Practice What You Preach is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Testament. It was released in 1989 on Atlantic/Megaforce. Background: The lyrical themes of Practice What You Preach are more about politics and society than the occult themes of the band's previous two albums. The title track of this album was a moderate mainstream rock hit, which featured a music video that gained substantial MTV airplay, as did "The Ballad". By June 1992, Practice What You Preach had sold over 450,000 copies in the U.S, According to setlist.fm, the title track is among Testament's most-played songs, having been performed live by the band over 465 times, behind only "Into the Pit" (504) and "Over the Wall" (519), respectively taken from Testament's previous studio albums The New Order and The Legacy. "Confusion Fusion" is the only song from Practice What You Preach that has never been performed live. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.