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The band was formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1983, under the name Legacy, by guitarist Eric Peterson and his cousin, guitarist Derrick Ramirez. They eventually hired drummer Louie Clemente, vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza and bassist Greg Christian, and began playing club shows with bands such as Exodus, Slayer, Anthrax, Lȧȧz Rockit and Death Angel, among others.
Testament is an American thrash metal band from Berkeley, California.Formed in 1983, the group originally consisted of guitarists Eric Peterson and Derrick Ramirez, bassist Greg Christian, drummer Louie Clemente and lead vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza.
Gregory Christian (born April 29, 1966) [1] is an American musician who is the former bassist for thrash metal band Testament. He left the band in 1996, but rejoined in 2004 and left again in 2014. In addition to Testament, Christian has also played in HavocHate and Trinity Fallen, and later served as the bassist for Trauma.
Prior to the album's recording in January 1987, 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. [1]
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[10] However, these plans fell through, when it was announced in January 2014 that bassist Greg Christian had left Testament for the second time, [11] citing differences with the band and money disputes as the reasons. [12] [13] [14] Christian was replaced by Di Giorgio, who was the bassist for Testament from 1998 to 2004. [11]
The Slayer icon replaces Gene Hoglan, who recently parted ways with the band. Dave Lombardo Joins Testament as Band’s New Drummer Spencer Kaufman
Prior to Legacy and Testament, Billy was the vocalist for a local metal band called Guilt which also featured future Hericane Alice and Medicine Wheel guitarist Danny Gill. No records by the band exist but they recorded one demo in 1984 and contributed the song "Down to the City" to the U.S. Metal Vol. IV compilation on Shrapnel Records. He ...