테스터먼트(Testament)는 미국 캘리포니아 주 출신의 스래시 메탈 밴드이다. 메탈리카, 슬레이어, 엔쓰락스, 메가데스와 달리 메인스트림으로 진출은 하지 않은 가장 영향력 있는 스래시 메탈 밴드 이다. 메인스트림으로 진출 하지 않았음에도 불구하고 그들의 몇 음반들은 영국이나 독일의 메이져 차트에도 진입했다. 테스타먼트의 음반 중 2장의 음반은 영국의 Top 40, 1장의 음반은 Top 50에 위치했고, 1999년 작 《The Gathering》 역시 독일 Top 50에 진입했다. .... ....
Pounding the world like a battering ram Forging the furnace for the final grand slam Chopping away at the source soon the course will be done Leaving a trail of destruction that's second to none
Hammering anvils straining muscle and might Shattering blows crashing browbeating fright Fast devastating and desolisating the curse Blasting the cannons of truth through each man of this earth
Wielding the axe comes the one culmination That's always seemed certain to bring down the curtain on greed
Sifting the good from the bad it's the age for the rage Of the dogs which must fall to the just and be free
Now grate for the vandals who trampled and sampled Till this place conditioned brought forth demolition to war
The slipping and sliding corrosive subsiding That withered and wained till the world seemed all drained fills the bay
Pounding the world like a battering ram Forging the furnace for the final grand slam Chopping away at the source soon the course will be done Leaving a trail of destruction that's second to none Second to none
I have been a prisioner Trapped in by fear Ordered for the rest of my life Condemned in a jail cell Ain't seen life in years Escape is the only way out
Restart my life Or self destruction To climb this wall of dark construction Holding the quest for freedom That beckons me
My sanity is all but gone My patience is growing very weak I need to get a hold of my self I stare at the wall For the right time has come Escape must occur on this night
Restart my life Or self destruction To climb this wall of dark construction Holding the quest for freedom That beckons me
Stand in my way And I`ll run you straight through There no one to stop me now For I on the loose And I`m ready to start Torture and hell in this town
Over The Wall!!!
The search will not stop And hounds will not rest Till I am back in my cell For if I am caught, I`ll try it again Over the wall I`ll go, I`ll go!!!
Restart my life Or self destruction To climb this wall of dark construction Holding the quest for freedom That beckons me
I didn't mean to offend you But you were way out of line And I can't help the way I feel Who sad I feel fine ? I'll only give you one warning Then you must realize The day of judgement is closing in Your selfish ways bring your demise He who lies Evil pays Who are you ?
Who made you anyway ? Wrong or right Who's to say I wanna know Who made you God today
Slave to the ways of the system Soon to be crucified I've seen into your darkest fears The ones you cannot hide I know where you go when Your fears start showing You run You cannot hide Will they respect you when You ask of the world "Forgive me for so many lies" ?
Is there a need to pretend To be a man, so divine And even if I offended you My truth you can't deny I know where you go when Your fears start showing You run You cannot hide Will they respect you when You ask of the world "Forgive me for so many lies" ?
Cast to the fire Banned by the light Worship and listen to me Condemned in his mind In his evil place Your fate is all that you'll see I am the one To show you the path Salvation is in the fields Listen up children and follow me Or I'll let you pay the price Of malachi!
Disciples of the watch Obey! Or I'll burn you to that cross!
Holding the mass The demon is cast To resurrect your soul Calling to him Is like an evil sin A prophet is what they're told Taking the land under command Killing friend or foe Feel the might of his evil wrath Desecrate your soul!
Disciples of the watch Obey! Or I'll burn you to that cross!
Cast to the fire Banned by the light Worship and listen to me Condemned in his mind In his evil place Your fate is all that you'll see I am the one To show you the path Salvation is in the fields Listen up children and follow me Or I'll let you pay the price Of malachi!
Disciples of the watch Obey! Or I'll burn you to that cross!
Marching our way through the crypts of the dead Taking his land by command Killing our victims and taking no slaves Hitler's final third reich Engines are roaring the warheads ablast The destroyer claims their fate Hells legions armies They march to defy Lucifer takes his wait
Obeying this task by our leaders will Death camps have taken their toll The cold winds of winter are present forever Destroyers claim their fate
Fighting our way through the mist of the night Taking the life from young souls Marching our armies prepared to fight The cities all laid destroyed Machineguns are firing the tanks are ablast Bombing our way through hell Generals smiling destruction strikes Our armies have done well
Obeying this task by our leaders will Death camps have taken their toll The cold winds of winter are present forever Destoyers claim their fate
Though the dead have trapped us in We'll break the pact a deadly whim Faisoned hammers wielded straight Cursing us back to hell's gates
Black magic force thats taken it's course The world lives in fear The death calls are near
Awaiting this task battle at last The worlds left to defy Now's the time for you to die
Marching our way through the crypts of the dead Taking his land by command Killing our victims and taking no slaves Hitler's final third reich Engines are roaring the warheads ablast The destroyer claims their fate Hells legions armies They march to defy Lucifer takes his wait
Obeying this task by our leaders will Death camps have taken their toll The cold winds of winter are present forever Destoyers claim their fate
I'm gonna take you To a place far from here No one will see us Watch the pain as it disappears No time for anger No time for despair Won't you come with me There's a room for us there This innocent beauty My words can't describe This rebirth purity Brings a sullen tear right to your eyes No time for anger No time for despair Please let me take you 'cause I'm already there
I'm so alone My head's my home I'll return to serenity
Rhyme without reason is why children cry They see through the system That's breeding them just so they die So please let me take you And I'll show you the truth Inside my reality We shared in our youth
[CHORUS :] I'm so alone My head's my home And I feel So alone You know At last I'll return to serenity ...
Now that I've taken you To a place far from here I really must go back Close your eyes and we'll disappear Won't you come with me Salvation we'll share Inside of my head now There's a room for us there
In days of old When the books were untold Speak of a world crushed by sin. "The people will mourn of a war to be born" Nobody would listen to him. Think back in time When the future you find Is so faint that it's too hard to see. Don't disavow his word For the truth must be heard Cause the preacher tells visions he sees.
In 1906 Like the future predicts The city will crumble to the bay Then what's in store When the worlds go to war? Peace will have come another day Then came the one In the year of '41 Warfare would light up the sky He beckoned the call Of the future for all Blinded by what's in his eyes
In days of old When the books were untold Speak of a world crushed by sin. "The people will mourn of a war to be born" Nobody would listen to him. Think back in time When the future you find Is so faint that it's too hard to see. Don't disavow his word For the truth must be heard Cause the preacher tells visions he sees.
Listen to these words I preach Catastrophic lessons they shall teach
Listen to these words I preach Catastrophic lessons they shall teach
When I was but very young sorcerers came the claim my mind leaving death and hatred to unmask the master of the game had won and let his final sin be know killing those who stand in his path
Alone In The Dark where the demons are torturing me the dark passages of revenge is all that I see
Armies of witches are called in from north murders of elders occur the high priest of evil has lowered his iron fist thousands of people will die
The slaughter of the innocent the house is burning that lights the sky my nightmare has begun to unfold the hissing of the cobras tongue sound and feel of ripping flesh fall two thousand feet from the sky
My terror has controlled my life and let my only weakness know I got the rid this hell from my head I fight off evil sorcerers rid my mind of his torture and meet the falling angel in his realm
Alone In The Dark where the demons are torturing me the dark passages of revenge is all that I see
Faustus prepares the legions of the night diviners from the far north arrive aimlessly people there huddled in a pack wreaking deadly havoc on mankind
I fall in my deepest sleep to meet the evil asteroth his title is the grand duke hell I fight until the end is near to rid my mind of hopes and fears my destination lies in my dreams
"Set Me Free"
When I was but very young sorcerers came the claim my mind leaving death and hatred to unmask the master of the game had won and let his final sin be know killing those who stand in his path
Alone In The Dark where the demons are torturing me the dark passages of revenge is all that I see
Armies of witches are called in from north murders of elders occur the high priest of evil has lowered his iron fist thousands of people will die
Summoned to the house of seance To play the evil tarot cards To find out what our fate will bring us Before the war
Approaching now the hour of tiamat Evil feeling in the air The chosen wait impatiently To find the rituals of power Come out of the fire Making the legacy known Predicted by the past Takes its toll at last Now knowing when it strikes
The endless fueding shows its fate The people are all shocked with fright They know the end is coming near It`s time to fight
The revolution holds on strong The armies have all met their match Entire world up in arms Destruction sees the spirits of anger Come up from the gallows Conjured my demons appear Summoned to my cast, prey this deadly mass Takin?by the fire you fail
The world became a vast wasteland Survivors turn to cannibals Killing everything in sight Warfare tonight
The armies are all closing in The populations getting small Feelings are as cold as ice Survival names its price Starting to burn The rape and violence grows high A kingdom will rise To rule with contempt They will surprise Kill and repent The weakness in armies "Won큧 die!!!"
Leaving now the house of seance Speculating destiny Wonder if the cards were true Will wait to find out and will wait to see
A world of chaos A world of fear A world of anger and corruption When all is lost And millions starve Is this humanity's destruction?
Life! A game that people play Cryout! Will they see another day?
No one help us, The children pray Nobody listens to their crying This great depression When will it end? To live like this is worse than dying
Life! A game that people play Cryout! Will they see another day?
Your destiny is over Your fate has declined Refuse to discover What so many could find Death's endless toil As I long for rest Life's now forsaken Condemned to repress!
[Guitar Solo]
No sign of Heaven No sign of Hell Just the sign of pain and sorrow This generation inhabits all To form an order for tomorrow
Life! A game that people play Cryout! Will we see another day?
Takers of humanity, elders paranoid The time is now Give up this world you once destroyed Society versus the underground Their battles fought and lost the time has come to rule the world at any cost
For the past it's too late 'Cause the world can't control fate Shadows cast loud and clear Tell the world the new order's here
Cities turn to battlefields a deadly spell is cast corpses falling one by one until the last The preacher speaks of prophecy so many years before No one escapes their punishment the gods of war
For the past it's too late 'Cause the world can't control fate Shadows cast loud and clear Tell the world the new order's here
Death is like an empty space feel no thoughts of fear the future cries as mother nature sheds a tear The world becomes a prisoner a victim of its crime The human race is now a race against time
FOR THE PAST IT'S TOO LATE 'CAUSE THE WORLD CAN'T CONTROL FATE SHADOWS CAST LOUD AND CLEAR TELL THE WORLD THE NEW ORDER'S HERE
Fuel the fire for war It's man against mankind Bruises that they bear Been beaten down with time
Innocent people suffer the loss Your broken hope so close to the cross Sometimes, you just don't know How low... how low you can go... So low it's sickening Low... Low... show some mercy...
Hey you piece of shit Just leave the kids alone Why can't you bear The things that we endure
Innocent people suffer the loss Lost hope with faith to the cross Sometimes, you just don't know How low... how low you can go... Show some sympathy Low... Low... show some mercy...
[Solo: James]
I don't like you for your warped demented ways I hope the lock you down, so you never get away Low... Low... show some sympathy Low... Low... show some mercy...
Deep in the pit and lying alone Where death has reared itself a throne We're all the good, the bad The worst and the best And where they land is their eternal rest
Foul plays of passion At twilight's dim In joy of woe, of good and sin Winds of storm and fates overcast Darkly my presence Is now your past
Join the insanity Or die as you fall Into the pit! The mass production And the killing of all Into the pit! The future screams for help Are fading away Into the pit! The world tomorrow Will it die for today? Into the pit!
So in the sad, silent watches of night The lonely pathway envisions my sight Echoes of laughter And boundless cries Son here I wander under infinite skies
Join the insanity Or die as you fall Into the pit! The mass production And the killing of all Into the pit! The future screams for help Are fading away Into the pit! The world tomorrow Will it die for today? Into the pit!
Can't you seeThat in the world we live in Political liesAre just corporate decisions They'll take awayAll the hopes, not their promises They'll put an end to thisLand of the living Look at the lost souls They seem so black Look at the lost souls Souls of black They got controlOf the heart of a nation Their social tribes Seem so graciously As time goes by'Cause time as you came see Will slowly die for you and me Look at the lost souls They seem so black Look at the lost souls Souls of black So put an end To this idolizationAntagonizing so commonly Open your eyes'Cause the lie's there so plain to see Life goes onThere's no Guarantees Look at the lost souls They seem so black Look at the lost souls Souls of blackThey're bleeding so black
You think your life's so grand you don't believe a word you say Your feet aren't on the ground you let your life just slip away Just so uncertain of your body and your soul the promises you make, your mind goes blank and then you lose control, you lose control!
I never was the one, the one to say the things you say never seem to wonder what you say You think you've got your life completely in control You've got alot to learn, the bridge you burned is gonna take its toll!! Pay the burnt bridge toll!!
So practice what you preach!! Practice what you preach!!
You think your life's so grand you don't believe a word you say Your feet aren't on the ground you let your life just slip away Just so uncertain of your body and your soul the promises you make, your mind goes blank and then you lose control Pay the burnt bridge toll, then you lose control, Pay the burnt bridge toll, so practice what you preach!
Born into a world of hatred Nothing to live for What started with a simple match Turned into something more The pain I felt inside my head Came on my day of birth Now the time has come for me To burn the planet earth
[Chorus] I can feel the fire Burning inside of me The powers at my fingers Waiting you shall see Burn! Ignite the population Burn! Causing mass cremation Burn! Feel no shame or pity Burn! Apocalyptic city
Years have passed as I stood still To plan the final blow I'll make the town go up in flames A hellish death they'll know As I pour on the gasoline I listen deep inside I hear the cries of all my victims Nowhere to run or hide
[Chorus]
Now my great assault is over And my life is done Staring at my great infernos Was my only fun So I leave you with my tale Here my conscious falls Victim of myself So now I'll end it all
플레이와 함께 물밀 듯 쏟아지는 에너지에 놀라지 말라. 이것이 바로 테스타먼트이며, 이것이 진정 정통 스래쉬메틀의 정수다. 탄탄함과 쫀득쫀득이라는 표현을 앞단에 내놓았다. 더하여 정교함과 안배된 스피드. 그리고 통산 열 번째 앨범을 내놓는 이들의 여유로운 진격은 승화된 테스타먼트 음악의 과감함이다. 굳이 특정 장르의 성장과 부흥을 논하지 않아도, 시간 앞에서 적잖은…...
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PARANOID Review ::
2014-08-11
