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Signs of Chaos: The Best of Testament
Signs of Chaos: The Best of Testament is a compilation released on 4 November 1997 through Mayhem. It gathers material from the thrash metal band's years on Atlantic Records, making it a handy overview of the early part of their career.
The extra pull for fans is a pair of covers that had only appeared as B-sides on the 1994 CD single "Dog Faced Gods": Scorpions' "The Sails of Charon" and Aerosmith's "Draw the Line". It also includes "Demonic Refusal", taken from Demonic, their newest album at the time. A later collection, The Very Best of Testament, follows a similar plan, but this is the one to reach for if you want those rarities alongside the Atlantic-era highlights.
Signs of Chaos: The Best of Testament: tracklist and credits
17 tracks · 1:16:02Tracklist
- 1Signs of ChaosAlex Skolnick0:30
- 2Electric CrownPeterson, Skolnick, Billy5:31
- 3The New OrderEric Peterson and Alex Skolnick4:27
- 4Alone in the DarkPeterson, Skolnick, Souza4:05
- 5Dog Faced GodsPeterson, Billy, James4:05
- 6Demonic RefusalPeterson, Ramirez, Billy5:22
- 7The BalladTestament, Billy, Skolnick6:11
- 8Souls of BlackClemente, Peterson, Skolnick, Billy3:25
- 9Trial by FirePeterson, Skolnick, Billy4:17
- 10LowEric Peterson and Chuck Billy3:37
- 11Practice What You PreachTestament, Billy, Peterson, Skolnick4:57
- 12Over the WallChristian, Peterson, Skolnick, Souza4:09
- 13The LegacyClemente, Peterson, Skolnick, Billy5:32
- 14Return to SerenityPeterson, Billy, James6:33
- 15Perilous NationTestament and Alex Skolnick5:52
- 16Sails of CharonUli Jon Roth4:41
- 17Draw the LineJoe Perry and Steven Tyler2:50
- Produced by
- Tony Platt, Alex Perialas, Garth Richardson, Testament, David Pigg, Roy Rowland
- Executive producer
- Jon Zazula, Marsha Zazula
- Recorded at
- One on One Studios, Pyramid Sound Recording Studios, A&M Recording Studios, Studio D Recording, Fantasy Studios
- Recorded
- 1986–1997
- Mixed by
- Nigel Green, Alex Perialas, Michael Wagener
- Mixed at
- Battery Studios, Pyramid Sound Recording Studios, Scream Studios, Fantasy Studios
- Engineered by
- Tony Platt, Alex Perialas, Bill Kennedy
- Artwork
- Bob Defrin
- Labels
- Mayhem, Mayhem/Fierce
- Length
- 1:16:02
Line-up
- Greg Christian · bass guitar, bass, electric bass guitar
- Louie Clemente · drums (drum set) · guest
- Eric Peterson · guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
- Alex Skolnick · guitar · guest
- Chuck Billy · lead vocals
- James Murphy · electric guitar · guest
- John Tempesta · drums (drum set) · guest
- Elliot “Gino” Cahn · vocals · guest
- Bodgan Jablonski · vocals · guest
- Willy Langs · vocals · guest
- Mark Walters · vocals · guest
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 4 November 1997 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 4 November 1997 | |
| Wikidata | 4 November 1997 | |
| US release | 4 November 1997 | earliest US date |
1 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 November 1997 | US | Mayhem | 090861112028 | original |
Cover art sources
fanarttv · upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 949×947 | upscaled |