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RVAHC13
October 10th 2025


2332 Comments


A.I. oughta…

Willie
Moderator
October 10th 2025


20672 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Ok... I didn't want to like that, but I did laugh before I could stop myself

heck
October 10th 2025


7413 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

"That did seem a little excessive, although I don't know what 'istg' means, so maybe your initial response to another AI song was excessive too? Don't know...."



presumably it means "I swear to god" which did come off as a little hostile to the idea of bands writing anti-AI songs.

Madbutcher3
October 10th 2025


3197 Comments


definitely feels a bit less cookie cutter than the last two, not too bad

Pooter9000
October 10th 2025


187 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Being anti-AI is being sane. Album fucks until the ballad hits, then its downhill until the title track kicks you in the balls again.

jayt851
October 10th 2025


439 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

This album is awesome

thatdeftkid
October 10th 2025


36 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

There is 1000% a difference in a general comment of "i swear to god if..." vs. commenting to someone saying "get over it"



Lol



I swear to god if the Detroit Tigers lose tonight!!!



A team either wins or loses in baseball, get over it

heck
October 10th 2025


7413 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

how about you













get over it

Inveigh
October 10th 2025


27012 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yep this rules and while you could say the first 2 albums were more extreme for their era, this is as heavy as anything they've ever done. This is also my favorite thing they've done since The Gathering I think, and I like just about all of their albums.

Flugmorph
October 10th 2025


35410 Comments


AM I HEARING FUCKING MELODIC BLACK METAL FROM TESTAMENT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
October 10th 2025


115153 Comments

Album Rating: 3.4

This is good stuff for sure, but it didn't blow me away tbh. Just some well done blackened thrash.

rockarollacola
October 11th 2025


2472 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

The black metal flourishes were such a great addition to their sound. This album fucks

KjSwantko
October 11th 2025


12568 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Nice write up. Not crazy about the album but it’s solid. I prefer the classic, riff-driven groovy Testament to this more DM version. Still, I respect them trying something fresh.

Willie
Moderator
October 11th 2025


20672 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

I mean, Practice What You Preach and The Ritual are still my top 2 Testament albums, but I really love this anyway.

Voivod
Staff Reviewer
October 11th 2025


11505 Comments


Rips. Fantastic drumming. Wonder how much this album has taken from Peterson's project, Dragonlord.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
October 11th 2025


115153 Comments

Album Rating: 3.4

I was thinking the same thing. Dragonlord rules so hard, so underrated. Black Wings of Destiny is a top-tier symphonic bm album.

Flugmorph
October 11th 2025


35410 Comments


yeah this is def in the upper echolon of their discography which is a crazy fucking thing to say for a band this seasoned. metallica could never (saying this despite often being a modern metallica defender)

FearThyEvil
October 11th 2025


19391 Comments



"There is 1000% a difference in a general comment of "i swear to god if..." vs. commenting to someone saying "get over it"



Lol



I swear to god if the Detroit Tigers lose tonight!!!



A team either wins or loses in baseball, get over it"

you must be a great individual to have a conversation with at social gatherings

Futures
Contributing Reviewer
October 11th 2025


17197 Comments


the tigers lost because of that comment

thatdeftkid
October 11th 2025


36 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

I can be; as long as your ego defenses are not cranked to 11



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