THIS DAY BUT IN 1990: TESTAMENT RELEASE "SOULS OF BLACK"

 

After three amazing albums, "The Legacy", "The New Order" and "Practice What You Preach", thrash metal masters TESTAMENT released on October 9th, 1990, their classic "Souls of Black". While adding a more polished production to the sound the band managed to create an album that is somehow a bridge between the previous released and their next one, the more melodic "The Ritual". Alex Skolnick guitar achieves some of his best solos at the time with the title track and with the ballad "The Legacy" while Eric Peterson rhythm guitar and the rhythm section create the distinctive wall of sound that has become TESTAMENT´s trademark. Chuck Billy´s vocals achieve one more step forward in his amazing range with tracks like "Face in the Sky" or "Absence of Light". An album that 30 years later is still a masterpiece.