Testimony of the Ancients [IMPORT]

Pestilence

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Original Release Date: 1989
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Roadrunner Int'l
• ASIN: B000008JEW
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #263,294 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Swedish edition of the Dutch death metal act's 1991 album. 16 tracks. Roadrunner.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awakening of the Ancients., December 10, 2004

By	V. H. Ortiz (Mind Realms) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The concept behind "Testimony of the Ancients" reveals a great deal of interest towards the legacy of past entities, the album arrangement with a short interlude before or after (depending on perspectives) a song create an atmosphere enhanced by the subtle use of keyboards on the main songs. Such complex songs such as "Twisted Truth", "Testimony" and "Presence of the Dead" have interesting use of tempo and variation underlined by defined bass lines that play at their own pace. Guitars and Drums shows higher technicality than those of previous efforts and the vocals sound brutal and right at place.
A technical Death Metal Landmark with enough creativity and punishment that make the Ancients proud.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ahh...love it, April 12, 2004

By A Customer

the feel of this album is amazing. imaginative, and overwhelming. excellent musicianship, and great hooks. i love the whole idea its a concept album too. i highly reccomend this album to any fan of metal. indeed, you must approach with an open mind, as you should with all things.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid!, October 22, 2003

By	Dave (Pa) - See all my reviews

I initially wasn't going to get this album. I loved the music on "Consuming Impulse", but I wasn't too keen on Martin Van Drunen's vocal style. It sounded too forced, like he was trying too hard. When I saw that Patrick Mameli was doing vocals on this one, I thought I would check it out. I was not dissapointed. He sounds a lot more comfortable and seemed more right for the job. In fact, he sounds so right here that it sounded eerily familiar to me, like I heard him before without having ever heard him at all, if that makes any sense. The songs are more well-constructed, and it is in this album that they experiment with the fusion, new age elements later found in abundance on "Spheres". The inclusion of interludes, which usually sounds like annoying filler when other bands attempt them, compliment each song so well that I think of them more as intros, providing a nice build up for the next song on the album. The lyrics on this album center around the occult, Necronomicon, sorcery type of subject matter, not uncommon in death metal or original, but it fits well. Slightly more progressive than Consuming Impulse. Not quite the progressive fusion of "Spheres." A good middle ground.