Testament discography

Testament discography
Testament at Sweden Rock 2008
Studio albums	13
EPs	2
Live albums	4
Compilation albums	5
Singles	13
Video albums	3

The discography of San Francisco-based thrash metal band Testament consists of thirteen studio albums, four live albums, five compilations, two extended plays, thirteen 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.

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	CAN	FIN [4]	FRA [5]	GER [6]	JPN [7]	NLD [8]	NOR [9]	SWE [10]	SWI [11]	UK [12]
The Legacy	Released: April 21, 1987 Label: Atlantic/Megaforce	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The New Order	Released: May 5, 1988 Label: Atlantic/Megaforce	136	—	—	—	—	—	49	—	66	—	49	—	81
Practice What You Preach	Released: August 8, 1989 Label: Atlantic/Megaforce	77	—	—	—	—	—	29	—	57	20	—	—	40
Souls of Black	Released: October 9, 1990 Label: Atlantic/Megaforce	73	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	35
The Ritual	Released: May 1992 Label: Atlantic	55	—	—	78	—	—	73	—	—	—	—	—	48
Low	Released: September 30, 1994 Label: Atlantic	122	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	39	—
Demonic	Released: June 24, 1997 Label: Spitfire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Gathering	Released: June 8, 1999 Label: Spitfire	—	—	—	—	—	—	48	—	—	—	—	—	—
First Strike Still Deadly	Released: October 24, 2001 Label: Spitfire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Formation of Damnation	Released: April 29, 2008 Label: Nuclear Blast	59	—	23	—	12	95	15	42	47	29	27	33	122 [13]
Dark Roots of Earth	Released: July 27, 2012 Label: Nuclear Blast	12	—	21	12	4	46	4	56	32	11	8	10	57
Brotherhood of the Snake	Released: October 28, 2016 Label: Nuclear Blast	20	24	23	24	18	87	11	42	74	—	43	16	43
Titans of Creation	Released: April 3, 2020 Label: Nuclear Blast	96	24	25	—	6	138	3	29	—	—	—	7	—
Para Bellum	Released: October 10, 2025 Label: Nuclear Blast	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales
		GER [6]	FRA [5]
Live at Eindhoven (EP)	Released: 1987 Label: Atlantic/Megaforce	62	—
Return to the Apocalyptic City (EP)	Released: 1993 Label: Atlantic	—	—
Live at the Fillmore	Released: 1995 Label: Burnt Offerings	—	—	US: 32,592+ [14]
Live in London	Released: 2005 Label: Spitfire	—	—
Live at Eindhoven '87	Released: April 14, 2009 Label: Nuclear Blast	—	—
Dark Roots of Thrash	Released: October 29, 2013 Label: Nuclear Blast	52	168
Live at Dynamo Open Air 1997	Released: May 24, 2019 Label: DYNAMO CONCERTS, F.R.E.T. Music	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details
The Best of Testament	Released: 1996 Label: Atlantic
Signs of Chaos	Released: 1997 Label: Mayhem/Fierce
The Very Best of Testament	Released: 2001 Label: Rhino
Days of Darkness	Released: 2004 Label: Spitfire
The Spitfire Collection	Released: 2007 Label: Spitfire

Singles

Song	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		US Main. [1]
"Over the Wall"	1987	—	The Legacy
"Trial by Fire"	1988	—	The New Order
"Practice What You Preach"	1989	—	Practice What You Preach
"Greenhouse Effect"	1990	—
"Souls of Black"		—	Souls of Black
"The Legacy"		—
"Electric Crown"	1992	—	The Ritual
"Return to Serenity"		22
"Low"	1994	—	Low
"Dog Faced Gods"		—
"True American Hate"	2012	—	Dark Roots of Earth
"Native Blood"		—
"The Pale King"	2016	—	Brotherhood of the Snake
"Night of the Witch"	2020	—	Titans of Creation
"Curse Of Osiris"	2022	—
"WWIII"	2023	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Music videos

• "Over the Wall" (1987)
• "Trial By Fire" (1988)
• "Nobody's Fault" (1988)
• "Practice What You Preach" (1989)
• "Greenhouse Effect" (1990)
• "The Ballad" (1990)
• "Souls of Black" (1990)
• "The Legacy" (1990)
• "Electric Crown" (1992)
• "Return to Serenity" (1992)
• "Low" (1994)
• "More Than Meets the Eye" (2008)
• "Native Blood" (2012)
• "The Pale King" (2016)
• "Children of the Next Level" (2020)
• "Curse of Osiris" (2022)
• "WWIII" (2022)
• "Infanticide A.I." (2025)
• "Shadow People" (2025)

Videos

Title	Video details	Peak chart positions
		SWE [15]	SWI [16]
Seen Between the Lines	Released: June 25, 1991 Label: Atlantic Format: VHS	—	—
Live in London	Released: November 1, 2005 Label: Spitfire Format: DVD	—	—
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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