With the title track of their fourth album, Souls of Black, (1990) here’s Oakland, CA thrash legends Testament.

Watch the video for “Souls of Black” here below.

Testament is still active after 30 years and ten studio albums. In fact, the band has produced some of it’s most criticality acclaimed and commercially successful music during the thrash revival of the past few years. I highly recommend checking out The Formation of Damnation (2008) or Dark Roots of Earth (2012), both of which present a master class in the genre.

Included in February 2012’s $5 MP3 Album Deals is Rodrigo Y Gabriela‘s 11:11 for the great price of, you guessed it, $5!

The CD copy of 11:11 will set you back $12.83, so that’s a huge price difference.

Rodrigo Y Gabriela is a Mexican guitar duo who play metal-inspired songs on acoustic guitars. Both coming from a thrash metal background the riffs are fast and energized and 11:11 even features guest fretwork by Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick on the song “Atman.”

Metal Sucks posed a question this week: If The Big Four were The Big 8, which bands would be the next four in the group?

If you’re unaware, The Big 4 Tour is comprised of thrash metal giants Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax. The tour is scheduled to arrive in just one city this April in the United States, much to the dismay of metalheads across the nation who wanted the tour to hit more cities.

I’ve seen some reactions from fans who aren’t in total agreement with this touring line-up, stating that not every band on the bill fits the “Big 4” mold. I happened to think it’s a great bill, but I’ve wondered what other bands would fit nicely on this tour.

So, if The Big 4 Tour was actually The Big 8 Tour, what four additional bands do you think deserve to be on it?

Check out my picks below and let me know what yours would be.