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Testament

American thrash metal band

Instance of: heavy metal band
Founded: 1983
Website: testamentlegions.com

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Testament is an American thrash metal band from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1983 under the name Legacy, the band's current lineup includes rhythm guitarist Eric Peterson, lead vocalist Chuck Billy, lead guitarist Alex Skolnick, bassist Steve Di Giorgio and drummer Chris Dovas. Testament has experienced many lineup changes over the years, with Peterson being the only remaining original member. The band has released fourteen studio albums, four live albums, five compilation albums, thirteen singles and three DVDs. They are estimated to have sold over 1.4 million albums in the United States since the beginning of the SoundScan era, and over 14 million copies worldwide as of 2016.

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Discography: Testament discography
Genre: thrash metal
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1.Stated in Metal Evolution
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Country of origin: United States
Label: Atlantic Records
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Members / parts: Chuck Billy(since 1986)
Eric Peterson(since 1983)
Alex Skolnick(1985–1992)
Gene Hoglan(1996–1997)
Steve DiGiorgio(1998–2005)
Alex Skolnick(since 2005)
Gene Hoglan(2011–2022)
Steve DiGiorgio(since 2014)
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Greg Christian(1983–1996)
Greg Christian(2005–2014)
Nick Barker(2006–2007)
Steve Souza(1983–1986)
Dave Lombardo(1998–1999)
Dave Lombardo(2022–2023)
Paul Bostaph(1992–1993)
Paul Bostaph(2004–2005)
Paul Bostaph(2007–2011)
Chris Kontos(1995–1996)
James Murphy
Formed in: Berkeley
Website account on: ReverbNation website username or id: testament · url: reverbnation.com
Member category: Category:Testament (band) members
Start of work period: 1982
Social media followers: 176,000(October 19, 2025) youtube channel id: UC0HZ7oBniMsRBI4skF6LClQ
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-10-19
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311,208(February 2, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 28492159
159,000(April 25, 2025) youtube channel id: UC0HZ7oBniMsRBI4skF6LClQ
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-04-25
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144,000(September 7, 2024) youtube channel id: UC0HZ7oBniMsRBI4skF6LClQ
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-09-07
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130,000(January 15, 2024) youtube channel id: UC0HZ7oBniMsRBI4skF6LClQ
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-01-15
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113,000(February 17, 2023) youtube channel id: UC0HZ7oBniMsRBI4skF6LClQ
96,300(March 17, 2022) youtube channel id: UC0HZ7oBniMsRBI4skF6LClQ
297,461(March 1, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 28492159
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84,600(July 3, 2021) youtube channel id: UC0HZ7oBniMsRBI4skF6LClQ
293,272(January 4, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 28492159
290,754(April 24, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 28492159
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