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'''''The Gathering''''' is the eighth studio album by American [[thrash metal]] band [[Testament]], released on June 8, 1999. It was the first release the band had done with [[Spitfire Records]].
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'''''The Gathering''''' is the eighth studio album by American [[thrash metal]] band [[Testament]]
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Co-produced by band members, [[Chuck Billy]] and [[Eric Peterson]], this was the first album featuring new musicians [[Steve DiGiorgio]] on bass guitar and [[Dave Lombardo]] on drums. Billy, Peterson and Lombardo, along with longtime Testament collaborator [[Del James]], are also given composer credits on the album.
 
  
==Release==
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==Track listing==
 
 
''The Gathering'' featured eleven tracks when it was released, drawing critic and fan acclaim for such songs as "D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)", "Riding the Snake", and "Legions of the Dead".
 
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After release Testament embarked on the Riding the Snake World Tour to promote the album with "touring" lead guitarist [[Steve Smyth]] (ex-[[Vicious Rumors]]) and ex-[[Sadus]] drummer [[Jon Allen]]. The tour ended in 2001 shortly before frontman Chuck Billy was diagnosed with cancer.
 
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''The Gathering'' is the first of five albums to date featuring engineering and mixing work done with artist [[Andy Sneap]].  It is also the first of five reissues that Testament has done with [[Prosthetic Records]].
 
<ref>{{ cite news | url= | work= | location= | title=Reissues with Prosthetic (1) ''The Gathering'' (2008), (2) ''Demonic'' (2008), (3) ''First Strike Still Deadly'' (2008), (4) ''Live at Eindhoven '87'' (2009), (5) ''Live at the Fillmore'' (2011) | date= Aug 2012 | first= | last= }}</ref>
 
The album was reissued January 8, 2008, with an instrumental bonus track, "Hammer of the Gods," increasing the new track total to twelve. While "Hammer of the Gods" is listed on the track listing of the original American release, it does not actually appear on the CD. However, it does appear on the worldwide [[Prosthetic Records]] 2008 reissue.
 
 
 
Album cover artwork for ''The Gathering'' was done by Dave McKean who also did the cover art for the two prior Testament studio albums [[Demonic|''Demonic'']] and [[Low|''Low'']].
 
  
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"Hammer of the Gods" did not appear on the domestic American re-release, though the song title was listed on the album cover. It is an instrumental bonus track originally only available on the Japan reissue; however, it was eventually added to the  Prosthetic Records worldwide 2008 re-release.
 
<ref>{{ cite news | url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=84273 | work= | location=Blabbermouth | title=Prosthetic Records To Reissue Two Testament Albums | date=6 November 2007 | first=News | last=Archive }}</ref>
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:01, 21 May 2021

The Gathering
Studio album by Testament
Released June 28, 1999
Recorded Driftwood Studio, Oakland, California
Sound Temple Studio, Oakland, California
Genre Thrash metal, death metal
Length 42:40
Label Burnt Offerings, Spitfire (1999), Prosthetic (2008)
Producer Eric Peterson, Chuck Billy, Phil Arnold (2008)
Testament album chronology
Signs of Chaos
(1997)
The Gathering
(1999)
The Very Best of Testament
(2001)

The Gathering is the eighth studio album by American thrash metal band Testament

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)"  Billy, Peterson 3:34
2. "Down for Life"  Billy, Peterson 3:23
3. "Eyes of Wrath"  Billy, James, Peterson 5:26
4. "True Believer"  Peterson, Ramirez 3:36
5. "3 Days in Darkness"  Billy, James, Peterson 4:41
6. "Legions of the Dead"  Peterson 2:37
7. "Careful What You Wish For"  Billy, James, Lombardo, Peterson 3:30
8. "Riding the Snake"  Billy, Peterson 4:13
9. "Allegiance"  Billy, Lombardo, Peterson 2:37
10. "Sewn Shut Eyes"  Billy, James, Peterson 4:15
11. "Fall of Sipledome"  Billy, Peterson 4:48
Total length:
42:40

Credits

Band members
Production
  • Phil Arnold - executive producer
  • Steve Jennings - band bhotography ()
  • Dave McKean - design, illustration, photography
  • James Murphy - engineering
  • Vincent Wojno - engineering
  • Andy Sneap - mixing, additional engineering, mastering
  • Chuck Billy - co-producer
  • Eric Peterson - producer, engineering, mixing
  • Kent Matcke - additional engineering

References



External links