TESTAMENT SOULS OF BLACK Megaforce Records 12" LP VINYL Album

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This album "TESTAMENT - Souls of Black" includes the original custom inner sleeve with album details, complete lyrics of all songs by and artwork/photos

"Souls of Black" is the fourth album by American Thrash metal band Testament, released in 1990. It preceded several changes in style to rather diverse styles of metal.

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The album: "TESTAMENT - Souls of Black" was produced by: Michael Rosen and Testament

Sound/Recording Engineer(s): Michael Rosen, Vincent "Bro" Wojno

This album was recorded at: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley California

Tom Coyne (1954-2017) - Mastering Engineer

  Tom Coyne is a mastering engineer from New Jersey who has mastered dozens of Heavy Metal albums during the 1980s.

Bob Defrin - Art Direction

  Bob Defrin - As director, graphic designer and head of art for Atlantic records, Bob Defrin has been responsible for the album covers of many Heavy Metal bands during the 1980s.

  The list of Hard Rock or Heavy Metal albums he produced between 1980-1990 is here

Album cover design: William Benson, Eric Peterson

Album cover photography: Hiro Iro

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Personnel/Band Members and Musicians on: TESTAMENT - Souls of Black

Band-members, Musicians and Performers
• Chuck Billy - Vocals
• Alex Skolnick - Guitars
• Eric Peterson - Guitars (Eric Peterson (Guitars) together with his cousin "Derrick Ramirez " founder of the American Thrash Metal band: "Legacy", which will be later renamed into "Testament".)
• Greg Christian - Bass
• Louie Clemente - Drums (Louis Clemente is founder of the Testament band.)

Complete Track-listing of the album "TESTAMENT - Souls of Black"

The detailed tracklist of this record "TESTAMENT - Souls of Black" is:

Track-listing:
1. "Beginning of the End" (Eric Peterson) - 0:35
2. "Face in the Sky" (Chuck Billy, Peterson, Alex Skolnick) - 3:53
3. "Falling Fast" (Billy, Skolnick, Louie Clemente) - 4:05
4. "Souls of Black" (Billy, Clemente, Peterson, Skolnick) - 3:22
5. "Absence of Light" (Billy, Peterson, Skolnick) - 3:54
6. "Love to Hate" (Billy, Clemente, Peterson, Skolnick) - 3:40
7. "Malpractice" (Billy, Peterson, Skolnick) - 4:43
8. "One Man's Fate" (Billy, Clemente, Peterson) - 4:49
9. "The Legacy" (Billy, Clemente, Peterson, Skolnick) - 5:30
10. "Seven Days in May" (Billy, Peterson, Skolnick) - 4:40

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Inner Sleeve   of "TESTAMENT - Souls of Black" Album

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