TestAmenT - North American Headlining Tour

Lumber Jack Off · Post by **Lumber Jack Off** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:01 pm

TESTAMENT To Tour North America With UNEARTH, LAZARUS A.D. - Mar. 16, 2009

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT will embark on a North American headlining tour in May/June. Support on the trek will come from UNEARTH and LAZARUS A.D.

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy commented: "It was really exciting last summer touring with JUDAS PRIEST, HEAVEN AND HELL, and MOTÃ–RHEAD, playing in front of all the old-school as well as new-school metalheads. Now we look forward to CRUSHING on our first headline tour on the Damnation Vacation U.S. run. Heavy metal forever!!!"

The dates are as follows:

May 02 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
May 03 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
May 04 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore
May 06 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Ballroom
May 07 - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Events Centre
May 09 - Winnipeg, MB - The Garrick Centre
May 10 - Maplewood, MN - The Rock
May 12 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Theater
May 13 - Sauget, IL - Pop's
May 15 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
May 16 - Detroit, MI - Harpos
May 17 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
May 18 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
May 20 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
May 21 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
May 22 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
May 23 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theater
May 24 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
May 26 - Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head Live
May 27 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
May 28 - Norfolk, VA - Norva
May 29 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theater
May 30 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
May 31 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
Jun. 02 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
Jun. 03 - San Antonio - Scout Bar
Jun. 04 - Ft. Worth, TX - Ridglea Theater
Jun. 06 - Kansas City, MO - The Beaumont
Jun. 07 - Denver, CO - Cervantes
Jun. 09 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
Jun. 10 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
Jun. 11 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
Jun. 12 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore

Bert · Post by **Bert** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:04 pm

I'm seeing them next week and they are gonna play the entire The Legacy album

ImaginaryEntity · Post by **ImaginaryEntity** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:53 pm

Mother fuckers never come to Indy

MetalStrikesDown · Post by **MetalStrikesDown** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:02 pm

ImaginaryEntity wrote:Mother fuckers never come to Indy

It seems like hardly any bands come around Indianapolis. How far is Chicago or the Ohio dates from you, I am sure you can manage the drive.

Lumber Jack Off · Post by **Lumber Jack Off** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:08 pm

i'm probably going to drive to the atlanta date - 6 hours away.

MetalStrikesDown · Post by **MetalStrikesDown** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:34 pm

The only time I have seen Testament was at and Amphitheatre. The seats are in fron of the lawn. We were sitting in the last fucking row. But it twas all worth it for Judas Priest.

Bert · Post by **Bert** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:40 pm

Lumber Jack Off wrote:i'm probably going to drive to the atlanta date - 6 hours away.

I bitch and moan when I have to drive 90 minutes

buck satan · Post by **buck satan** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:28 pm

holy shit a New Orleans date

The Fear · Post by **The Fear** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:27 pm

Bert wrote:I'm seeing them next week and they are gonna play the entire The Legacy album

Izzy · Post by **Izzy** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:43 pm

Unearth is fucking gay. I might see this though!

MetalStrikesDown · Post by **MetalStrikesDown** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:03 pm

Bert wrote:
Lumber Jack Off wrote:i'm probably going to drive to the atlanta date - 6 hours away.
I bitch and moan when I have to drive 90 minutes

I drove 2 and 1/2 hours to see Misery Index only to get there and find out that it was a 21 and over venue.

So don't feel so bad about driving far.

Villecore · Post by **Villecore** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:03 pm

Izzy wrote:Unearth is fucking gay. I might see this though!

Fucking gay may be a little harsh, but they're certainly too light in the loafers to support studs like Billy & co.

Rather homosexual.

The Fear · Post by **The Fear** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:53 pm

Unearth rule.

Wyatt · Post by **Wyatt** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:27 am

Wyatt · Post by **Wyatt** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:28 am

Wyatt · Post by **Wyatt** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:28 am

Bert · Post by **Bert** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:52 am

MetalStrikesDown wrote:
Bert wrote:
Lumber Jack Off wrote:i'm probably going to drive to the atlanta date - 6 hours away.
I bitch and moan when I have to drive 90 minutes
I drove 2 and 1/2 hours to see Misery Index only to get there and find out that it was a 21 and over venue.
So don't feel so bad about driving far.

Bahahahaha

Villecore · Post by **Villecore** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:55 am

The Fear wrote:Unearth rule.

The Endless EP (and everything before it) ruled.

ImaginaryEntity · Post by **ImaginaryEntity** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:14 am

MetalStrikesDown wrote:
ImaginaryEntity wrote:Mother fuckers never come to Indy
It seems like hardly any bands come around Indianapolis. How far is Chicago or the Ohio dates from you, I am sure you can manage the drive.

Chicago is 3.5 hours from me and Cinci is an hour and a half. I'd go to Cinci, but I can't go on that date

MetalStrikesDown · Post by **MetalStrikesDown** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:34 am

ImaginaryEntity wrote:
MetalStrikesDown wrote:
ImaginaryEntity wrote:Mother fuckers never come to Indy
It seems like hardly any bands come around Indianapolis. How far is Chicago or the Ohio dates from you, I am sure you can manage the drive.
Chicago is 3.5 hours from me and Cinci is an hour and a half. I'd go to Cinci, but I can't go on that date

That sucks you can't make the closer date. I wouldn't mind dring 3.5 hours to a concert, but the drive back I would probably be dead.

DBS · Post by **DBS** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:57 pm

whatever you say about unearth, they are a very enjoyable band to watch. the crowd in wacken was insane, it was pissing down with rain and the circle pit was enormous with literally hundreds of people crowdsurfing

chuckbuksquared · Post by **chuckbuksquared** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:21 am

Yes!!!! The fucking Troc here i come.

chuckbuksquared · Post by **chuckbuksquared** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:12 am

Unearth sucks but the Troc is the size of an old movie theater so Testament, and the pit will fucking own.

Bert · Post by **Bert** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:20 am

Testament was great yesterday. They played both The Legacy and The New Order(except Nobody's fault and Musical death) albums. They also played The persecution won't forget and The formation of damnation.

Villecore · Post by **Villecore** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:44 am

Bert wrote:Testament was great yesterday. They played both The Legacy and The New Order(except Nobody's fault and Musical death) albums. They also played The persecution won't forget and The formation of damnation.

very cool!

Bodom J · Post by **Bodom J** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:26 pm

nobody's fault is awesome! I didn't even know it was a cover until years later when I actually bothered reading the liner notes

The Fear · Post by **The Fear** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:49 pm

Bert wrote:Testament was great yesterday. They played both The Legacy and The New Order(except Nobody's fault and Musical death) albums. They also played The persecution won't forget and The formation of damnation.

Saw them last night. They were amazing!

I got the set list

Villecore · Post by **Villecore** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:26 pm

Wait, the actual set list? Why?

Bert · Post by **Bert** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:41 pm

The Fear wrote:
Bert wrote:Testament was great yesterday. They played both The Legacy and The New Order(except Nobody's fault and Musical death) albums. They also played The persecution won't forget and The formation of damnation.
Saw them last night. They were amazing!

I got the set list

The Fear · Post by **The Fear** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:34 pm

Villecore wrote:Wait, the actual set list? Why?

It was thrown out into the crowd and i grabbed it!

Villecore · Post by **Villecore** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:40 pm

The Fear wrote:
Villecore wrote:Wait, the actual set list? Why?
It was thrown out into the crowd and i grabbed it!

Ha ha, owned. That means you're next to get married!

chuckbuksquared · Post by **chuckbuksquared** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:31 am

I hear Sins Of Omission and i'll be breaking bones or snapping my neck.

Lumber Jack Off · Post by **Lumber Jack Off** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:58 am

TESTAMENT's setlist from the London show was as follows:

01. Over The Wall
02. The Haunting
03. Burnt Offerings
04. C.O.T.L.O.D.
05. Raging Waters
06. First Strike Is Deadly
07. Do Or Die
08. Alone In The Dark
09. Apocalyptic City
10. Musical Death (A Dirge) (excerpt)
11. Eerie Inhabitants
12. The New Order
13. Trial By Fire
14. Into The Pit
15. The Preacher
16. A Day Of Reckoning
17. Reign Of Terror
18. Disciples Of The Watch
19. Rapid Fire (jam)
20. More Than Meets The Eye
21. The Formation Of Damnation

Bert · Post by **Bert** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:04 am

They didn't play Reign of terror in Eindhoven.

The Fear · Post by **The Fear** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:00 pm

I touched Eric Peterson.

Bert · Post by **Bert** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:06 pm

The Fear wrote:I touched Eric Peterson.

I'd rather touch myself

Villecore · Post by **Villecore** » Wed May 20, 2009 10:19 pm

May 24 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium

I'm so fucking excited and just can't hide it!

Big Ben · Post by **Big Ben** » Thu May 21, 2009 1:20 am

I'm debating on whether or not to see them this Friday (tomorrow). Last time I saw them at the same venue the sound check was really off and they sounded terrible. But watching Skolnick play is awesome.

Villecore · Post by **Villecore** » Thu May 21, 2009 1:46 am

Don't be gay. Go.

Lumber Jack Off · Post by **Lumber Jack Off** » Thu May 21, 2009 5:06 am

since this is a full tour and not their usual 5 day run or random 1 off show, they probably are bringing along their own sound guy and not relying on the venue as much. go.