Testament discography

Testament discography

Testament at Sweden Rock 2008
Releases
Studio albums 9
Live albums 4
Compilation albums 6
Singles 6

This is a comprehensive discography of Testament, a San Francisco-based thrash metal band, consists of nine studio albums, four live album, six compilations, and two videos. This list does not include material performed by members or former members of Testament that was recorded with Alex Skolnick Trio, Dragonlord, Dublin Death Patrol, Vio-Lence, or Slayer.

Contents

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
AUT
[2]
FIN
[3]
FRA
[4]
GER
[5]
NOR
[6]
SWE
[7]
SWI
[8]
UK
[9]
1987 The Legacy
1988 The New Order 136 27
1989 Practice What You Preach 77 20 40
1990 Souls of Black 73 35
1992 The Ritual
  • Released: May 12, 1992
  • Label: Atlantic (Cat. # 82392)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
55 73
1994 Low
  • Released: October 4, 1994
  • Label: Atlantic (Cat. # 82645)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
122 39
1997 Demonic
  • Released: June 24, 1997
  • Label: MFN (Cat. # 221)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP (re-issue)
1999 The Gathering
  • Released: June 8, 1999
  • Label: USG (Cat. # 1033)
  • Format: CD, LP
48 48
2008 The Formation of Damnation 59 23 12 95 15 29 49 33 122
2012 The Dark Roots of Earth
  • To be released: April 27, 2012
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Format: TBA
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

Compilations

Singles

Year Title US
Main.

[10]
Album
1987 "Over the Wall" The Legacy
1988 "Nobody's Fault" The New Order
"Trial by Fire"
1989 "Practice What You Preach" Practice What You Preach
"Greenhouse Effect"
"The Ballad"
1990 "Souls of Black" Souls of Black
"The Legacy"
1992 "Electric Crown" The Ritual
"Return to Serenity" 22
1994 "Low" Low
"Dog Faced Gods"
2008 "More Than Meets the Eye" The Formation of Damnation
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Video albums

Year Video details
1991 Seen Between the Lines
  • Released: June 25, 1991
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: VHS
2005 Live in London
  • Released: November 1, 2005
  • Label: Spitfire
  • Format: DVD

Music videos

Year Title Director
1987 "Over the Wall"
1988 "Nobody's Fault"
"Trial by Fire"
1989 "The Ballad"
"Practice What You Preach"
"Greenhouse Effect"
1990 "The Legacy"
"Souls of Black"
1992 "Electric Crown"
"Return to Serenity" Adolfo Doring[11]
1994 "Low" Darren Lavett[12]
2008 "More Than Meets the Eye" Kevin Custer[13]

References

  1. ^ "Testament > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/testament-p5622/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-07-15. 
  2. ^ "Diskographie Testament" (in German). Austrian charts. http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Testament. Retrieved 2008-09-03. 
  3. ^ "Diskografia Testament" (in Finnish). Finnish charts. http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Testament. Retrieved 2008-08-28. 
  4. ^ "Discographie Testament" (in French). French charts. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Testament. Retrieved 2008-07-06. 
  5. ^ "Diskographie Testament" (in German). German charts. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/TESTAMENT/?type=longplay. Retrieved 2008-09-03. 
  6. ^ "Diskografi Testament" (in Norwegian). Norwegian charts. http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Testament. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
  7. ^ "Diskografi Testament" (in Swedish). Swedish charts. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Testament. Retrieved 2008-09-01. 
  8. ^ "Diskographie Testament" (in German). Swiss charts. http://www.hitparade.ch/search.asp?cat=a&search=Testament. Retrieved 2008-08-29. 
  9. ^ "Discography - Testament". everyHit.com. http://www.everyhit.co.uk/. Retrieved 2008-09-01. 
  10. ^ "Testament > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/testament-p5622/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-07-15. 
  11. ^ "Testament > Music Videos > Return to Serenity". MTV. MTV Networks. 1992-01-01. http://www.mtv.com/videos/testament/47458/return-to-serenity.jhtml#. Retrieved 2008-12-08. 
  12. ^ "Testament > Music Videos > Low". MTV. MTV Networks. 1994-01-01. http://www.mtv.com/videos/testament/47459/low.jhtml#. Retrieved 2008-12-08. 
  13. ^ "Testament > Music Videos > More Than Meets the Eye". MTV. MTV Networks. 2008-12-05. http://www.mtv.com/videos/testament/322866/more-than-meets-the-eye.jhtml#. Retrieved 2008-12-08.