What are you listening to right now ?

[Jazz Padd]

Once in a while the Mrs. and I play the board game “Ticket to Ride - Rails and Sails” and I pop in a world music CD as background music. Tonight I picked Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a disc from the three CD set from his 1980s concerts live in Paris. It’s more or less Sufi devotional music, but I like it for the vocal rhythms and the tabla drumming.

 

[TheTrueZoltan!]

Yes.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Yes.

Testament needs less blasting imo. Only listened once but Hoglan and this guy are a bit too much imo. I greatly prefer Bostaph, Tempesta and Lombardo grooves over them trying to compete with commercial black metal.

 

[TheTrueZoltan!]

Testament needs less blasting imo. Only listened once but Hoglan and this guy are a bit too much imo. I greatly prefer Bostaph, Tempesta and Lombardo grooves over them trying to compete with commercial black metal.

I think the occasional blastbeat enriches Testament's sound. Lombardo did it on The Gathering too. However, I agree with you that Hoglan didn't fit the band 100%; somehow his style is too light-footed and delicate. Donovan hits harder, and I definitely hear more Lombardo influences in his playing.

 

[Sleezy E]

FIFY

Gotta admit, Weiland adds a bit of polish to that turd

 

[JiveTurkey]

I think the occasional blastbeat enriches Testament's sound. Lombardo did it on The Gathering too. However, I agree with you that Hoglan didn't fit the band 100%; somehow his style is too light-footed and delicate. Donovan hits harder, and I definitely hear more Lombardo influences in his playing.

Difference with Lombardo was he wasn't playing over cut and paste riff fests like these last round of Testament albums have felt like. Kid's a great drummer, don't get me wrong. And I only heard it that one time I just think Eric Peterson is too busy sometimes thinking he has to keep up with the 2025 Metal Jones's instead of sticking to Testament's strengths.