Testimony of the Ancients
Encyclopedia
Testimony of the Ancients is the third album by the Dutch
death metal
band Pestilence
. After each song on the album, there is an outro track. The eight outros range from twenty five seconds to a minute and eleven seconds in length.
It was reissue
d along with Consuming Impulse
on Roadrunner Records
' Two from the Vault series.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band Pestilence
Pestilence (band)
Pestilence is a death metal band from the Netherlands founded in 1986. Later they incorporated more jazz and fusion elements into their music. After disbanding in order to pursue other musical directions in 1994, Pestilence has reunited in 2008...
. After each song on the album, there is an outro track. The eight outros range from twenty five seconds to a minute and eleven seconds in length.
It was reissue
Reissue
A reissue is the repeated issue of a published work. In common usage, it refers to an album which has been released at least once before and is released again, sometimes with alterations or additions....
d along with Consuming Impulse
Consuming Impulse
Consuming Impulse is the second album by the Dutch death metal band Pestilence. It received high regards from death metal fans as soon as it was released. 'Consuming Impulse' is often cited as a high point of original death metal movement...
on Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...
' Two from the Vault series.
Track listing
- All Lyrics By Marco Foddis. All Music By Patrick Mameli, except where noted. (All Songs CopyrightCopyrightCopyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
Roadster Music B.V.)
Personnel
- Patrick MameliPatrick MameliPatrick Mameli is a Dutch death metal singer and guitarist who is best known for his work with technical death metal band Pestilence....
- guitar, vocals - Patrick Uterwijk - guitar
- Tony ChoyTony ChoyTony Choy is an American electric bassist. He was a session musician for some well-known technical death metal bands such as Atheist, Cynic and the Dutch band Pestilence...
- bass - Marco Foddis - drums
- Kent Smith - keyboards (guest)
Production
- Arranged By Pestilence
- Produced By Pestilence & Scott Burns
- Recorded, Engineered & Mixed By Scott Burns
- Mastered By Eddy Schreyer