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Testament Posts More Sound Clips From "Dark Roots Of Earth"

posted Jul 19, 2012 at 9:21 AM by CROMCarl.  (7 Comments)

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Testament has posted additional 90 second samples from tracks off forthcoming LP "Dark Roots of Earth." In the players below, you can check out "Cold Embrace," "Man Kills Mankind," "Throne of Thorns," and "Last Stand For Independence" from the album, which is scheduled for release on July 27, 2012 (EU) and July 31, 2012 (North America) through Nuclear Blast Records.

Check out the samples here:

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7 Comments on "Testament Posts More 'Dark Roots' Sound Clips"

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1. Albert cro writes:

Best song here is "throne of thorns"and"last stand...".
First two songs are nothing special ...melodic/acustic/
Ballad in thrash metal?...nice but nothing special.

# Jul 19, 2012 @ 10:34 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. OverkillExposure writes:

You're surprised at a Testament ballad? Guess all that "free" downloading hasn't availed you of their back catalogue then, huh?

# Jul 19, 2012 @ 3:39 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. btbamfav20 writes:

hahaha nice overkill, kick his internet ass!!!

NP: Autopsy Exstravaganza - Vomitory

# Jul 19, 2012 @ 6:33 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. hellrat writes:

only thing I can't get into is the slightly metallic-esque harmonies...hell, maybe I'm just being paranoid

and eh, don't bother with yugo; he's a two-bit fvcking pirate with a bad attitude and convoluted rationale...nevermind that his perspectives are generally about as crappy and out of whack as his english :)

# Jul 19, 2012 @ 6:48 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. Albert cro writes:

To overkill ....:

I have all testament albums and there is ballads on
Older albums but this time first two songs are too
Soft .

# Jul 20, 2012 @ 2:02 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. CROMCarl writes:

Right Albert cro... lets judge an album by 90 sec clips. Surely you can find a leak by now.

# Jul 20, 2012 @ 5:08 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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7. coldiem writes:

Is it just me, or can you actually hear that Hoglan is a bit lighter these days?

# Jul 20, 2012 @ 8:48 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address

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