!!

[Moshento]

Bay Area Thrasherssssssssssssssssssssss­sssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[pentry73]

I had this concert on an old vhs many years ago and have been missing it since. Thanks for putting this up!

[impressioned]

why was that labelled trial by fire?

[Meeeetaaaalll111111]

they were sssooooooo HOT!!!testament rules,anti-funs fuck off

[eclecto]

years haff gone hahaha that guitar solo at the end is really kewl...testament is the shit

[Punkmetaller]

Awsome! Testament at there finest!

[takmurat]

Testament supporting Anthrax? I guess Anthrax are bigger but Testament are just...better in my opinion any ways, but Anthrax are still fucking awesome!

[choachi2]

This song is called raging waters not trial by fire, good shit.

[takmurat]

that's a very good point, lol can't believe no 1 else pointed that out before

[NecroDeath]

yeah i noticed that shit too. i wonder who fucked that up

[Moshento]

Old times that do not come back more, bands as Testament, Megadeth, Anthrax, Metallica, Exodus and etc touch with alive total force the old school

[5horsemen]

Damn dudeee TestAmenT RuleeeSS!!

[madshredder36]

Nice. Chuck Billy needs to go on a diet maybe he could look like that again. Skolnick=God!

[Baldmelon]

who cares what he looks like you fruit! all that matters is that he is one of the most talented metal singer/songwriters ever!

[gunesh666]

thanx for upload

[verrocchi]

awsome!!!!

[Aolian]

using anthraxs set lawl.

GREAT VID!

[slikkar]

that's got historical value......great testament!

[born2thrash]

man thanx for posting,