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By riteofspring
Format:Audio CD
One of the most overlooked and influential recordings during the acceleration of thrash from the underground to the commercial mainstream. Testament never quite made it to the heights of, say, Slayer or Anthrax. Maybe it is because soon after this recording, thrash got serious. The songs got longer and slower, bands tried to... sing. Metallica could pull it off, but Testament just sounded arsey. That fact does not detract from the greatness of this slice of untainted, undiluted, golden-nugget of thrash metal.
I used to lose days listening to this album. Remarkably, having not listened to it for at least ten years, seeing the track listing again brings a nostalgic grin to my face and a brutally catchy riff to my ear. Considering the amount of thrash I used to digest, this must be a sign a permanent class.
Three albums; Reign In Blood by Slayer, Among the Living by Anthrax, The New Order by Testament. Three slices of definitive thrash in a league of their own. You probably own two of them. Now complete the set.
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By Gentlegiantprog
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For the most part there are two types of Metal fans, those that like Testament and those who haven't heard much Testament. Obviously there are a few exceptions, but it illustrates a point, Testament are the kind of band to make loyal fans out of the vast majority of people who listen to them. Should you be reading this and wondering whether or not to try out Testament, I would strongly recommend that you do as you will almost certainly become a life long fan.
Its pretty difficult to argue with The New Order really, any album that contains 'Into The Pit,''Disciples of the Watch,' and 'The Preacher,' is pretty much guaranteed, to put a smile on the face of any right minded metal fan, being as they are three of the absolute best Thrash Metal songs ever recorded. Should you be in any doubt as to whether or not to buy this album, then listen to any one of those songs, which will likely provide you with the all the convincing necessary.
To be considered anything other than wonderful whilst containing the aforementioned tracks, the album would have to be pretty damn poor for the rest of the run-time and thankfully The New Order is anything but poor. The album opens with the effective 'Eerie Inhabitants,' a straight up Thrash number with a clean beginning for added interest, contains a number of pummeling thrash classics, two relatively interesting instrumentals and a heavied-up Areosmith cover to prevent the album being too repetitive.
Overall, the music is hard and direct Thrash Metal, with enough variety to escape tedium while still remaining true to the formula. The vocals as always are top quality and the level of musicianship is very high. There is a reason this album keeps turning up in lists of The Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time after all.... Read more ›
Its pretty difficult to argue with The New Order really, any album that contains 'Into The Pit,''Disciples of the Watch,' and 'The Preacher,' is pretty much guaranteed, to put a smile on the face of any right minded metal fan, being as they are three of the absolute best Thrash Metal songs ever recorded. Should you be in any doubt as to whether or not to buy this album, then listen to any one of those songs, which will likely provide you with the all the convincing necessary.
To be considered anything other than wonderful whilst containing the aforementioned tracks, the album would have to be pretty damn poor for the rest of the run-time and thankfully The New Order is anything but poor. The album opens with the effective 'Eerie Inhabitants,' a straight up Thrash number with a clean beginning for added interest, contains a number of pummeling thrash classics, two relatively interesting instrumentals and a heavied-up Areosmith cover to prevent the album being too repetitive.
Overall, the music is hard and direct Thrash Metal, with enough variety to escape tedium while still remaining true to the formula. The vocals as always are top quality and the level of musicianship is very high. There is a reason this album keeps turning up in lists of The Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time after all.... Read more ›
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not come out my stereo since i got this . All there early stuff is the ballacks need to get some more.
By Metal_Hen
Format:Audio CD
In 1988 it had been a year since Testament released the quint-essential release which was "The Legacy" and of course the world looked with prying eyes to see if they could top it. Well could they? They came pretty damn close, this album is superb but I prefer albums like "Souls of black" or "The Ritual" if I'm being completely and utterly honest. Although this album is close to perfect there is some issues here, not really bad issues because Testament don't make bad albums, however I feel I should explain thoroughly why I denied "The New Order" the perfect score.
First I will start with the positives. Chuck Billy's vocals are awesome! I loved it when Chuck Billy sounded like this, don't get me wrong I'm partcial to his quasi death growl he'd adopt in the later 90's, but back in the day no one quite compared to old Chuck. The riffs and guitar tone is absolutely top notch, and I suppose this album sounds like a mix between "Ride the lightning", and maybe add the technicality found on "Peace sells...but who's buying?" by Megadeth or "World circus" by Toxik. Occassionally they plough into some more experimental areas that don't really belong within thrash metal, but it adds a certain sense of identity to this album. "Eerie inhabitants" starts out with an eery acoustic passage, followed by some whacky alien doodling, gearing you up for the inevitable first serving of thrash. "The new order" has a very interesting beginning and some great heavy riffing. "Into the pit" is chock full of groove-laden thrash riffs, and could have easily have fitted as an extra track on "The Legacy" and as typical as it sounds this is one of my favourite Testament songs. "The preacher" is quite epic, but one thing that gets me everytime is the way Chuck Billy screams: "The prreeeeacheeerr!!!... Read more ›
First I will start with the positives. Chuck Billy's vocals are awesome! I loved it when Chuck Billy sounded like this, don't get me wrong I'm partcial to his quasi death growl he'd adopt in the later 90's, but back in the day no one quite compared to old Chuck. The riffs and guitar tone is absolutely top notch, and I suppose this album sounds like a mix between "Ride the lightning", and maybe add the technicality found on "Peace sells...but who's buying?" by Megadeth or "World circus" by Toxik. Occassionally they plough into some more experimental areas that don't really belong within thrash metal, but it adds a certain sense of identity to this album. "Eerie inhabitants" starts out with an eery acoustic passage, followed by some whacky alien doodling, gearing you up for the inevitable first serving of thrash. "The new order" has a very interesting beginning and some great heavy riffing. "Into the pit" is chock full of groove-laden thrash riffs, and could have easily have fitted as an extra track on "The Legacy" and as typical as it sounds this is one of my favourite Testament songs. "The preacher" is quite epic, but one thing that gets me everytime is the way Chuck Billy screams: "The prreeeeacheeerr!!!... Read more ›
By megadieftw
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This is a genuine slice of thrash and metal heritage, The New Order is one of Testaments best albums and a real contender for album of the 80's. Every song on here is a classic, Skolnick and Peterson's guitars are a match made in heaven and Chuck's younger, cleaner vocals are just epic.
You can't call yourself a thrasher if you don't own this album, but it's even unfair to weigh this album down with the encoumberence of thrash, this is a metal album, one of the best, and should be enjoyed by everyone.
You can't call yourself a thrasher if you don't own this album, but it's even unfair to weigh this album down with the encoumberence of thrash, this is a metal album, one of the best, and should be enjoyed by everyone.
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Thrash Classic
'The New Order' is an amazing album. Simple as. In my opinion, better than there amazing debut album 'The Legacy'. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2008 by Jayymm3ss
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easily one of the top 5 greatest thrash albums ever!!
This album is simply brilliant. What makes this album, and indeed Testament's debut 'The legacy' stand out is the absolutely solid rhythm guitar work (especially compared to... Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2005 by "priyesh_patel"
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Testament vs Megadeth
The New Order is argubly one of the best thrash albums ever released in the 80s, however, the prestige of this ass-kicking album is still not in a technical capacity of defeating... Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2004
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One of the finest Thrash Metal releases ever
As any metal fan over the age of 25 will tell you, the Big Four Of Thrash of the late 80s / early 90s were Slayer, Metallica, Anthrax and Megadeth. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2003 by "brasshande"
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Testament- New Order
After the initial impact of the Legacy, Testament carried on with the excellent New Order.
The songs 'The New Order' 'Into the Pit' and 'Disciples Of The Watch' Showcase how much... Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2000 by hypnos@pathwaytodarkness.com
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