Artist: Testament
Released: 1987 RATING: 5/5
The Good: Testament's debut album embodies just about everything that was great about the 80's Bay Area Thrash scene. It's fast, heavy, melodic, catchy, and just all around awesome. The supreme guitar skills of Eric Peterson and Alex Skolnick here give the listener a real treat; the impeccable leads and rhythms throughout the album inspire instantaneous headbanging (for example, do not tell me that the solo section from "The Haunting" is not super awesome. Because that'd be a lie.). Combine this with the potent rhythm section and Chuck Billy's epically aggressive voice, and the result is a fantastically memorable album; no throwaway tracks at all. In some ways, The Legacy is arguably one of the few perfect Thrash Metal albums, and one of the best Metal albums ever.
The Bad: "Curse of the Legions of Death" is somewhat, well, mortal compared to the superhuman excellence of just about every other track, and it's a bit shorter than the average Legacy song, to boot.
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