Testing

Testing is a studio album by the American pop and rock band The Rock-afire Explosion. It was announced by Polymer Records in 2015 and released on April 22, 2016, the first day of the Jewish holiday of Passover.

Testing was recorded from April 2014 to February 2016 in various locations, mainly at Stebbing Studios in Auckland, New Zealand, where the band's first, second, third, and seventh albums were recorded.

Production
On July 17, 2015, Polymer Records announced in a "New Releases" press statement that "the Rock-afire Explosion, Polymer's most famous animal band, has been working on a new album lately. No word on what the title is gonna be, but regardless of that, the working title is "We Have a Bad Feeling About This," and it's gonna rock!"

Most of the songs from the album were recorded at Stebbing Studios in Auckland, New Zealand. The first 6 tracks on disc 4 were recorded at David Gilmour's Astoria recording studio in mid-2015, while most of disc 5 was recorded at BOP Studios in Mafikeng, South Africa.

Four of the tracks on disc seven are un-released tracks from the band, and disc 1's last track is a demo of the "Catch a Wave" cover, recorded in Dook LaRue's basement with Mitzi's top loading stereo cassette deck.

The final mix of the album, save for the "Catch a Wave" demo, which was left untouched, was done at

The album was released as a seven disc box set on vinyl, CD, and picture disc.

Artwork
The artwork features the band members in lab coats and safety glasses. The photos were taken by Crusty Kahane and his daughter Zion.