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Testament
12+ albums
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Testament is an American thrash metal band from Berkeley, California. The band was formed in 1983 under the name Legacy. Its current line-up includes guitarist Eric Peterson, vocalist Chuck Billy, guitarist Alex Skolnick, bassist Steve Di Giorgio and drummer Chris Dovas. Testament has undergone numerous line-up changes, with Peterson as the only remaining original member. Billy, who joined in 1986 as the replacement for Steve “Zetro” Souza, has appeared on all of the band’s studio albums alongside Peterson. The band has released fourteen studio albums, including one consisting of re-recorded material, as well as several live albums, compilation albums, singles and video releases. Their sales have been estimated at over 1.4 million copies in the United States since the beginning of the SoundScan era and over 14 million worldwide as of 2016. Testament emerged as part of the thrash metal scene of the 1980s and is commonly associated with the second wave of the genre, particularly within the San Francisco Bay Area. The band is often grouped with other regional acts such as Exodus, Death Angel, Lȧȧz Rockit, Forbidden and Vio-lence. After changing their name from Legacy to Testament in 1986, the group established a stable line-up featuring Billy, Peterson, Skolnick, bassist Greg Christian and drummer Louie Clemente, which is frequently referred to as the band’s “classic line-up”. Initially signed to Megaforce Records, the band later became one of the earlier thrash metal acts to s
