Originally released by Testament in 1995, the first 14 tracks are live recordings and the last three are acoustic versions of previously released songs. Combining long-time favourites with then-new material from the album "Low", "Live at the Fillmore" proved beyond a doubt that Testament without Alex Skolnick was a more than viable proposition. The band sounds powerful and invigorated on the live material, while the three bonus studio cuts - acoustic renditions of the ballads "The Legacy," "Trail of Tears," and "Return to Serenity" - shed new light on the compositions. Testament was one of the first thrash metal bands to emerge from the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980's. Undoubtedly, they are the inventors of the thrash-metal wheel. Testament's powerful sound, influence, and longevity make them one of the Top 5 All-Time Legendary Thrash Metal Bands, putting them in the company of Slayer, Megadeth, Metallica, and Anthrax.
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