This weekend, San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends
TESTAMENT will take over the airwaves on
MTV2's
"Headbangers Ball". The band's new video for the song
"More Than Meets The Eye", along with never-before-seen footage from the band's shoot at Alcatraz in San Francisco, will be aired for the first time. Six
TESTAMENT art pieces, performances and videos will be intertwined with all the videos that will be shows on
"Headbangers Ball" this Saturday night, December 13 at 2:00 a.m. EST / 1:00 a.m. CST.
The
"More Than Meets The Eye" video can be viewed below (courtesy of
MTV2's
Headbanger's Blog). The clip was produced by
Kevin J. Custer of
Toaster In The Tub.
Photos from the
"More Than Meets The Eye" video shoot can be viewed
here.
Vocalist
Chuck Billy and guitarist
Eric Peterson recently commented on
HeadbangersBlog.com about their new video: "We haven't had a new video out for a long time, since
'Low' in '94.
"Our new video is for
'More Than Meets the Eye', and it was created by
Kevin Custer who's worked with
KINGDOM OF SORROW and
BENEATH THE MASSACRE, among others.
"It was really fun working with
Kevin. He really worked in tandem with the band's vision and took it to the next level.
"The band went to L.A. and shot performance footage in front of a green screen, then
Kevin turned that footage into mayhem with some
'Formation of Damnation' happening in the background.
"We're happy with it as our first video. We look forward to doing more videos and getting into a concept. We're definitely pleased to have this represent us for the first one from the new record.
"The feel of the video is more about unearthing the demons within and the terror that wrath can incite. And as the song progresses, the mayhem takes over — a reflection of what is inside the band and the music we create... More Than Meets the Eye."
A ringtone for
"More Than Meets The Eye" is available at
this location.
TESTAMENT recruited guitarist
Glen Drover (ex-
MEGADETH,
KING DIAMOND) to fill in for
Alex Skolnick on the band's recent Mexican tour dates with
JUDAS PRIEST.
"The Formation of Damnation" debuted at #59 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and is
TESTAMENT's highest-charting release in the band's 24-year history. The album, which has sold more than 50,000 copies in the U.S. so far (according to
Nielsen SoundScan) also dominated at radio, holding the #1 spot on both
CMJ and
FMQB for several consecutive weeks.
An e-card for
"The Formation of Damnation" can be accessed at
this location.