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Posted by: Ben Higgins Jun 28 2012, 03:15 PM

Posted by: JTaylor Jun 28 2012, 03:23 PM

Is Alex Skolnick still with these guys? I've always loved his playing!


Just looked on Wikipedia. If it is correct, he is with them on this one!

Posted by: Ben Higgins Jun 28 2012, 03:31 PM

Yeah, Mr Skolnick is back with the band.. he's been back since their previous album

Just realised that the title of this topic can read 2 ways.. New Testament has might make people think it's bible related

Posted by: JTaylor Jun 28 2012, 03:39 PM

That would be okay with me if it was! I've seen people post satanic "stuff" on here, so why not? Actually (forget which album it was) they did have a song called "The Preacher." Alas, it was not a Christian tune.

Posted by: Mudbone Jun 28 2012, 03:51 PM

Glad to hear new stuff from Testament Their last album was one of the best metal albums I've heard in many years.

Posted by: DeGroot Jun 28 2012, 07:16 PM

That trill intro sounds wicked. Wasn't Sckolnick playing in a jazz band for years when he was out of Testament?

Posted by: Ben Higgins Jun 28 2012, 10:11 PM

Yeah, a jazz trio.. I think he still does it.

Posted by: Pourliver Jun 28 2012, 10:33 PM

Yay, a new good band !

I've heard about Testament many times, but I never thought that it would be that good !

Thanks for sharing Sensei Ben

Posted by: JTaylor Jun 28 2012, 10:45 PM

Also, check out Ben's band! They do a great cover of a Testament song!

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jun 29 2012, 01:00 AM

Gotta love Testament! Almost sounds like early Tyr! I really think Alex Skolnick is DA MAN! Here is a vid of Alex playing with his Jazz Band The Alex Skolnick Trio. ( For some reason, before I new it was Jazz I almost expected Death Metal)

Posted by: Mudbone Jun 29 2012, 03:27 AM

Jazz usually bores me to tears, but this is really good

Posted by: DeGroot Jun 29 2012, 06:46 AM

Man, they have a lot of different styles going on. Jazz, Funk... did I hear Flamenco? Skolnick is one heck of a diverse guitar player.

Posted by: Nihilist1 Jun 29 2012, 07:00 AM

I love TYR so much.

I like the sound of Testament's new album a lot. It is definitely heavier and overall darker. I think they are one of the few metal bands that have been able to evolve over time and still sound new and inspired. I am surprised Chuck is still this good after beating throat cancer.

Who would've thought that Alex could still write a metal solo that impressive after all these years! He still hasn't succumbed to his age. In fact, he has a lot of new licks that you just don't hear often in bands that are trying to make a come back. It seems as though he has still been learning a lot all these years(outside of Jazz).

Posted by: Ben Higgins Jun 29 2012, 08:14 AM

They actually shared it on their official FB page too !

Posted by: Pourliver Jun 29 2012, 08:27 AM

Are you talking about Souls Of Black ? Yea, I've saw it a long time ago, maybe from their Facebook page

That song was really good too

Posted by: Ben Higgins Jun 29 2012, 08:28 AM

Yeah it was S.O.B

We didn't have a bassist so I had to do that famous bass line.. it wasn't easy !!

Posted by: Pourliver Jun 29 2012, 08:31 AM

Hahahaha , didn't know that you were a bass player Ben, the multi instrumentalist Sensei !

Posted by: Ben Higgins Jun 29 2012, 08:37 AM

Ah no, I'm not a bass player at all... but being able to play the guitar means that your finger skills / picking etc can translate over to the bass easily. It doesn't mean a guitarist thinks like a bassist or knows how to control the instrument as well but it's pretty easy for any of you guitar players to be rudimentary bassists

Posted by: Pourliver Jun 29 2012, 08:41 AM

Hahaha I was joking I never really played bass, I only once tried to play some tapping, but I sounded really bad

Posted by: Slavenko Erazer Jun 29 2012, 04:29 PM

Seen Testament with Skolnick live 4 years ago, they kicked ass, although sound was a bit harsh...

Satanic STuf posted here??? Where??

Testament's a great Christian band.. they broke half of commandments

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jun 30 2012, 03:29 AM

I know right? He really adds his own take on the Genre. Killer stuff!>




He really does take an eclectic approach which is really impressive. The way he snakes in and out of various styles in the same composition is impressive. It actually reminds me of a player named Llexi Leon, he is a illustrator/comic book guy who also does music, mostly Metalish, but draws in widely disparate influences, much of which lean classical, but some pull from eastern music, jazz, etc.

http://soundcloud.com/eternaldescent/sirians-overture