Background
Prior to the album's recording in 1986, Testament was known as Legacy. Their lineup consisted of singer Steve "Zetro" Souza, guitarists Alex Skolnick and Eric Peterson, bassist Greg Christian and drummer Louie Clemente. Singer Chuck Billy was a member of another local band named Guilt. He had performed with Legacy on a few occasions and was asked to join the band after Souza left for Exodus. In 1986, the band changed their name to Testament after finding out a jazz band also named Legacy. The name 'Testament' was suggested by Billy Milano (from S.O.D. and M.O.D.), who was a friend of the band in the early days.
This was the only Testament album to feature songwriting contributions from Souza, who was credited as the co-writer of all the songs, except for "C.O.T.L.O.D." and "Do or Die", which were co-written by original Legacy singer Derrick Ramirez and Billy respectively.
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