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Pioneers of the classic American metal scene, TESTAMENT, are announcing what will undoubtedly be the most crushing heavy metal tour to hit North America this spring \u2013 the Dark Roots of Thrash II tour! The Dark Roots of Thrash II tour will conquer North America for five weeks, beginning April 1st in San Francisco, and will include select TESTAMENT and EXODUS festival performances. Select cities are on sale now, and more dates will be announced soon.<\/p>\n
Adding to TESTAMENT\u2019s live onslaught, fans will receive a guaranteed pummelling from the Dark Roots of Thrash II tour\u2019s revered support: fellow Bay Area-thrashers EXODUS and Texas melodic metal assailants SHATTERED SUN.<\/p>\n
TESTAMENT, EXODUS and SHATTERED SUN \u201cDark Roots of Thrash II\u201d Dates:
\n04\/01\/15 Regency Ballroom \u2013 San Francisco, CA
\n04\/02\/15 House Of Blues \u2013 Hollywood, CA
\n04\/03\/15 Livewire \u2013 Scottsdale, AZ
\n04\/04\/15 Sunshine Theater \u2013 Albuquerque, NM
\n04\/06\/15 Aztec Theater \u2013 San Antonio, TX
\n04\/07\/15 House Of Blues \u2013 Houston, TX
\n04\/08\/15 House Of Blues \u2013 Dallas, TX
\n04\/10\/15 Pop\u2019s \u2013 Sauget, IL
\n04\/11\/15 Mojoes \u2013 Joliet, IL
\n04\/12\/15 Harpo\u2019s \u2013 Detroit, MI
\n04\/13\/15 The Intersection \u2013 Grand Rapids, MI
\n04\/15\/15 Phoenix Concert Theatre \u2013 Toronto, ON \u2013 CANADA
\n04\/16\/15 Rapids Theatre \u2013 Niagara Falls, NY
\n04\/17\/15 Starland Ballroom \u2013 Sayreville, NJ
\n04\/18\/15 The Palladium \u2013 Worcester, MA, New England Metal & Hardcore Festival
\n04\/19\/15 The Paramount \u2013 Huntington, NY
\n04\/21\/15 Mercury Ballroom \u2013 Louisville, KY
\n04\/22\/15 Cannery Ballroom \u2013 Nashville, TN
\n04\/23\/15 Masquerade \u2013 Atlanta, GA<\/p>\n
Additional TESTAMENT & EXODUS Festival Dates (No SHATTERED SUN):
\n04\/25\/15 \u2013 Metropolitan Park \u2013 Jacksonville, FL, Welcome To Rockville Festival
\n05\/01\/15 \u2013 Farm Bureau Live \u2013 Virginia Beach, VA, Lunatic Luau 15
\n05\/03\/15 \u2013 Charlotte Motor Speedway \u2013 Concord, NC, Carolina Rebellion 2015
\nAdditional dates will be announced soon.<\/p>\n
In addition to its monumental line-up, the Dark Roots of Thrash II tour sees TESTAMENT serving up another surprise for die-hard fans of their early tenure. Each night, TESTAMENT will perform an epic headlining set that digs deep into the early discography that launched their worldwide career spanning two-and-a-half decades. TESTAMENT\u2019s exclusive set will feature full-album performances of 1987\u2019s classic body of work The Legacy and 1988\u2019s unrelenting The New Order, in addition to select tracks from 1989\u2019s mainstream crossover Practice What You Preach.<\/p>\n
The Dark Roots of Thrash II tour marks the live re-introduction of TESTAMENT bassist Steve DiGiorgio. This isn\u2019t DiGiorgio\u2019s first time playing with TESTAMENT, as he is credited for recording bass on 1999\u2019s The Gathering and 2001\u2019s First Strike Still Deadly. Additionally, the tour will mark the live debut of Alex Skolnick\u2019s anticipated brand new signature ESP guitars and Budda amps. Learn more about the guitars and amps at these links.<\/p>\n
Brothers and sisters in metal \u2013 meet TESTAMENT and EXODUS via a combined VIP Meet & Greet Experience package \u2013 available for the first time during this tour via www.slotix.com. The combined VIP experience includes:
\n\u00b7 One Premium Reserved ticket or One General Admission ticket
\n\u00b7 A Meet & Greet with select members of TESTAMENT and EXODUS
\n\u00b7 Individual & Group Photo opportunities with select members of TESTAMENT and EXODUS
\n\u00b7 Exclusive TESTAMENT\/EXODUS poster
\n\u00b7 Collectible TESTAMENT\/EXODUS commemorative laminate
\n\u00b7 On-site check-in staff<\/p>\n
TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy states, \u201cThe stars have finally aligned. After almost 30 years of touring, TESTAMENT and EXODUS get to share our individual styles of thrash metal across the U.S. and Canada. The Day of Reckoning is here and coming to a town near you. Good times with good friends \u2013 heavy metal forever!\u201d<\/p>\n
EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt adds, \u201cEXODUS are very excited in the most violent of fashion to announce our part in the Dark Roots of Thrash II tour with our old friends and label mates TESTAMENT, as well as soon to be new friends SHATTERED SUN! This is gonna be a thrash metal tour de force and we cannot wait to deliver a Bay Area beating to everyone, everywhere, in every way! We shall see everyone out there!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are ecstatic to announce this tour with TESTAMENT and EXODUS,\u201d offers SHATTERED SUN frontman Marcos Leal. \u201cThis will be our first national tour and we couldn’t be more ready to represent and show the world what we are all about! We have been anticipating getting out there and playing this album to the fans, so the moment we have been fighting for has finally arrived! Thank you to TESTAMENT for having us out, this is a huge honor for us and our family and we look forward to wreaking havoc with our brothers in metal EXODUS.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Dark Roots of Thrash II tour embodies the true lineage of American thrash metal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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