“TESTAMENT are on a roll, and with »Brotherhood of
the Snake« they have delivered their third exceptional
album in a row. Uncompromising, heavy and harder
hitting than Mike Tyson with concrete gloves, they yet
again demonstrate that they remain one of the most
solid thrash metal bands on the planet!“
METAL HAMMER (NO) | Espen Slapgard
“TESTAMENT’s best and most thrashy offering
since the comeback. Not to be missed!“
METALIZED (DK) | Rene Nielsen 9/10


The album was recorded under the watchful eyes of producer
Juan Urteaga (EXODUS, HEATHEN, MACHINE HEAD),
guitarist Eric Peterson and singer Chuck Billy and was mixed
and mastered by well-known metal producer Andy Sneap
(ACCEPT, ARCH ENEMY, CRADLE OF FILTH, KREATOR,
MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH).
Commented Peterson in an interview with Metal Maniac:
“It’s very diverse, but it’s very epic. There’s nothing on there that
breeds commercial. And I think for thirty years of recording music
and trying different formulas and stuff, I think we’ve found a
formula that is very metal. I think for the metal fan that is looking
for something for the nook and crannies… not just your normal,
‘Oh, it’s got a thrash beat and a riff.’ There’s a lot going on here.”
The songwriter also told Metal Forces in another interview: “It’s
different. This one is more thrash. I mean, this has got some of the
fastest stuff that we have ever played. Usually, we have one or two
thrash songs, and then we have some mid-tempo, and then we
have a slow, heavy one, and then up-tempo kind of stuff. Half of
the new record is thrash, which we’ve never done before.”
He continued: “It’s kind of like »Demonic.......
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“TESTAMENT are on a roll, and with »Brotherhood of
the Snake« they have delivered their third exceptional
album in a row. Uncompromising, heavy and harder
hitting than Mike Tyson with concrete gloves, they yet
again demonstrate that they remain one of the most
solid thrash metal bands on the planet!“
METAL HAMMER (NO) | Espen Slapgard
“TESTAMENT’s best and most thrashy offering
since the comeback. Not to be missed!“
METALIZED (DK) | Rene Nielsen 9/10


The album was recorded under the watchful eyes of producer
Juan Urteaga (EXODUS, HEATHEN, MACHINE HEAD),
guitarist Eric Peterson and singer Chuck Billy and was mixed
and mastered by well-known metal producer Andy Sneap
(ACCEPT, ARCH ENEMY, CRADLE OF FILTH, KREATOR,
MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH).
Commented Peterson in an interview with Metal Maniac:
“It’s very diverse, but it’s very epic. There’s nothing on there that
breeds commercial. And I think for thirty years of recording music
and trying different formulas and stuff, I think we’ve found a
formula that is very metal. I think for the metal fan that is looking
for something for the nook and crannies… not just your normal,
‘Oh, it’s got a thrash beat and a riff.’ There’s a lot going on here.”
The songwriter also told Metal Forces in another interview: “It’s
different. This one is more thrash. I mean, this has got some of the
fastest stuff that we have ever played. Usually, we have one or two
thrash songs, and then we have some mid-tempo, and then we
have a slow, heavy one, and then up-tempo kind of stuff. Half of
the new record is thrash, which we’ve never done before.”
He continued: “It’s kind of like »Demonic.......
more