Testament (2) – Titans Of Creation
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Nuclear Blast – NB 4898-2 |
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CD
, Album, Stereo
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Country: |
Europe |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Thrash |
Tracklist
| 1 | Children Of The Next Level | 6:13 | |
| 2 | WWIII | 4:48 | |
| 3 | Dream Deceiver | 4:58 | |
| 4 | Night Of The Witch | 6:32 | |
| 5 | City Of Angels | 6:43 | |
| 6 | Ishtars Gate | 5:09 | |
| 7 | Symptoms | 4:37 | |
| 8 | False Prophet | 4:54 | |
| 9 | The Healers | 4:23 | |
| 10 | Code Of Hammurabi | 4:52 | |
| 11 | Curse Of Osiris | 3:24 | |
| 12 | Catacombs | 2:01 |
Companies, etc.
- Licensed To – Nuclear Blast Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Nuclear Blast GmbH
- Copyright © – Nuclear Blast GmbH
- Copyright © – Burnt Offerings Inc.
- Published By – DFG Music
- Published By – Kobalt
- Recorded At – Trident Studios, Pacheco
- Engineered At – Trident Studios, Pacheco
- Glass Mastered At – Technicolor – CAP05896
Credits
- Artwork – Eliran Kantor
- Bass Guitar – Steve DiGiorgio
- Co-producer [Co-Produced By] – Juan Urteaga
- Design [Evil Angel Drawning On 'City Of Angels' By] – Tommy Pons
- Design [Wolves Drawning On 'The Healers' By] – Christian Sloan Hall
- Drums – Gene Hoglan
- Keyboards [Keys] – Lyle Livingston (tracks: 12)
- Lead Guitar – Alex Skolnick
- Lead Vocals – Chuck Billy
- Lyrics By – Peterson* (tracks: 4)
- Lyrics By [Additional Writers] – Steve "Zetro" Souza* (tracks: 8)
- Mixed By, Mastered By – Andy Sneap
- Music By – Peterson* (tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 9, 11, 12)
- Photography By [Photos Alex] – Em Coulter
- Photography By [Photos Chuck And Gene] – James Willard
- Photography By [Photos Eric] – Neil Lim Sang
- Photography By [Photos Steve] – Alessandra Merlin
- Producer [Produced By] – Eric Peterson
- Recorded By, Engineer [Engineered By] – Juan Urteaga
- Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Vocals – Eric Peterson
- Vocals [Gang Vocals] – Rigo Martin
Notes
Label numbers 27361 48982 on spine, NB 4898-2 on disc face.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 7 27361 489823
- Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 727361489823
- Label Code: LC 07027
- Rights Society (Boxed): GEMA
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): CAP05896 NB4898-2 01 Technicolor
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI LR78
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI UG2I
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): CAP05896 NB4898-2 02 Technicolor
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI LR79
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI UG11
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): CAP05896 NB4898-2 01 Technicolor
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI LR78
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI UGII
Other Versions (5 of 33)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Titans Of Creation (CD, Album, Digipak) | Nuclear Blast | NB 5345-0, 5345-0 | US | 2020 | |||
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Titans Of Creation (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Blue) | Nuclear Blast | NB 5345, 5345 | US | 2020 | ||
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Titans Of Creation (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Orange Splatter, Fire Element Edition) | Nuclear Blast | NB 5345, 5345 | US | 2020 | ||
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Titans Of Creation (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Clear/White Inkspot, Air Element Edition) | Nuclear Blast | 27361 48981 | 2020 | |||
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Titans Of Creation (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Blue/White Inkspot, Water Element Edition) | Nuclear Blast | 27361 48981 | 2020 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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John Travolta look alike Chuck Billy is still up for buisness & in fine tune.Still as good as ever is the entire band.
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Jan21. A quick scan of the song titles before I start and this looks very interesting. Covers a lot of history and mythology, which I love. I could not help but look up a lot of the lyrics. The lyrics are also a strength. How would the singer all of these?
On a first listen, I have to say, this is metal I can get behind. Great riffs and I love the singer's vocals. These are the type of metal vocals I love. And what a tight band. This drummer must be a genius.
A six minute song would not be my pick of a way to start an album, but 'Children of the Next Level' is freakin' awesome. Everything a longish song should be. What a rollicking pace. 'WWIII' is faster and heavier than the opener but not as good. Pretty bleak too. What a riff to open 'Dream Deceiver' - reminds me of Powertrip. It has an old school metal feel through the chorus too. I love the punk-like punchiness of the verses of 'Night of the Witch', but overall not my favourite song here (and a little long). They really needed a shorter song in the opening half.
From what I can gather, 'City of Angels' is about the serial killer dubbed Night Stalker. The same one ACDC (I think) got hammered for, even though they weren't talking about the killer. Not the strongest song on here and third song for first five to the six minute mark.
'Ishtar's Gates' has me paying attention. Cool lyrics and what a riff. 'Symptoms' sounds more technical and then it too reaches a crunching riff. Not that they are bad, but after the awesome lyrics about history and mythology, these somehow seem bland. False Prophet also begins with some technical fret work. I love the vocals of 'The Healers'.
The guys have obviously been reading their Mesopotamian/Babylonian mythology as they return there with 'Code of Hammurabi'. I quite like this one and I could hear Mastodon in it. Then it is on to one of the major myths of Ancient Egypt in 'Curse of Osiris'. This is a rapid-fire and heavy song that would have been better near the start to break things up. I love the playing and lyrics on this, but it has my least favoruite vocals. The short instrumental, 'Catacombs', also seems wasted here at the end. It would have served as a cool intro to another song or the album.
Now, if I was a metalhead, this would get full marks. As it is, I loved this but will go a little conservative until I have decided where it sits in my metal tastes. However, if I was to do a top 10 thrash albums list right now, I would have to consider this album. Impressed. 4/5
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