Testament Guitarist Alex Skolnick To Miss Megadeth Tour
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Due to other commitments, Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick has been forced to miss the band's forthcoming tour supporting Megadeth. His position on the trek will be filled in by former Megadeth guitarist Glen Drover. A message from Drover reads as follows:
"Well, its been quite sometime since my last update. Have been working in the studio with various projects, as well as my own instrumental album that I have been slowly working on over the last year or so, and all is going very well. Everyone is playing amazing and we will also have a few special guests lending their talents for guitar solo spots. So far we have Jeff Loomis (NEVERMORE) and Frederik Akesson (OPETH, ARCH ENEMY) who have recently sent me their solos, which of course are no less than amazing. Just wait till you hear what they have done!!!! We have six out of eight songs recorded now and should have everything wrapped up in the next few months or so. Will keep you updated on that soon.
"Also, During the time of me trying to finally finish this album, I will be playing with TESTAMENT on the upcoming MEGADETH, Testament, EXODUS tour In the US and Canada. My buddies in Testament called me up to see if I could help for the tour, as Alex (Skolnick) will be away during this time. It will be great to get back out for a little bit and see all my friends in those bands, as well as the fans, and of course being a part of playing The Legacy album, which has always been one of my faves!!!!!
"Looking forward to seeing you in March!!!!"
The tour dates are as follows:
March 1 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
March 2 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
March 3 - Medford, OR - Medford Armory
March 6 - Calgary, AB - Big Four (Testament with special guests)
March 7 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre (Testament with special guests)
March 8 - Saskatoon, SK - Prairieland Exhibition Hall
March 11 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theater
March 12 - Pittsburgh, PA - Palace Theater
March 13 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
March 15 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
March 16 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
March 18 - Scranton, PA - Scranton Cultural Center
March 19 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
March 21 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
March 22 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
March 23 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall
March 25 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
March 26 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s Amphitheater
March 27 - Lubbock, TX - The Pavilion
March 28 - El Paso, TX - Club 101
March 30 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater
March 31 - Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Palladium (Testament with special guests)
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7. writes:
"due to other commitments", what the f***? what other commitments could be more important than Testament. I agree with hellrat, I think Skolnick does take this band for granted. But then again, eric peterson is THE MAN behind the riffs which makes Testament so great so who really cares, it's not like drover can't shred.
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1. MetalFan420 writes:
Just returned my tickets for Canadian Carnage. i doubt Slayer is coming back to Halifax and i might be able to make the Edmonton show,but now i see Testament isnt going to have thier guitarist....they were the main reason i wanted to see the tour