LABEL: Nuclear Blast
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 03/06/2026
ALBUM RELEASE DATE: 10/9/1990
VARIANT: Red Black Splatter Vinyl LP

The Bay Area other Black Album, 1990s Souls of Black plunged Testament even further into the progressively inky kind of thrash theyd needled into with 1989 breakout Practice What You Preach. Despite the darkness implied by like Absence of Light, lead guitarist Alex Skolnick steps into the spotlight with a series of staggering solos, while vocalist Chuck Billy seethes through socio-political lyrics with powerful metal fervor. Released ahead of their Clash of the Titans tour with Megadeth and Slayer, plus a North American leg of Judas Priests Painkiller tour, Testament definitely thrashed the masses with this one.

TRACKLIST

SIDE A
01. Beginning Of The End
02. Face In The Sky
03. Falling Fast
04. Souls Of Black
05. Absence Of Light
06. Love To Hate
SIDE B
07. Malpractice
08. One Mans Fate
09. The Legacy
10. Seven Days Of May

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