maybe slayer is untouchable in the existing big4...but kicking anthrax is like ripping speed from thrash metal..i am aware anthrax has had its flaws..but no denying they are a corner stone to what thrash sounds today..
Story of my career.. camera people NEVER put the shot on me when i'm soloing... i'm always totally off-screen during them until more than half way through.. usually not at al all, lol. If i had $5 for every video i have that i'm barely in, i could retire, ha ha..
I play lead guitar in the band Hatriot, featuring former Exodus and Legacy (Testament) vocalist Steve 'Zetro' Souza on lead vocals. Check us out! I've got a song on my profile. :)
@TheLittleguitar taking anthrax out? crazy man? i would agree with big five, dont take anthrax out dude, anthrax is a better band and with more presence of stage than all the other bands in big four!!!
and my favourite band is megadeth, but anthrax is just amazing!!
@MrNeosantana James Murphy is no joke though. He has more metal credentials than Skolnick and he has a couple of guitar solo albums under his belt. He's definitely capable. Testament has a live album with him where plays Skolnick's solo's almost note for note.
@unclep1971 Great bands; but if we are talking "new" and being relevent, I'd say the New Big Four are:
1. Mastodon
2. Opeth
3. Amon Amarth
4. Arch Enemy
No surprise, 3 out of the 4 are Scandinavinan (Sweden more precise). The best metal is coming out of the Scandinavian Penninsula; it's were I'd like to move to, but I hear it's really hard to be an American and become a citizen of Sweden, Norway, Finland, or Denmark.
@j1001s27sw I should have said 'another', better Big Four and keeping with the old school theme since they were also there close to the beginning. For the newer bands I'd have to add 'Lamb of God' and 'Children of Bodom' in there somewhere. I do like the 4 you listed.
@unclep1971 LOG and COB are not my faves, but they are for many newer fans and are responsible for the rebirth of metal making it popular now. You can add Machine Head in there and, reluctantly, Slipknot. I'm not any fan of SK and I really don't know any song they've done, but a lot of younger fans like them and they have been key in re-igniting heavy music. Even Trivium and Job 4a Cowboy help carry the flag. Not a big fan, but they've appealed to young fans which is important. Stay Metal!!!
@theDjh101 To me, all four are both (quality and popular). However, as far as relevence and getting a new generation of kids interested in metal across the globe; these 4 seem to be the best. . As a free thinking metal head (as most of us are) this is my observation only.
I think, and of course this is just my opinion, that Slayer should be replaced by Testament. Lyrically, Slayer is god awful, and I'm sorry to the Slayer fans, but there is just way to much open E as well. Speed isn't everything. Anthrax brings energy to the table, with their great music.
@placeboeffecto ...you nailed it man.....exactly what i was thinking...and im in my forties....after black , metallica went somewhere...testament stayed and showed us what it meant............
AFF, vão se foder. To all of you assholes, just shut the fuck up and face life. Testament is awesome unfortunately is not as famous as Metallica or Pantera, Megadeth, AND IF YOU ARE IN A BAND AND YOU DON'T WANT MONEY, go play cover shows in a bar every friday night ;] you get it? Musician is a work, they are doing their work, they don't need to care to what any of you think. jajaja. Fucking faggots.
@Aloywas No fuckin' way Anthrax is insane. In my opinion they are so much more unique than any of the other big four bands. They're the only one with a full time frontman and joey has a mean falsetto.
@Aloywas whats wrong with Anthrax? i like them more than slayer or metallica in some cases even. They shouldnt be cast out it should just be the big five!
To those that say Testament copied Metallica: Testament were around 2 years before Metallica even entered the Bay Area thrash scene and their style hasn't changed much since they started.
Metallica lovers can kiss my ass! Testament held true to metal.When metallica made it through, they slammed the door behined them. Fuck them! I'm so thankful for bands like Testament, Exodus, Slayer, and Megadeth. These guys are the real pioneers of metal. Not SHITALLICA.
I just discovered this song today. It's breath taking. But the arguments over metallica, testament, megadeth, anthrax, etc... Need to stop. All of them are great bands. Metallica, however is in my opinion, the best band of all time. I don't care if you think they sold out, because they didn't. They did what they had to to remain sane as a band. Every single album does wonders for me(yes, even st. Anger). My favorite is ride the lightning. By miles. But death magnetic put them on top of the thr
No other band deserves moore than MetallicA... master, ride, kill, ..and justice, black load, reload, st.anger(riffs), magnetic, why you dont see this? Testament is great anyway no complain. And Return To Serenity is one of greatest songs ever! WHO CARES THAT SOMEONE HAS GOT BETTER OR WORSE OVER YEARS? How that can be argument? .. And im telling You in future years there will rise a thrash band that will crush with riffs. Dont believe? just wait.
@iSYCOTiiC Chuck has had medical issues in the past due to germ cell seminoma (a rare form of cancer), which with chemotherapy treatments and so on, i'm sure has something to do with his weight fluctuations.
Great video! Nice to see classic live and up close Testament without the huge stage and massive audience as it gives us a perspective of the band we typically don't get to see. Very cool stuff. Thanks for sharing this video with us all!
Testament and megadeath doesn't kick Metallica's ass at all.... Any retard saying that should be shot on an open street! The numbers of fans says it all, testament or megadeath will never ever be able to do what metallica has already done. And the best part of it all is that it's true and a fucking fact and YOU retards can't do anything about it xD "Laughing my ass off" xD Oh yeah..... again..... METALLICA KILL'S EM' ALL!!!
So, by your "number of fans" logic, The Jonas Brothers kick some serious ass, huh? A large fanbase doesn't imply that one band is better than another. That is the way an ignorant commercial-beaten tool would think.
@foldedeggs Yeah but if you can achieve a huge fan base by staying underground like metallica did up until and justice besides the One video then id say you could use it as a tool for judging "the Better band" most of its personal opinion really though unless your comparing testament to the jonas fags.. Man there shit sucks major ass
@kianneedsalife Testament stayed underground, and are still kicking as much ass as ever. So are Megadeth. Metallica is the band of the "big 3" bay area thrashers that are being rightly ridiculed for their greedy, arrogant and foolish attitudes toward their music and their fans. They stayed underground to a degree till Cliff died, then it became Metallica, Inc. They just happened to have one more decent album in them with Justice. And I don't want to hear about that crappy "Black Album." It sucks
Metallica are a fucking cliche and your just another moronic fanboy, oh, and this is a TESTAMENT video, so shut up about one of the biggest sell-outs ever.. *sigh* >.>
i value your opinion. i do like Metallica, Megadeth and Testament. Each are totally different sounds - lyrics and focus. Metallica made it big based on slowing down on some songs and one hell of a producer and record contract. You see the same way Mustaine took Megadeth down a notch to get huge radio and MTV play with albums like Countdown to Extinction and Cryptic Writings. And they finally made more mainstream rock fans as a result. My opinion -Megadeth is more talented - but I like all them!
@MarshallATV You really judge how great a band is by how many fans they have? Thats some funny shit. So to you Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Backstreet Boys or any other shitty commercial group that Mtv force feeds down your throat are great bands too right. LMAO thats ignorant retarted logic. Hey im a Metallica fan too but face it there sell outs thats how they got all those fans.
This is an awesome video. Too bad the camera man screwed up and missed filming half of James Murphy's amazing solo. Testament are just incredible plugged or unplugged.
Testament is great, but surpass Metallica?? Ehm....... don't think so =) 13th april, i'm seeing Metallica for the seconnd time =) And there's no way of telling what will happen to Testament, maybe they'll head downhill as Metallica did to. At least Metallica is still great! They didn't die with cliff, they carried on! There's a difference! Metallica got up on their feet again and is still making great music! And they play their old stuff still great!
And if testament has been around since before 1995 they sure as hell ain't going anywhere! Their still a small band amongst great ones as metallica and iron maiden! The real kings of metal, Iron Maiden!!! UP THE IRONS!
I agree, I think they should play songs like Electric crown, the new order, return to serenity and trial by fire at some metal festivals! It would do them real good.
After the exit of Mustaine & Burton from Metallica the music style changed to suit the Ego's of Lars & Hetfield, particularly Hetfield. One can notice it on the low-production quality on bass for And Justice For All... which is a nice way to treat a solid bass player & song writer in Jason Newsted.
He of course LEFT because of James & Lars.
Metallica will & can never produce the music they did because there isn't anyone bold enough in the band to stand up to Lars & James.
Testament never marketed themselves like Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, or Korn.
Testament's prerogative was making music to challenge the status quo like any other thrash metal band. The problem with that is the status quo is the commercial market.
In the late 90s Lars was interviewed by a New York rock radio station called "K-Rock."
He had specifically mentioned Metallica would like to take the route of the "Spice Girls", who were big at the time.
I apologize. Maybe I didn't make myself clear but the "Korn" statement was in reference to the "mainstream airwaves."
Megadeth & Anthrax have at 1 point tried the mainstream. Megadeth seems to survive as metal even though they get awards & shit.
The comparison is that Metallica went mainstream w/ the intention of never going back to metal, making lots of money, bringing into a fold of the metal scene a bunch of fans who are more or less posers of the greatest quality.
Well, okay i guess it's fact that they are better, but opinions count to, right? lol.
I didn't really like Metallica's new stuff. They had1 or 2 good songs, but i don't think they will ever be known by the new as much as they are the old, if you know what i'm saying.
Testament is a band that followed in their idols footsteps.
Metallica died with Cliff. The name "Metallica" is in reference to "Metal" & after Cliff died they began to deviate from what we know as "Metal". They quit & gave up on Metal. What they need to do is change their name.
Now is Metallica better than Testament?
No.
You really can't compare the 2 since Testament is more metal now than ever were before while Metallica puts it's weight on some old shit recorded 200 years ago.
There was no way anyone could tell Metallica would sound completely different from the 90s as they did in the 80s. There was no way to tell Metallica would go on to be on top of the metal scene & release Master of Puppets & then 10 years later play country music on Load.
Yes. There's a difference. When I listen to Testament's The Ritual 8 years later they release a masterpiece called "The Gathering". Another 8 years later they pull something out of nowhere to continue to pound.
@MarshallATV Maybe...but it's sad for a band to be great for stuff they did 20 years or more ago. And to get up on "their feet" that's kinda lame...go and search who made the only good song on Death Magnetic...it was Trujillo. And for real...if someone told you: "There a private concert of metallica for you and you get to choose 6 songs"
WHat those 6 would be? I for certain wouldn't even give a shit. Het can't sing the old stuff and the new suck. The concert here in mexico was dreadful.
Let's just follow what the majority say! Let not think for ourselves! Oh my god! Metallica sooo fucking rules over every other band because like OH MY GOSH they have like lots and lots of record and they oh so totally cool right?
No, wrong ;) I AM thinking for myself, Testament is a piece of shit band compared to Metallica if you as me! Don't have anything to do with what the majority says. But the fact that alot more people would agree with me, backs me up a litllebit =)
And why the fuck do people always complain about Metallica changing their sound?? The bass player and best friend died for fuck sake!! When something like that happens it does something to your mind, you can't just watch a friend die like that, and keep on beeing all hardcore and stuff. Metallica uses their music to express feelings, so they needed to change their sound and write some emotional songs. Those who blame them for that can fuck off.
If that's the case, they should have broken up when he died or changed the band name. They kept playing because it became a busness to them, not a passion.
metallica and the millions of assholes like you can suck a big fat cock. and when i say big i mean so big that all of you can suck it at the same time. Testament is the band and metallica can change name to dolarica
@MarshallATV what's with your gay fucking weanking shit is it from getting all the members of metallica cumming in your eye while you guys talk about your feelings douche megadeth and testament both kick metallicas ass
@TheOnlyMETHEREAPER The thing with that though, is that Testament has had many changes over the years, bringing it a fresh music sense to their writing, whereas Metallica for the MOST part has had the same members who do most if not all the writing.
@MetalHeadMat666 true, but that can be a double edged sword, helping and hurting them. If they had switched members around, or even hired session musicians, they could have created more songs that varied their style.
I'm sure i'll get flamed for this, but i believe Death Magnetic was their worst album so far. If they had different musicians or directors working on it, it could have changed the entire album from acceptable, to the same level as other metallica albums.
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i think testament is a great band and really underrated, but i can think of another band that is even more underrated and better even than metallica. and that would be anthrax haha
Testament has gotten better & become better than Metallica over time in the mist of internal struggles & line-up changes.
Metallica ever since the fall of Cliff Burton & the gay influence of Bob Rock have ultimately gone from the upper echelon of the metal world to a pile of shit at the bottom. They call themselves "METAL-lica" but then come out w/ hard rock/alternative albums to sell to the coward masses then call it "an experiment."
Gee, or maybe if you had done any research into Metallica's history, they don't make the music for the fans, they make it for themselves. Lars has been quoted time and again as saying "we do it our own way." They weren't selling out, they did what they thought was right for them at the time. If you don't like their music, that's fine. Don't call them out as posers though when you don't know shit about them.
@DoubleOKevin11 Because Metallica sold out. I dont care who came out first. Through the entire 90's Metallica made shit albums and Testament stayed real metal not alternative shit
@matmcghee I'm sorry I forgot that musicians have to stick to one genre,I also forgot that's how your creative *face palm* of course I should have seen it all along,if you want to be truly creative you stick to the same genre for around thirty years without deviating.......silly me
they did try to make a ridiculous amount of money with this album..this was thier "black album" it was tones down and not totally thrash...but if you look at the other albums out at the same time youll see why..anthrax P.O.T, megadeth euthanasia/countdown, metallica metallica...all the big boys were toning it down and since testament was still under atlantic records they were pushed to make a more video/radio friendly album..grunge didnt happen yet when this came out...it was the last old metal
Grunge was happening when this album came out. Nevermind came out months before The Ritual. As did Ten. I guess they probably hadn't picked up steam by then, but Grunge was definitely happening.
@shakalakamutafuka you've got more of this concert? did you film it? what was it exactly? i can hear some audience in the beginning. looks like they play in some pals living room :D
Non riesco a capire perchè i fan dei testament non apprezzano quest'album.
The ritual abbandona le solite tematiche pesanti e macabre per dedicarsi a qualcosa di più leggero e orecchiabile. Io penso che in questa piccola svolta i testament ci siano riusciti, e anche se non hanno raggiungo i livelli dei gruppi thrash presenti allora, io apprezzo molto quest'album. Provate voi a dedicarvi per 10 anni al thrash e poi passare all'heavy; Non è di certo un gioco da ragazzi.
wow ancient testament video. haven't seen return to serenity done live in acoustic....Testament did a good job on this version...kick ass solo by james murphy...hail TESTAMENT...\m/...
maybe slayer is untouchable in the existing big4...but kicking anthrax is like ripping speed from thrash metal..i am aware anthrax has had its flaws..but no denying they are a corner stone to what thrash sounds today..
nothingharshsir 1 week ago
James Murphy!!
kokopiko 2 weeks ago
Story of my career.. camera people NEVER put the shot on me when i'm soloing... i'm always totally off-screen during them until more than half way through.. usually not at al all, lol. If i had $5 for every video i have that i'm barely in, i could retire, ha ha..
jamesfmurphy 1 month ago
I would take Anthrax out of the big 4 just because of that rap shit they went into. It should be Megadeth, Testament, Exodus, and Slayer.
austin2460 1 month ago
the big four for be, must be.... EXODUS, TESTAMENT, MEGADETH and SLAYER
BIGGDUVE 1 month ago 2
Not enough James Murphy in this video
bawlzjackson 1 month ago
big 5 anthrax,testament,slayer,megadeth and suicidal tendencies...
mtkwizard 2 months ago
legendary group!
puchenyaka 2 months ago
This is the best Testament song ever released
todnwen 5 months ago 4
This is the best Testement song ever released
todnwen 5 months ago
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Eruption360 5 months ago
Dimbag is you?
redhard16 5 months ago
the big four must be:
Testament,Slayer,Exodus and Overkill
i like the other ones,but these are the most brutal!
MARTRAM77 6 months ago
This is fucking insane!!!!
WongLeeChojin 6 months ago
If the universe were just, Testament would replace fucking anthrax in the "big 4".
tekubus 7 months ago
@tekubus
yes!! and Slayer too..Testament are one of the big four
erkjan 6 months ago
BIG FOUR : METALLICA .SLAYER .MEGADEATH. TESTAMENT
TheLittleguitar 8 months ago 3
@TheLittleguitar taking anthrax out? crazy man? i would agree with big five, dont take anthrax out dude, anthrax is a better band and with more presence of stage than all the other bands in big four!!!
and my favourite band is megadeth, but anthrax is just amazing!!
harryex2006 8 months ago
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@harryex2006 i'know man but if we have to chose 4 METALLICA .SLAYER .MEGADEATH. TESTAMENT
if you say 5 i'll add dream theater man a legandry band
TheLittleguitar 8 months ago
@TheLittleguitar man, u trying to add DT to a big four of THRASH?? where is the THRASH in DT? REALLY?!
harryex2006 1 month ago
@harryex2006 it just my opinion ^^
TheLittleguitar 8 months ago
No Skonick=No Testament
MrNeosantana 9 months ago
@MrNeosantana James Murphy is no joke though. He has more metal credentials than Skolnick and he has a couple of guitar solo albums under his belt. He's definitely capable. Testament has a live album with him where plays Skolnick's solo's almost note for note.
bledboost 8 months ago
how about a new Big 4 with Testament, Overkill, Metal Church, and Exodus?
unclep1971 10 months ago
@unclep1971 Great bands; but if we are talking "new" and being relevent, I'd say the New Big Four are:
1. Mastodon
2. Opeth
3. Amon Amarth
4. Arch Enemy
No surprise, 3 out of the 4 are Scandinavinan (Sweden more precise). The best metal is coming out of the Scandinavian Penninsula; it's were I'd like to move to, but I hear it's really hard to be an American and become a citizen of Sweden, Norway, Finland, or Denmark.
j1001s27sw 9 months ago
@j1001s27sw I should have said 'another', better Big Four and keeping with the old school theme since they were also there close to the beginning. For the newer bands I'd have to add 'Lamb of God' and 'Children of Bodom' in there somewhere. I do like the 4 you listed.
unclep1971 9 months ago
@unclep1971 LOG and COB are not my faves, but they are for many newer fans and are responsible for the rebirth of metal making it popular now. You can add Machine Head in there and, reluctantly, Slipknot. I'm not any fan of SK and I really don't know any song they've done, but a lot of younger fans like them and they have been key in re-igniting heavy music. Even Trivium and Job 4a Cowboy help carry the flag. Not a big fan, but they've appealed to young fans which is important. Stay Metal!!!
j1001s27sw 9 months ago
@j1001s27sw very true...
MauroRincon 9 months ago
@j1001s27sw Is that by popularity or quality?
theDjh101 6 months ago
@theDjh101 To me, all four are both (quality and popular). However, as far as relevence and getting a new generation of kids interested in metal across the globe; these 4 seem to be the best. . As a free thinking metal head (as most of us are) this is my observation only.
j1001s27sw 6 months ago
@theDjh101
if you are popular it's because you maide something with a great quality
TheMaiden41 5 months ago
@TheMaiden41 Skrillex, Bring Me the Horizon, Lady Gaga, Rebecca Black, Justin Bieber.
theDjh101 5 months ago
@theDjh101
I was speaking about bands from the 80s like Metallica...
(exellent comment guy xD )
TheMaiden41 4 months ago
@unclep1971 lol, overkill
tekubus 6 months ago
chuck is da man
wrabit79 10 months ago
testament is the best underrated band ever
wrabit79 10 months ago
No dis to Anthrax but...Testament should either replace them or be included in teh big fower
tehgrim08 10 months ago
@tehgrim08
I think, and of course this is just my opinion, that Slayer should be replaced by Testament. Lyrically, Slayer is god awful, and I'm sorry to the Slayer fans, but there is just way to much open E as well. Speed isn't everything. Anthrax brings energy to the table, with their great music.
Csbbb 10 months ago 3
@Csbbb well, it is your opinion.
tehgrim08 10 months ago
wow..found several people who thinks alike here..
me too..im growing up listening to thrash metal especially the bay area side
and sure im listening to metallica as well..
but as time flies..i stopped listening to them ever since the black album..
i seriously cant find any good songs to listen to their new albums..
last month i tried to listen to death magnetic..but again..
it was not the metallica i once knew..
as for testament...they were like wine..the older the better..
placeboeffecto 11 months ago 3
@placeboeffecto ...you nailed it man.....exactly what i was thinking...and im in my forties....after black , metallica went somewhere...testament stayed and showed us what it meant............
bingowingz70 10 months ago
@bingowingz70
thanks man...i guess that era of 80's - 90's were our golden moments of thrash generation..
don't you wish we all could experienced the same feelings of excitement again...lol
i still could remember the time when i was a kid listening to kill em all album
and played it in my dad car..he was screaming mad and turn down the volume..
anyway thanks to some bay area bands man..
testament, death angel, forbidden, exodus still rocking..
but no doubts testament were sick..they rules\m/
placeboeffecto 10 months ago
AFF, vão se foder. To all of you assholes, just shut the fuck up and face life. Testament is awesome unfortunately is not as famous as Metallica or Pantera, Megadeth, AND IF YOU ARE IN A BAND AND YOU DON'T WANT MONEY, go play cover shows in a bar every friday night ;] you get it? Musician is a work, they are doing their work, they don't need to care to what any of you think. jajaja. Fucking faggots.
lxuet 1 year ago
FUK YAH JAMES MURPHY!!!!
Shroomlid 1 year ago
James Murphy Disincarnate, Death ........
crown735 1 year ago
The Big Four Bands must be:
Megadeth, Testament, Slayer and Metallica...
Aloywas 1 year ago 47
@Aloywas No fuckin' way Anthrax is insane. In my opinion they are so much more unique than any of the other big four bands. They're the only one with a full time frontman and joey has a mean falsetto.
DoubleOKevin11 1 year ago
@Aloywas ikr fuck anthrax they dont deserve to be in the big 4
metallicatilldeathhh 7 months ago
@Aloywas whats wrong with Anthrax? i like them more than slayer or metallica in some cases even. They shouldnt be cast out it should just be the big five!
SGguy0425 7 months ago
@Aloywas Metallica off,Kreator on
ManiacFromGreece 5 months ago
@Aloywas yeah men must be
rattleheadlegacy 3 months ago
To those that say Testament copied Metallica: Testament were around 2 years before Metallica even entered the Bay Area thrash scene and their style hasn't changed much since they started.
twistedrock 1 year ago 2
@twistedrock Actually, Legacy formed in 1983 by Eric and his cousin. Metallica formed in 1981.
esky15 1 year ago
Peterson is awesome
bluegreengod 1 year ago
damn good
damn shitty sound quality though
Thed00rs35 1 year ago
please do us Testament fans love every second..
smf380 1 year ago
Metallica lovers can kiss my ass! Testament held true to metal.When metallica made it through, they slammed the door behined them. Fuck them! I'm so thankful for bands like Testament, Exodus, Slayer, and Megadeth. These guys are the real pioneers of metal. Not SHITALLICA.
axmanjim 1 year ago 5
@axmanjim you're 32 years old but acting like you were 12 years teenager, WTF ?
Rueyful 1 year ago
@axmanjim Just because Metallica veered off from their roots, doesn't mean they weren't pioneers.
esky15 1 year ago
@axmanjim THANKY YOU finally somebody agrees
SamWagner704 1 month ago
I just discovered this song today. It's breath taking. But the arguments over metallica, testament, megadeth, anthrax, etc... Need to stop. All of them are great bands. Metallica, however is in my opinion, the best band of all time. I don't care if you think they sold out, because they didn't. They did what they had to to remain sane as a band. Every single album does wonders for me(yes, even st. Anger). My favorite is ride the lightning. By miles. But death magnetic put them on top of the thr
drumsta12 1 year ago
I'm in love with this song atleast 13 years now ... really ;)
abysss24 1 year ago
lol, always i see the word "METALLICA" in Testament videos, stop QQ guys and just njoy the best songs...
danyaelmalmstein 1 year ago
No other band deserves moore than MetallicA... master, ride, kill, ..and justice, black load, reload, st.anger(riffs), magnetic, why you dont see this? Testament is great anyway no complain. And Return To Serenity is one of greatest songs ever! WHO CARES THAT SOMEONE HAS GOT BETTER OR WORSE OVER YEARS? How that can be argument? .. And im telling You in future years there will rise a thrash band that will crush with riffs. Dont believe? just wait.
Vxitha 1 year ago
Si, estoy totalmente de acuerdo con k subas mas videos
dyanaspiral 1 year ago
PHASER AND DELAY FTW!!!
trigun00111 1 year ago
Shit man, Chuck is fuckin' thin! He really let himself go lol.
I love this shit man, best thrash metal band there is in my opinion.
iSYCOTiiC 1 year ago
@iSYCOTiiC Chuck has had medical issues in the past due to germ cell seminoma (a rare form of cancer), which with chemotherapy treatments and so on, i'm sure has something to do with his weight fluctuations.
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ArgHamster 1 year ago
Great video! Nice to see classic live and up close Testament without the huge stage and massive audience as it gives us a perspective of the band we typically don't get to see. Very cool stuff. Thanks for sharing this video with us all!
SamusLife 1 year ago
MarshallATV (Absolutely shite amp btw)
You're wrong. Simple as. Metallica released imo only 1 truly great album. Testament have atleast 2, both of which destroy kill em all.
noodleplugerine 1 year ago 3
Testament and megadeath doesn't kick Metallica's ass at all.... Any retard saying that should be shot on an open street! The numbers of fans says it all, testament or megadeath will never ever be able to do what metallica has already done. And the best part of it all is that it's true and a fucking fact and YOU retards can't do anything about it xD "Laughing my ass off" xD Oh yeah..... again..... METALLICA KILL'S EM' ALL!!!
MarshallATV 1 year ago
So, by your "number of fans" logic, The Jonas Brothers kick some serious ass, huh? A large fanbase doesn't imply that one band is better than another. That is the way an ignorant commercial-beaten tool would think.
Not sayin....just sayin.
foldedeggs 1 year ago
@foldedeggs Yeah but if you can achieve a huge fan base by staying underground like metallica did up until and justice besides the One video then id say you could use it as a tool for judging "the Better band" most of its personal opinion really though unless your comparing testament to the jonas fags.. Man there shit sucks major ass
kianneedsalife 1 year ago
@kianneedsalife Testament stayed underground, and are still kicking as much ass as ever. So are Megadeth. Metallica is the band of the "big 3" bay area thrashers that are being rightly ridiculed for their greedy, arrogant and foolish attitudes toward their music and their fans. They stayed underground to a degree till Cliff died, then it became Metallica, Inc. They just happened to have one more decent album in them with Justice. And I don't want to hear about that crappy "Black Album." It sucks
foldedeggs 1 year ago
Metallica are a fucking cliche and your just another moronic fanboy, oh, and this is a TESTAMENT video, so shut up about one of the biggest sell-outs ever.. *sigh* >.>
ChildoftheThrash 1 year ago
i value your opinion. i do like Metallica, Megadeth and Testament. Each are totally different sounds - lyrics and focus. Metallica made it big based on slowing down on some songs and one hell of a producer and record contract. You see the same way Mustaine took Megadeth down a notch to get huge radio and MTV play with albums like Countdown to Extinction and Cryptic Writings. And they finally made more mainstream rock fans as a result. My opinion -Megadeth is more talented - but I like all them!
queeky00 1 year ago 2
@MarshallATV You really judge how great a band is by how many fans they have? Thats some funny shit. So to you Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Backstreet Boys or any other shitty commercial group that Mtv force feeds down your throat are great bands too right. LMAO thats ignorant retarted logic. Hey im a Metallica fan too but face it there sell outs thats how they got all those fans.
matmcghee 1 year ago
This is an awesome video. Too bad the camera man screwed up and missed filming half of James Murphy's amazing solo. Testament are just incredible plugged or unplugged.
SmashTheCrystal 1 year ago
A great sound.....if you can't hear it, then you got a problem that music cannot fix.
Sagbay32 1 year ago
Testament had their own sound,by no means were they wannabes
BLSDisciple666 2 years ago
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jjaramos 2 years ago
the san francisco bay area has alot of great bands,this is one of them
22bryant 2 years ago 2
So aloooone...
I may change my musical style... but Testament and Skolnick will always be in my heart.
Jinchuurikizinhu 2 years ago
buenisimo....los mejores CARAJO!
jhenryfernandez 2 years ago
these guys are gods of metal. I believe they even surpass Metallica.
don't get me wrong, i love metallica, but they went downhill. Testament will always remain my biggest inspiration when it comes to guitar.
TheOnlyMETHEREAPER 2 years ago 18
Testament is great, but surpass Metallica?? Ehm....... don't think so =) 13th april, i'm seeing Metallica for the seconnd time =) And there's no way of telling what will happen to Testament, maybe they'll head downhill as Metallica did to. At least Metallica is still great! They didn't die with cliff, they carried on! There's a difference! Metallica got up on their feet again and is still making great music! And they play their old stuff still great!
MarshallATV 2 years ago
And if testament has been around since before 1995 they sure as hell ain't going anywhere! Their still a small band amongst great ones as metallica and iron maiden! The real kings of metal, Iron Maiden!!! UP THE IRONS!
MarshallATV 2 years ago
They're on tour now with Slayer and Megadeth.
bdstrohl 2 years ago
Wherein that's true, they are also a symbol that if you try hard enough, you can follow in your idol's footsteps.
TheOnlyMETHEREAPER 2 years ago
I agree, I think they should play songs like Electric crown, the new order, return to serenity and trial by fire at some metal festivals! It would do them real good.
MarshallATV 2 years ago
I think that's their biggest problem. since they are an older band, alot of potential fans don't know them.
TheOnlyMETHEREAPER 2 years ago
@MarshallATV
After the exit of Mustaine & Burton from Metallica the music style changed to suit the Ego's of Lars & Hetfield, particularly Hetfield. One can notice it on the low-production quality on bass for And Justice For All... which is a nice way to treat a solid bass player & song writer in Jason Newsted.
He of course LEFT because of James & Lars.
Metallica will & can never produce the music they did because there isn't anyone bold enough in the band to stand up to Lars & James.
HerrGeneralVonBraun 2 years ago
@MarshallATV
Testament never marketed themselves like Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, or Korn.
Testament's prerogative was making music to challenge the status quo like any other thrash metal band. The problem with that is the status quo is the commercial market.
In the late 90s Lars was interviewed by a New York rock radio station called "K-Rock."
He had specifically mentioned Metallica would like to take the route of the "Spice Girls", who were big at the time.
Think about that one.
HerrGeneralVonBraun 2 years ago
@HerrGeneralVonBraun
umm wow dont even try and say korn is a thrash metal band. they are more like rock... with really shitty sounding riffs
unsuretimmy 2 years ago
I apologize. Maybe I didn't make myself clear but the "Korn" statement was in reference to the "mainstream airwaves."
Megadeth & Anthrax have at 1 point tried the mainstream. Megadeth seems to survive as metal even though they get awards & shit.
The comparison is that Metallica went mainstream w/ the intention of never going back to metal, making lots of money, bringing into a fold of the metal scene a bunch of fans who are more or less posers of the greatest quality.
HerrGeneralVonBraun 1 year ago
Well, okay i guess it's fact that they are better, but opinions count to, right? lol.
I didn't really like Metallica's new stuff. They had1 or 2 good songs, but i don't think they will ever be known by the new as much as they are the old, if you know what i'm saying.
Testament is a band that followed in their idols footsteps.
They were the wannabes, who got to be.
TheOnlyMETHEREAPER 2 years ago
@MarshallATV
Metallica died with Cliff. The name "Metallica" is in reference to "Metal" & after Cliff died they began to deviate from what we know as "Metal". They quit & gave up on Metal. What they need to do is change their name.
Now is Metallica better than Testament?
No.
You really can't compare the 2 since Testament is more metal now than ever were before while Metallica puts it's weight on some old shit recorded 200 years ago.
HerrGeneralVonBraun 2 years ago
@MarshallATV
There was no way anyone could tell Metallica would sound completely different from the 90s as they did in the 80s. There was no way to tell Metallica would go on to be on top of the metal scene & release Master of Puppets & then 10 years later play country music on Load.
Yes. There's a difference. When I listen to Testament's The Ritual 8 years later they release a masterpiece called "The Gathering". Another 8 years later they pull something out of nowhere to continue to pound.
HerrGeneralVonBraun 2 years ago
@MarshallATV Maybe...but it's sad for a band to be great for stuff they did 20 years or more ago. And to get up on "their feet" that's kinda lame...go and search who made the only good song on Death Magnetic...it was Trujillo. And for real...if someone told you: "There a private concert of metallica for you and you get to choose 6 songs"
WHat those 6 would be? I for certain wouldn't even give a shit. Het can't sing the old stuff and the new suck. The concert here in mexico was dreadful.
thehornypuppy 1 year ago
I don't give a shit what you say. Me and millions of other don't give a shit what you say ;) Testament<Metallica ;)
MarshallATV 1 year ago
@MarshallATV
YOU ARE SOOOOOOOOOOO RIGHT!
Let's just follow what the majority say! Let not think for ourselves! Oh my god! Metallica sooo fucking rules over every other band because like OH MY GOSH they have like lots and lots of record and they oh so totally cool right?
RIGHT?!
thehornypuppy 1 year ago
No, wrong ;) I AM thinking for myself, Testament is a piece of shit band compared to Metallica if you as me! Don't have anything to do with what the majority says. But the fact that alot more people would agree with me, backs me up a litllebit =)
MarshallATV 1 year ago
ask*
MarshallATV 1 year ago
And why the fuck do people always complain about Metallica changing their sound?? The bass player and best friend died for fuck sake!! When something like that happens it does something to your mind, you can't just watch a friend die like that, and keep on beeing all hardcore and stuff. Metallica uses their music to express feelings, so they needed to change their sound and write some emotional songs. Those who blame them for that can fuck off.
MarshallATV 1 year ago 2
their*
MarshallATV 1 year ago
If that's the case, they should have broken up when he died or changed the band name. They kept playing because it became a busness to them, not a passion.
Face it, kid. They sold out.
foldedeggs 1 year ago 10
@foldedeggs Anthrax fucking sucks
tekubus 7 months ago
metallica and the millions of assholes like you can suck a big fat cock. and when i say big i mean so big that all of you can suck it at the same time. Testament is the band and metallica can change name to dolarica
hulagr 1 year ago
Go eat donkey shit =) Metallica is the shit so shut your fucking mouth ;)
MarshallATV 1 year ago
@MarshallATV what's with your gay fucking weanking shit is it from getting all the members of metallica cumming in your eye while you guys talk about your feelings douche megadeth and testament both kick metallicas ass
Toolrocks13 1 year ago
@TheOnlyMETHEREAPER I agree alex skolnic is an awesome guitarist with incredible feel and taste
shredder1390 8 months ago 3
@shredder1390 exactly. he's even better teamed with the asian guitarist, who imo is better than dragonforces asian guitarist. (or watever ethnicity)
TheOnlyMETHEREAPER 8 months ago
@TheOnlyMETHEREAPER im pretty sure eric peterson is half mexican/half swedish
hahauwanthesethings 2 months ago
@hahauwanthesethings all the great guitarists have a touch of swede or spaniard.
TheOnlyMETHEREAPER 2 months ago
@TheOnlyMETHEREAPER The thing with that though, is that Testament has had many changes over the years, bringing it a fresh music sense to their writing, whereas Metallica for the MOST part has had the same members who do most if not all the writing.
MetalHeadMat666 7 months ago
@MetalHeadMat666 true, but that can be a double edged sword, helping and hurting them. If they had switched members around, or even hired session musicians, they could have created more songs that varied their style.
I'm sure i'll get flamed for this, but i believe Death Magnetic was their worst album so far. If they had different musicians or directors working on it, it could have changed the entire album from acceptable, to the same level as other metallica albums.
TheOnlyMETHEREAPER 7 months ago
this is good
burnedinflorida 2 years ago
\\m// jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaa britney spears RULES BIATCHS!!!!!!!
popovicv85 2 years ago
my band played this at a li lpiss ant bar in senath missouri, we kicked ass at it but the locals were dumbfounded
coffinfeeder2007 2 years ago 3
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i think testament is a great band and really underrated, but i can think of another band that is even more underrated and better even than metallica. and that would be anthrax haha
Reptoid35 2 years ago
well the reason ther underrated is cause they havnt sold out like most bands these days
666isthemetalhead 2 years ago 4
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G
9egomurder 2 years ago
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too much flange and echo effects.
chicostixx 2 years ago
fucking fag
Mariahviolette28 2 years ago
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Die!
waldomtomais 2 years ago
Testament is one of the best bands ever they deserve more success than metallica
matmcghee 2 years ago 62
I agree matmcghee.
Testament has gotten better & become better than Metallica over time in the mist of internal struggles & line-up changes.
Metallica ever since the fall of Cliff Burton & the gay influence of Bob Rock have ultimately gone from the upper echelon of the metal world to a pile of shit at the bottom. They call themselves "METAL-lica" but then come out w/ hard rock/alternative albums to sell to the coward masses then call it "an experiment."
That's real weak. Real fuckin weak.
HerrGeneralVonBraun 2 years ago 34
Metallica was good before Load,but Testament is way better.
the point is not everyone know Testament.Thats why.
THRASH FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
farrieswong 2 years ago 2
metallica became shit when cliff died! cliff was metallica!
sourskull666 2 years ago 2
Exactly! The old metallica is way better than their new shit. when cliff died, metallica died with him.
TheOnlyMETHEREAPER 2 years ago 2
@HerrGeneralVonBraun
Gee, or maybe if you had done any research into Metallica's history, they don't make the music for the fans, they make it for themselves. Lars has been quoted time and again as saying "we do it our own way." They weren't selling out, they did what they thought was right for them at the time. If you don't like their music, that's fine. Don't call them out as posers though when you don't know shit about them.
Csbbb 10 months ago
actually their sounds remind one another
maneas21 2 years ago
@matmcghee no they copied metallica
FunLovingCriminals77 1 year ago
@matmcghee its not true. Simple & True.
Vxitha 1 year ago
@matmcghee How? They came out four years after metallica made such a big following in the thrash metal genre.
DoubleOKevin11 1 year ago
@DoubleOKevin11 Because Metallica sold out. I dont care who came out first. Through the entire 90's Metallica made shit albums and Testament stayed real metal not alternative shit
matmcghee 1 year ago 2
@matmcghee I'm sorry I forgot that musicians have to stick to one genre,I also forgot that's how your creative *face palm* of course I should have seen it all along,if you want to be truly creative you stick to the same genre for around thirty years without deviating.......silly me
amevilee 1 year ago
@matmcghee couldn't have it said better
dmarins 1 year ago
damn wish james was still in the band!
chief10beerss 2 years ago 3
plz upload more of return to serenity live in good quality i see none in youtube. :(
sushilica 2 years ago 2
That's because they hardly ever play it live. Unfortunately
StaraBabaOK 2 years ago
UPLOAD MORE GOOD SHIT
jeanettebajs 2 years ago 3
TestAmenT=greatest of all time in my mind.
TAH6969 2 years ago 10
absolutely fucking agree! Has the full mix, the aggression, the mellow, they do it all!!!!
cd0u50c9 2 years ago
this is too damn good
they could have made a ridiculous amount of money off of this
HerrGeneralVonBraun 2 years ago 2
they did try to make a ridiculous amount of money with this album..this was thier "black album" it was tones down and not totally thrash...but if you look at the other albums out at the same time youll see why..anthrax P.O.T, megadeth euthanasia/countdown, metallica metallica...all the big boys were toning it down and since testament was still under atlantic records they were pushed to make a more video/radio friendly album..grunge didnt happen yet when this came out...it was the last old metal
hez1919 2 years ago 2
Grunge was happening when this album came out. Nevermind came out months before The Ritual. As did Ten. I guess they probably hadn't picked up steam by then, but Grunge was definitely happening.
Gnomergon 2 years ago
this is funny testament going acoustic
wisesatyr72 2 years ago
If anyone is interested I can upload more.
shakalakamutafuka 2 years ago 36
UPLOAD MORE!!!
insynlvndr 2 years ago 9
Please :D
Ipetsy 2 years ago 2
please do buddy
trunks55us 2 years ago 2
@shakalakamutafuka you've got more of this concert? did you film it? what was it exactly? i can hear some audience in the beginning. looks like they play in some pals living room :D
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@shakalakamutafuka believe me my friend we all are soo interested!
lonelyjedi19 1 year ago
@shakalakamutafuka sure
bloodmoneykillaz 1 year ago
@shakalakamutafuka yea upload and upload til death! :)
Vxitha 1 year ago
@shakalakamutafuka I sure would love to see more live videos with James Murphy...xD
viljuska229 1 year ago
Excellent find!
drunkasssteve 2 years ago 4
lol chuck in the backround looks funny but testament rocks.
erd675 2 years ago
Fuckin' great song, fuckin' great version, fuckin' great band!!!!
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KlashonV 2 years ago
Godlike!
Fluffguden 2 years ago
Non riesco a capire perchè i fan dei testament non apprezzano quest'album.
The ritual abbandona le solite tematiche pesanti e macabre per dedicarsi a qualcosa di più leggero e orecchiabile. Io penso che in questa piccola svolta i testament ci siano riusciti, e anche se non hanno raggiungo i livelli dei gruppi thrash presenti allora, io apprezzo molto quest'album. Provate voi a dedicarvi per 10 anni al thrash e poi passare all'heavy; Non è di certo un gioco da ragazzi.
0evoL 2 years ago
One of my favourite songs ever.
mekhet83 2 years ago 6
wow ancient testament video. haven't seen return to serenity done live in acoustic....Testament did a good job on this version...kick ass solo by james murphy...hail TESTAMENT...\m/...
pinoymetaljoe 2 years ago 2
Eric Peterson, a guitar god and his cousin on the other guitar rocks. Always been a great song, didn't know they did this acoustic live, awesome.
PORTLANDSEATTLE 2 years ago
truly magical.
bluegreengod 3 years ago 5
yay go chuk
6HellAwaits66 3 years ago 5
Yeah James Murphy!!!Fucking great guitarist!
Him and Alex were the best guitarist that passed from this band!
JohnReleased 3 years ago 7
Eric kicks ass as well!
king666nothing 3 years ago 7
Seeing them in Febuary =D Well can't wait
eatmedrinkme2007 3 years ago
no alex :(
FLy1n6V 3 years ago 4