Testament-Brotherhood of the Snake
Ooofff. This one is a sucker punch to the gut. Testament has not been messing around over the past few albums. It’s rare for a band this far into their career to come out of the gates this much of a snarling, hungry beast as Testament has on this album. This platter just operates with a confidence earned through slogging through the pits for close to 30 y ears. Peterson’s guitar riffs grab you by the throat and Skolnick’s leads add a classiness to the proceedings. This is thrash in its purest form. Pull up a seat and enjoy a slab of Metal’s finest.
The attached track just gives me the warm and fuzzies. Pure aggression in musical form.
The list so far:
20(a). Metallica-Hardwired…To Self Destruct
20. The Dillinger Escape Plan-Dissociation
19. Russian Circles-Guidance
18. Anciients-Voice of the Void
17. Abbath-Abbath
16. Death Angel-The Evil Divide
15. John Wesley-a way you’ll never be
14. Black Crown Initiate-Selves We Cannot Forgive
13. Opeth-Sorceress
12. Gojira-Magma
11. Sumac-What One Becomes
10. Scorpion Child-Acid Roulette
9. Neurosis-Fires Within Fires
8. Khemmis-Hunted
7. Goatess-II: Purgatory Under New Management
6. Testament-Brotherhood of the Snake