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I picked up The Formation of Damnation yesterday. It took some doing, too. I looked in five CD stores before I found a copy.
I really like it.
I'm not a Testament fan from way back, so I had no ideal Alex Skolnick was -- and is -- in the band. I know, I know. I'm revealing a bit of metal ignorance on my part. All I know of Alex is that he's a killer guitarist who's the perfect on-stage foil for Chris Caffery in TSO. He doesn't look like a thrash metal musician. He looks like a polite (albeit slightly shaggy) salesman at Men's Wearhouse.
I just bought tickets to the Metal Masters show at DTE in Detroit this August. I'm looking forward to seeing Testament, Motorhead, Heaven and Hell, and Judas Priest. Prior to the post here on the Forum -- and all of the rave reviews (the General notwithstanding) -- I wouldn't have checked into Testament's latest and, therefore, wouldn't have been as appreciative of their set as I otherwise might have been.
So, thanks for the info. The PPUSA Forum is the best place on the Web to learn of new music!
Bill
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