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Non Comprehendus by Testeagles
Non Comprehendus is an album by Testeagles, released in 2000. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Turn That Shit Up”, on 1 list with a best position of #66.
Non Comprehendus, the debut album from Adelaide trio Testeagles, hit Australian shelves on 27 February 2000 and went straight for the throat. Brothers Matty Matt (lead guitar and vocals) and Ady Matt (drums), with Dave "D" Paisawa on bass and vocals since late 1998, cut it with Paul McKercher, the producer behind You Am I and Spiderbait, then handed the tapes to American mixer Ulrich Wild, whose résumé ran through Pantera, White Zombie and Prong.
You can hear both sets of hands on it: nu metal riffs that grind like a gravel truck, squalling noise, electronic beats and samples, all of it cranked into the red. Ian McFarlane reckoned nothing that visceral had cracked the Australian Top 10 since Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson, and this one got there, reaching number 8 on the ARIA chart. "Turn That Shit Up" and "Underdog" led the charge on Triple J, with "Like No Other" following. Sony dropped the band soon after anyway.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Non Comprehendus on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turn That Shit Up | 1 | #66 | – | 1999 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.