Formed: 1983
From:
San Francisco,
CA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Testament News
Below is our complete Testament news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Eric Peterson Announces In-Store Appearance
Testament / Dragonlord guitarist Eric Peterson has announced he will be making a live in-store appearance on January 23rd, 2010, at Raptor Guitars in Phoenix, Arizona. The appearance will take place from 1:00pm - 2:30pm. Additional details about the Raptor Guitars store can be found at this location.
Free Stuff Roundup: November 15-21
We've got two new giveaways up (full details on our new contests page).
American Carnage
First up, Metalunderground.com and AEG Live are giving away a pair of tickets to each the Nashville, Tennessee (1/31) and Atlanta, Georgia (Feb 1) "American Carnage" shows, featuring Slayer, Megadeth, and Testament.
Slayer & Megadeth
w/ Testament
January 31
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
On sale Fri, Nov. 20th
Slayer & Megadeth
w/ Testament
February 1
The Arena at Gwinnett
On sale Fri, Nov. 20th
Saosin Giveaway
Next up, in celebration of Saosin’s recent release, "In Search of Solid Ground," the band and MetalUnderground.com want to hook up one lucky winner with a major prize pack, including a Fender Squire Bass, Ibanez Electric Guitar, Gibson Les Paul Electric Guitar, and an Evans Drumhead, all signed and played by the members in the "Changing" music video. Enter now for your chance to win this incredible prize at this location. All entries must be received by Decmeber 18, 2009.
Saosin is currently headlining the Pac Sun tour through December. Check out their MySpace Page to find out when they will be in a city near you!
Get the details on how to enter to win in these contests here.
And don't forget to enter to win a rare Killswitch Engage-themed guitar, skinned in the art of their latest self-titled album, in that contest that is still accepting entries.
Slayer Adds Extra "American Carnage" Tour Date
Apparently, twenty-five cities just wasn't enough for Megadeth and Slayer on their upcoming "American Carnage" North American tour which kicks off on January 18 in Seattle. The co-headliners announced today that one more date has been added to the itinerary - the bands will play Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York on February 12.
Yesterday, Slayer and Megadeth announced that they will tour the U.S. together for the first time in nearly two decades, with Testament as special guest. The now 26-date trek will include the six "Canadian Carnage" dates that had been postponed earlier this month due to Slayer vocalist/bassist Tom Araya's back problem. According to Slayer's manager, Rick Sales, "Tom continues to recover and is improving more and more every day, so I think by the time January 18 rolls around, he'll be ready for some carnage."
Confirmed dates for the "American Carnage" tour are as follows: More...
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Slayer, Megadeth To Co-Headline "American Carnage"
Megadeth and Slayer will join forces to co-headline "American Carnage" across North America this winter. "American Carnage" will kick off on January 18 in Seattle, WA for a 26-date trek across North America that will include the six Canadian dates postponed earlier this month. Tickets for most shows go on sale this Friday, November 20. Ticketmaster is offering a special presage for most shows from Wednesday, November 18 at 10AM until Thursday, November 19 at 10PM.
"American Carnage" is the first time that Slayer and Megadeth will have toured the U.S. together since 1991's epic "Clash of the Titans" tour. To celebrate that, and in recognition of the tough economic times that many of their fans are having, Megadeth and Slayer have decided to roll back the price of a chunk of tickets at every U.S. show to the "1991 price" of $10.00. These specially-priced tickets will be limited and when they're gone, they're gone. Megadeth has also teamed with iloveallaccess.com to provide an Ultimate Fan Package including premium seats, meet and greets, pre-show parties and more.
In addition, Testament, who was also on the '91 "Clash of the Titans" bill, will be special guests on the entire tour, marking the first time that all three bands have shared a stage together in more than 18 years, and making this a "must see" metal event.
Both Megadeth and Slayer will hit the road supporting new albums: Megadeth's 2009 album, "Endgame," and Slayer's "World Painted Blood," the band's 10th studio venture, which hit stores November 3. Testament's "The Formation of Damnation: Special Tour Edition," will be released on February 23, 2010 with special unreleased bonus tracks.
Slayer and Megadeth have already massacred territories together outside of the U.S., first with four explosive dates in June 2009 across Western Canada - "Canadian Carnage" - marking the first time the bands had shared a stage anywhere in 18 years; and then six co-headlining "Carnage" dates in Australia followed in October.
Slayer and Megadeth are also rescheduling the east coast leg of the "Canadian Carnage" tour, postponed from this fall.
A video announcement of the "American Carnage" tour has been posted:
Confirmed dates for the "American Carnage" tour are as follows:
JANUARY 18 WaMu Theatre, Seattle, WA*
JANUARY 19 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (tickets sold via www.rosequarter.com)
JANUARY 21 Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA*
JANUARY 22 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA * (tickets on sale 11/21)
JANUARY 23 Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ**
JANUARY 25 Magness Arena, Denver, CO*
JANUARY 26 Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM*
JANUARY 27 El Paso Coliseum, El Paso, TX*
JANUARY 29 Verizon Wireless, Houston, TX**
JANUARY 31 Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN*
FEBRUARY 1 Gwinnett Arena, Duluth, GA*
FEBRUARY 2 Broadbent Arena, Louisville, KY* (tickets on sale 12/4)
FEBRUARY 4 Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN* (tickets on sale 12/4)
FEBRUARY 5 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL* (tickets on sale 12/4)
FEBRUARY 6 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI*
FEBRUARY 9 Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford, CT**
FEBRUARY 11 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ*
FEBRUARY 13 Susquehanna Center, Camden, NJ*
FEBRUARY 14 Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MA*
FEBRUARY 16 Pavillon de la Jeunesse, Quebec City, QC (tickets sold via Billetech.com)
FEBRUARY 18 John Labatt Centre, London, ON (tickets on sale 11/27 via JohnLabattCentre.com)
FEBRUARY 19 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON (tickets sold via Ticketmaster.ca)
FEBRUARY 20 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC (tickets sold via Admission.com)
FEBRUARY 22 Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB (tickets sold via MonctonColiseum.com)
FEBRUARY 23 Metro Centre, Halifax, NS (tickets sold via TicketAtlantic.com
* tickets sold through Ticketmaster
** tickets sold through LiveNation.com
Slayer Reschedules Canadian Carnage Tour
The Canadian Carnage tour, which is to feature co-headlining slots from thrash metal legends Slayer and Megadeth, has been rescheduled for February of next year. The tour was previously planned to kick off earlier this month but was postponed due to Slayer frontman Tom Araya suffering a back injury. In addition to the rescheduled dates, Bay Area thrash metal titans Testament have also been added to the bill.
The new tour dates are as follows: More...
Eric Peterson Announces Guitar Clinic
Testament / Dragonlord guitarist Eric Peterson has announced he will be hosting a metal guitar clinic at the Musician's Institue in Los Angeles, CA on November 19th, 2009. During the clinic Eric will share his approach to riff writing, album production, soloing, touring, and leading a successful metal band for two decades and counting. More information on the clinic can be found at this location.
Paul Bostaph To Join Hail! On Tour
Hail! has announced that drummer Paul Bostaph (Slayer, Testament) will be accompanying them for their upcoming tour dates in November and December. Bostaph will be joining bassist David Ellefson, singer Ripper Owens (former JUDAS PRIEST, current YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA).
Asked how Paul Bostaph came to play with Hail!, Ellefson replied “After Jimmy DeGrasso became unavailable due to his touring commitments with Alice Cooper, Roy Mayorga came aboard and just slammed for us. His playing throughout the Scandinavian dates was unbelievable, but now he’s heading back into the studio with Stone Sour, so he’s unavailable for the next round of shows. We immediately thought of Paul. With Alex Skolnik out playing with Trans-Siberian Orchestra a small window opened in the Testament schedule where Paul became available and we jumped at the opportunity.”
Kisser chimed in, “Come on, he’s Paul Bostaph! Think about it, he’s played with three of the greatest thrash bands of all-time, Slayer, Testament, and Exodus. What symbolizes more of the spirit of HAIL! then that?! It’s an honor to play with him."
Ripper continued, “Our goal is to make every HAIL! show a special once-in-a-lifetime event. We strive to make every show different and no two shows have been the same. Look at our set lists on this last run, we must have played 15-20 new songs and half of them we never even rehearsed! I even played a guitar solo one night! We had guest jams with friends from DIMMU BORGIR, MERCYFUL FATE, GORGOROTH, MESHUGGAH, DRAIN S.T.H., KING DIAMOND and we want every fan to know that what they experience at a HAIL! concert will never happen again. We will continue to keep it fresh and exciting and playing with Paul will certainly do that.”
Bostaph shared his excitement, “To play with Tim, Andreas and Dave? Talk about an honor, these guys are metal gods! I thought it was super cool when I first heard about HAIL! and what they were doing. Now to be a part of it is amazing. I’m really looking forward to it and can’t wait.”
The exact tour dates with Bostaph will be announced shortly.
Seregon Reveals Full Benefit Show Details
On Friday the 30th of October SEREGON will be releasing their new 7 Track EP ‘DISPOSABLE SUFFERING’, this will coincide with an EP Release party the same day at Yate Community Centre in Yate near Bristol, UK. A charity raffle was already set to take place but due to the tragic events of 05/10/09 all proceeds made from the raffle and door sales will go to the family of late EVILE Bassist Mike Alexander. Raffle tickets will be available on the night and entry to the show will cost £5.00, for more details please go to www.myspace.com/seregonuk.
Items in the Charity Raffle include:
- Signed copy of Metal Hammer (June 2007) by the members of MEGADETH & Promotional Beer Mat (Donated from personal collection of SEREGON’s James Moore).
- A set of MEGADETH Plectrums from the 2007 World Tour & Promotional Beer Mat (Donated from personal collection of SEREGON’s James Moore).
- A signed live photo of TESTAMENT in Dubai 2006, (Donated from personal collection of SEREGON’s James Moore).
- A signed copy of SEREGON’s new EP ‘DISPOSABLE SUFFERING’ and signed SEREGON Promo Shot.
- A ‘DISPOSABLE SUFFERING’ SEREGON T-Shirt and signed SEREGON Promo Shot.
- Various signed vinyl’s from EXODUS
- Goodie bag from WHIPLASH
- Epiphone ANNHILATOR Flying V in Black (JEFF WATERS Signature) prototype : Signed and dated by JEFF WATERS, shipping/donation to be paid for by Jeff’s sister, KATHY WATERS
- Plus many more item’s on the night! More...
Ex-Cradle Of Filth Drummer Joins Benediction
Veteran metal drummer Nick Barker, who has previously been a part of Cradle Of Filth, Testament, Dimmu Borgir, Exodus, Lock Up and Brujeria, will be joining British death metal veterans Benediction on their upcoming tour of South America which is scheduled to kick off in December. A message from the band reads as follows:
"Venues and cities are still coming through but this is what is shaping up so far. Our good friend, Nick Barker, will be on the drums for Benediction on this tour so it should be a full on holocaust!"
Eric Peterson Posts "Behind The Scenes" DVD Clip
Guitarist Eric Peterson of Testament and Dragonlord has posted a "behind the scenes" video during the filming of his upcoming instructional DVD for Rock House. The video clip can be viewed below. More...
Ex-Anthrax Singer Forms New Band With Paul Bostaph
In a recent interview with The Metal Den's Randy "Rocket" Cody, former Anthrax lead singer Dan Nelson revealed that he has two new projects underway, including one with current Testament drummer Paul Bostaph, who was also a founding member of Forbidden, long time drummer for Slayer and former member of Exodus. Some excerpts from the interview are as follows:
Rocket: You told me you’re now working on a new musical project. Is it going to be a solo Dan Nelson effort? Or with a new band entirely?
Nelson: "I have been writing my own music. But I am singing and playing guitar in the band Inside Hollow, as well as working on a new metal project with (drummer) Paul Bostaph (Testament, Slayer, Exodus, Forbidden) that is coming out killer! Where is it being recorded and who is producing it? No set studios or producers just yet. We are still in the writing process with both bands."
Rocket: When can fans expect to see it released?
Nelson: "I would say definitely 2010 for Inside Hollow, and hopefully the same for the other project."
Testament Comments On Japanese Tour Dates
Testament has posted a video blog online about their upcoming "Thrash Domination Tour" in Japan with Exodus and Kreator. The video clip can be viewed below. Testament's upcoming tour dates are as follows:
9/12 Monterrey Arena Monterrey
9/13 Cuervo Salon Mexico City
9/17 Big Cat Osaka
9/19 Club Citta Kawasaki
9/20 Club Citta Kawasaki
9/21 Ell Nagoya More...
Thrash Metal's "Big Four" To Tour?
According to Slayer guitarist Kerry King, a dream tour featuring Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax could well be in the works. Speaking to Britain's Metal Hammer magazine, King stated:
“I’ve heard people referencing Lars. I don’t know Lars that well and I haven’t heard it from Lars but apparently he’s talking to somebody about it. Maybe us, Metallica, Megadeth (and), I think he even threw in Anthrax and I said in this day and age, I know we had that time together but how do you leave out Machine Head? There’s better options than Anthrax and that’s nothing against Anthrax, but they’ve just been in pieces for quite some time and that doesn’t make as much sense to me."
The closest the world has got to having the "Big Four" tour together came in 1991 when Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax were joined on tour by the up and coming Alice In Chains, who stepped in for Bay Area thrashers Death Angel, on the Clash Of The Titans tour. The tour also went to Europe where Megadeth and Slayer performed without Anthrax and Alice In Chains but with Suicidal Tendencies and Testament.
Testament Posts Brutal Assault Festival Pictures
Testament has posted a series of photos online from their recent performance at the Brutal Assault Festival in the Czech Republic. The photo gallery can be found here.
Testament Announces Tour Dates For Mexico, Japan
Testament has announced the following tour dates for Mexico and Japan:
9/12 – MONTERREY, MEXICO – MONTERREY ARENA
9/13 – MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – CUERVO SALON
9/17 - OSAKA, Japan – BIG CAT - w/ Kreator
9/19 – KAWASAKI, Japan - CLUB CITTA - w/ Exodus, Kreator, Heathen
9/20 – KAWASAKI, Japan - CLUB CITTA - w/ Exodus, Kreator, Heathen
9/21 – NAGOYA, Japan - ELL
"Brutal Legend" Track Listing Revealed
GameDaily.com is reporting that the track listing for the upcoming heavy metal themed video game "Brutal Legend," which features the voice of Jack Black, has been revealed. The projected track listing can be viewed below. "Brutal Legend" is set to be released on October 13th in North America and October 16th in Europe. More...
Read the full article at GameDaily.com.
Testament Posts London Tour Date Photos
Testament has posted a series of photographs online from their July 24th performance at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London. The pictures can be found here.
Testament Posts Wacken Festival Photographs
Testament has posted a series of photographs online from their performance at the 2009 Wacken Festival in Germany. The photos can be found here.
Testament Announces Special NYC Show
Testament has issued the following announcement about a special show limited to 15 people in New York, which will be sponsored by Sirius radio:
"Sirius XM Radio is assembling a small audience of friends and listeners of Testament for a special performance on the evening of August 10, 2009 in New York City (Manhattan).
"The seating for this program is extremely limited – we’ve got a total of fifteen (15) spots to offer the recipients of this email – and will be on a 'first-come, first-served' basis determined by when an email is received at SIRIUS XM Radio. Each winner can bring one guest. If you are interested, are at least 18 years old, and are 100% confident that you can be in NEW YORK CITY on August 10, 2009 send an email complete with your full name, contact information (valid email and cell phone number) to artistconfidential@siriusxm.com. SIRIUS XM Radio will NOT be providing transportation to/from the event.
"Make sure to include 'TESTAMENT' in the subject line of your message to artistconfidential@siriusxm.com or your email will not be considered. DO NOT reply to this email as it will not be valid for this opportunity.
"If you are selected to attend, you will receive a second email with the exact time of the event and further instructions. Only people who have received this second email (and have been confirmed by SIRIUS XM Radio) will be put on the guest list and will be able to attend."
Onslaught Issues Post-Tour Update
British thrash metal legends recently completed a short tour in the United Kingdom as special guests to veteran Bay Area thrash outfit Testament. A message from the band reads as follows:
"Just got back fromt the Testament UK tour... fuckin Killer!!!
"We had a blast and the shows we're totally fuckin awesome for us, if this tour proved one thing, it was that thrash metal is well and truly back at the forefront of the UK metal scene once more. Great line up/sold out shows with real old school attitudes, the future is bright!
"It was real cool to be out with all The Testament guys once more and a pleasure to have on board new upcoming American thrashers WARBRINGER.. check em out :) This was one of the most enjoyable tours we have ever been involved in, no egos & attitudes, just one big machine that ran like clockwork... very rare in this business!
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