Testament discography

Testament discography
Testament at Sweden Rock 2008
Studio albums	11
Live albums	4
Compilation albums	6
Video albums	3
EPs	2
Singles	12

This is a comprehensive discography of Testament, a San Francisco-based thrash metal band, consists of eleven studio albums, four live albums, six compilations, two extended plays, twelve singles, and three video albums. Originally forming in 1983 under the name Legacy they released two demos titled Demo 1 and Demo 2 and have since gone on to become one of the most influential thrash metal bands of all time. The band has gone through numerous lineup changes with the only constant member being guitarist Eric Peterson. As of 2012 Testament has sold more than 12 million records worldwide.

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]	AUT [2]	FIN [3]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	NLD [6]	NOR [7]	SWE [8]	SWI [9]	UK [10]
1987	The Legacy Released: April 21, 1987 Label: Atlantic/Megaforce	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	The New Order Released: May 10, 1988 Label: Atlantic/Megaforce	136	—	—	—	—	66	—	49	—	—
1989	Practice What You Preach Released: August 8, 1989 Label: Atlantic/Megaforce	77	—	—	—	—	57	20	—	—	40
1990	Souls of Black Released: October 9, 1990 Label: Atlantic/Megaforce	73	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	35
1992	The Ritual Released: May 12, 1992 Label: Atlantic/Megaforce	55	—	—	—	73	—	—	—	—	—
1994	Low Released: October 4, 1994 Label: Atlantic/Megaforce	122	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	39	—
1997	Demonic Released: June 24, 1997 Label: MFN	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	The Gathering Released: June 8, 1999 Label: USG	—	—	—	—	48	—	—	—	—	—
2008	The Formation of Damnation Released: April 29, 2008 Label: Nuclear Blast	59	23	12	95	15	47	29	27	33	122
2012	Dark Roots of Earth Released: July 27, 2012 Label: Nuclear Blast	12	21	4	46	4	32	11	8	10	57
2016	Brotherhood of the Snake Released: October 28, 2016 Label: Nuclear Blast	20	23	18	87 [11]	11	74	—	43	16	43
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales
		GER [5]	FRA [4]
1995	Live at the Fillmore Released: 1995 Label: Burnt Offerings	—	—	US: 32,592+[12]
2005	Live in London Released: 2005 Label: Spitfire	—	—
2009	Live at Eindhoven '87 Released: April 14, 2009 Label: Nuclear Blast	—	—
2013	Dark Roots of Thrash Released: October 29, 2013 Label: Nuclear Blast	52	168
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year	Album details
1996	The Best of Testament Released: 1996 Label: Atlantic/Megaforce
1997	Signs of Chaos Released: 1997 Label: Mayhem/Fierce
2001	The Very Best of Testament Released: 2001 Label: Rhino
	First Strike Still Deadly Released: 2001 Label: Spitfire
2004	Days of Darkness Released: 2004 Label: Spitfire
2007	The Spitfire Collection Released: 2007 Label: Spitfire

EP albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		NLD [6]
1987	Live at Eindhoven Released: 1987 Label: Atlantic/Megaforce	62
1993	Return to the Apocalyptic City Released: 1993 Label: Atlantic/Megaforce	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Singles

Year	Song	Peak chart positions	Album
		US Main. [1]
1987	"Over the Wall"	—	The Legacy
1988	"Trial by Fire"	—	The New Order
1989	"Practice What You Preach"	—	Practice What You Preach
1990	"Greenhouse Effect"	—
	"Souls of Black"	—	Souls of Black
	"The Legacy"	—
1992	"Electric Crown"	—	The Ritual
	"Return to Serenity"	22
1994	"Low"	—	Low
	"Dog Faced Gods"	—
2012	"True American Hate"	—	Dark Roots of Earth
	"Native Blood"	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Videos

Year	Video details	Peak chart positions
		SWE [13]	SWI [14]
1991	Seen Between the Lines Released: June 25, 1991 Label: Atlantic Format: VHS	—	—
2005	Live in London Released: November 1, 2005 Label: Spitfire Format: DVD	—	—
2013	Dark Roots of Thrash Released: October 15, 2013 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: DVD	7	9
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

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12. "Sludge Scan For December 1999". www.metalsludge.tv. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
13. http://www.sverigetopplistan.se
14. http://hitparade.ch/charts/musik-dvd/03-11-2013