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Testament's Chuck Billy Honored by California State for Positive Native American Influence

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:21:03 +0000

Whenever thrash metal is recognized by the mainstream world, we rejoice! Testament vocalist Chuck Billy was not only recently acknowledged, but celebrated by Jim Frazier of the California State Assembly for the positive influence he has made in the Native American community and the general public.

Testament Guitarist Alex Skolnick Pays Tribute to 'Immense' Slayer Shredder Jeff Hanneman

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:21:15 +0000

Metal musicians of all sub genres are continuing to pay their respects to late Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman. Few guitarists have earned their spot with Hanneman as members of thrash's most elite pedigree, but Testament shredder Alex Skolnick is undeniably at the side of Hanneman in terms of skill and respect. As one of thrash's most admired guitarists, Skolnick has written an in-depth memorial of Hanneman from the viewpoint of a true six-string master.

Testament's Alex Skolnick + Eric Peterson Talk Thrash on Fox Station

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:45:02 +0000

Whenever a metal band gets some attention from the mainstream media without having to go on a drunken or drug-fueled rampage, we as fans definitely count it as a win for our beloved subculture. However, it's even greater when a hilarious dichotomy is created between vanilla news anchors and metal musicians, which is what happened earlier this week (Feb. 21) when Alex Skolnick and Eric Peterson of Testament stopped by a Fox news program in Michigan.

Shadows Fall Drop Off 2013 European + UK Tours

Chad Childers — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 03:21:49 +0000

Shadows Fall had been set for a big spring overseas. The band had booked dates with Testament in Europe and Ill Nino in the UK, but now they’ve bowed out of both of those tours. Shadows Fall revealed that they were exiting the upcoming treks due to “a number of circumstances beyond our control.” It is unknown what those [...]

Testament and Overkill Bring the Love to Metal Heads in New York City

Liz Ramanand — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:00:27 +0000

What better way to spend Valentine’s Day that with some thrash metal? Testament and Overkill rocked New York City’s Best Buy Theater on Thursday, Feb. 14, along with support from Flotsam and Jetsam and 4arm for the ‘Dark Roots of Earth’ Tour.

Testament Vocalist Chuck Billy Reveals 'Dream' to Finally Share the Stage With Metallica

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:51:11 +0000

California is the American Mecca for thrash metal. With top thrash innovators such as Metallica, Testament, Autopsy, Exodus, Death Angel and more having risen to fame together in the early '80s, a very tight-knit brotherhood has been created between these musicians. Despite this bond, Metallica and Testament have never toured together, and during our recent chat with Testament singer Chuck Billy, he told us it's his "dream" for the two acts to share a bill.

Testament Guitarist Calls 'Lulu' Unlistenable

BJ Ragone — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:44:06 +0000

Turns out a lot of Metallica’s heavy metal peers aren’t really digging the whole Lulu project. Alex Skolnick of Testament took to his personal blog to give a review of the album and he is not a fan. Many have said that if their was a Big Five of thrash metal that the fifth band [...]

Anthrax And Testament Rock Northern Lights- Review

Jennifer Beaudoin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:04:09 +0000

Tuesday night, Northern Lights was alive with a nearly sold out show of co-headliners Anthrax and Testament, and supporting band Death Angel. The line was non-stop for almost two hours as classic, old school thrash metal fans and lovers of all ages packed the venue from corner-to-corner and everywhere in between.

Anthrax and TestAmenT Photos

Nick Lee — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:51:19 +0000

Anthrax and TestAmenT make for a great night of metal Tuesday night at Northern Lights in Clifton Park. These two bands have been around for as long as I can remember, and to see so many old metal heads and new metal fans all in one place at the same time is a great thing. Plus Jen and Amanda were on hand taking photos with you before the show. If you weren't able to enjoy the show first hand enjoy these shots!

Warm up for National Metal Day with Anthrax at Northern Lights

WQBK — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:30:18 +0000

Thrash Metal is coming to Northern Lights Tuesday night as Q103 presents Anthrax and Testament with special guest Death Angel. Anthrax is on tour celebrating their 30th anniversary and the release of their new album 'Worship Music'. Lead singer Joey Belladonna returns to the band with Rob Caggiano, Scott Ian, Frank Bello, and Charlie Benante.

Scott Ian & Charlie Benante of Anthrax Talk About Upcoming Tour With Testament [VIDEO]

BJ Ragone — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:20:56 +0000

Yesterday we announced that Anthrax and Testament are bringing their tour to the Albany area this November. In an video interview with AOL's Noisecreep, Scott Ian and Charlie Benante from Anthrax sat down to talk about how 2o something years later, themselves and Testament are still doing it. Ian even talks about how this tour starts almost 24 years to the day that they began their European tour for Among the Living, with Testament as their opener.

Anthrax & Testament Bring Thrash Metal to Albany Area

BJ Ragone — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:59:03 +0000

One genre of music that Upstate New York really loves is old school thrash metal. Two bands that do it the best are Anthrax and Testament, and you’ll get a chance to see them live this fall. When you think of the “Big Four” Anthrax is one of the first bands that comes to mind. [...]