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2010
TESTAMENT: New Video Interview With CHUCK BILLY Available
Elliot Levin of the New York Hard Rock Examiner conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT before the band’s March 18, 2010 performance in Scranton, Pennsylvania with MEGADETH and EXODUS. You can now watch the chat below.
A review of the concert can be found at this location.
Canadian guitarist Glen Drover (ex-MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND,EIDOLON) is filling in for Alex Skolnick on TESTAMENT‘s current tour with MEGADETH and EXODUS, which kicked off on March 1 in Spokane, Washington and will run through the end of the month.
TESTAMENT is performing its first-ever album, “The Legacy”, in its entirety during the month-long trek that finds these thrash titans crisscrossing the nation on the “Rust in Peace” 20th anniversary tour. In this monstrously massive celebration of metal, TESTAMENT felt it was time to throw down the gauntlet and bring people back to the roots of their visceral and vice-tight music, re-invoking songs which helped lay the foundation for a thrash generation. “We wanted to give the fans something different,” said Chuck Billy. “We wanted to play these songs which have not been played since we’ve been touring [the latestTESTAMENT album] ‘The Formation Of Damnation’.”
TESTAMENT‘s highly acclaimed 2008 release, “The Formation Of Damnation”, was reissued on February 23 in a deluxe tour edition. The two-disc edition includes the band’s comeback album plus bonus footage of classic tracks and more.
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2010
SLAYER, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT Announce New Dates For ‘American Carnage’ Tour
American Carnage Tour
SLAYER and MEGADETH are thrilled to announce the new, confirmed routing for the “American Carnage” North American Tour, which will commence with the rescheduled “Canadian Carnage East” dates in Quebec City on Friday, July 23. SLAYER will then head to Europe for a run of festival dates, returning to kick off the “American Carnage” leg in Albany, NY on August 11.
“American Carnage” will play 26 dates across the United States and Eastern Canada up to the Labor Day weekend, ending in Portland, Oregon on September 4. TESTAMENT will be special guest on all shows. Tickets purchased for the “American Carnage” shows when they first went on sale late last year will be honored for these rescheduled dates.
Due to venue availability and other conflicts, the shows originally scheduled in El Paso, Houston, Nashville, Duluth, and Louisville cannot be rescheduled at this time, and ticket holders may obtain refunds at point of purchase. However, new cities have been added to the “American Carnage” itinerary, with dates now scheduled in Cleveland, Kansas City, San Diego, and Sacramento. The confirmed, complete itinerary is below.
The “American Carnage” tour, originally scheduled to take place in January and February, had to be put on hold due to SLAYER‘s vocalist/bassist Tom Araya‘s ongoing, minimally-invasive treatments for what was diagnosed as a cervical radiculopathy, an occupational hazard for the rocker who is known for aggressively swinging his long mane of hair while performing. Right after the first of the year, Araya made the difficult decision to undergo a surgical procedure, called an anterior cervical discectomy with fusion, a relatively routine practice with an excellent recovery rate. That surgery took place early last week.
“The doctors said that Tom‘s surgery went very smoothly and was a resounding success,” said Rick Sales, longtime SLAYER manager. “He’s home now, doing really well, and he said the numbness in his fingers had already diminished considerably.”
Shortly after the surgery, SLAYER‘s Kerry King received a text fromTom: “Awake and feeling good, actually whatever he did, it feels better.”
The “American Carnage” tour will mark the first time that SLAYER,MEGADETH and TESTAMENT will have toured the U.S. together since 1991′s epic “Clash of the Titans” tour, making this truly a “must-see” event.
SLAYER recently announced the rescheduling of its headline tour in Europe, and MEGADETH and TESTAMENT are currently on tour together playing U.S. cities that will not be on the “American Carnage” itinerary.
“American Carnage” North American tour dates:
Jul. 23 – Pavillon de la Jeunesse, Quebec City, QC CANADA
Jul. 24 – Heavy MTL, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, QC CANADA
Jul. 26 – Metro Centre, Halifax, NS CANADA
Jul. 27 – Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB CANADA
Jul. 29 – Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ONT CANADA
Jul. 30 – John Labatt Centre Center, London, ONT CANADA
Aug. 11 – Glens Falls Civic Center, Glens Falls, NY
Aug. 12 – Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
Aug. 14 – Tsongas Arena, Boston, MA
Aug. 15 – Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ
Aug. 16 – Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford, CT
Aug. 18 – Tower City Amphitheatre, Cleveland, OH
Aug. 19 – Joe Louis Arena, Detroit,MI
Aug. 20 – UIC Pavillon, Chicago, IL
Aug. 21 – Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
Aug. 23 – Cap Fed Park @Sandstone, Kansas City, KS
Aug. 25 – Magness Arena, Denver, CO
Aug. 26 – Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM
Aug. 27 – Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
Aug. 29 – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA
Aug. 30 – Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA
Aug. 31 – Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA
Sep. 01 – Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA
Sep. 03 – Wamu Theatre, Seattle, WA
Sep. 04 – Washington County Fairgrounds, Portland, OR
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Sep
2009
TESTAMENT Vocalist’s Message For Japanese Fans
Thrash Domination
A video message for Japanese fans from vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT can be viewed below.
TESTAMENT will play two headlining shows in Mexico this weekend followed by four headlining dates in Japan, a few of which will be held under the “Thrash Domination” banner, also featuring EXODUS,KREATOR and HEATHEN.
Upcoming TESTAMENT shows:
Sep. 12 – Monterrey, Mexico – Monterrey Arena
Sep. 13 – Mexico City, Mexico – Cuervo Salon
Sep. 17 – Osaka, Japan – Big Cat (w/ KREATOR)
Sep. 19 – Kawasaki, Japan – Club Citta (w/ EXODUS, KREATOR, HEATHEN)
Sep. 20 – Kawasaki, Japan – Club Citta (w/ EXODUS, KREATOR, HEATHEN)
Sep. 21 – Nagoya, Japan – Ell
TESTAMENT performed on August 10 at the New York City studios ofSirius XM as part of the satellite radio service’s “Artist Confidential”series.
“Artist Confidential” features the most important and timeless artists in music sitting down for candid interviews, intimate conversations with fans and live performances.
The show is scheduled to air later this year on Sirius XM‘s Liquid Metal,Sirius channel 27 and XM channel 42.
TESTAMENT recently canceled its previously announced South American dates in September in order to focus on recording the follow-up to its acclaimed 2008 album, “The Formation Of Damnation”.
TESTAMENT has been touring non-stop in support of “The Formation Of Damnation”, including this year’s Priest Feast tour in Europe with JUDAS PRIEST and a phenomenal run on the Metal Masters tour last summer with HEAVEN & HELL and MOTÖRHEAD.
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