{"id":889,"date":"2012-12-03T00:55:33","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T08:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.testamentlegions.com\/site\/?p=889"},"modified":"2020-02-01T19:39:35","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T03:39:35","slug":"testament-announce-shows-in-japan-with-death-angel-destruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.testamentlegions.com\/site\/testament-announce-shows-in-japan-with-death-angel-destruction\/","title":{"rendered":"Testament Announce Shows in Japan with Death Angel & Destruction"},"content":{"rendered":"

TESTAMENT Announce Shows in Japan with DEATH ANGEL & DESTRUCTION!<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Testament<\/p>\n

Bay Area thrash metal legends, TESTAMENT<\/strong>, have scheduled two exclusive shows in Japan alongside thrash titans DESTRUCTION<\/strong> and DEATH ANGEL<\/strong>. The event will take place on March 9th<\/sup> and 10th<\/sup> of 2013 at Club Citta in Kawasak-Shi, Japan. Fans can pre-reserve tickets starting December 8th<\/sup> at the following link http:\/\/clubcitta.co.jp\/ticket<\/a>.Tickets go on sale everywhere on Saturday December 22. For further information visit http:\/\/clubcitta.co.jp\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

THRASH DOMINATION 2013 ANASTASIS
\nTESTAMENT, DESTRUCTION, DEATH ANGEL<\/strong><\/p>\n

3\/9 Club Citta – Kawasak-Shi, Japan
\n3\/10 Club Citta – Kawasak-Shi, Japan<\/p>\n

***Note: VIP Packages NOT available for Japan***<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Thrash<\/p>\n

TESTAMENT<\/strong> are proud to announce their first U.S. headlining tour since their phenomenal chart success with their new album, Dark Roots of Earth<\/em>. The trek promises to be one of the best thrash metal lineups of the year, with support coming from the world renowned OVERKILL<\/strong> and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM<\/strong>, as well as Australian thrashers 4ARM.<\/strong><\/p>\n

VIP packages are now available for each show but will be on a limited basis per gig. Act now before they\u2019re all gone!<\/p>\n

VIP ticket packages will include the following:
\n*Meet and Greet with members of TESTAMENT.<\/strong>
\n* Photos with \u00a0members of TESTAMENT.<\/strong>
\n* Special VIP collector pass.
\n* 8×10 photo of TESTAMENT.<\/strong>
\n* 1 Merchandise item.
\n* Discount Coupon for online shopping.
\n* VIP purchasers will receive a raffle ticket. Two lucky raffle winners per show will get to watch a portion of TESTAMENT<\/strong>‘\u00a0s\u00a0set side stage with the opportunity to sing background vocals on \u201cInto The Pit!\u201d
\n* All VIP purchasers will be in an end of the tour drawing for a signature Eric Peterson<\/strong> Dean guitar signed by TESTAMENT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

TESTAMENT, OVERKILL, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, 4ARM<\/strong><\/p>\n

1\/30 The Filmore \u2013 San Francisco, CA* (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n1\/31 House of Blues \u2013 Anaheim, CA* (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/1 The Marquee \u2013 Tempe, AZ* (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/2 House of Blues \u2013 Hollywood, CA* (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/5 Emo\u2019s \u2013 Austin, TX (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/6 House of Blues \u2013 Houston, TX (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/7 House of Blues \u2013 Dallas, TX (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/9 Masquerade \u2013 Atlanta, GA (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/10 The Fillmore \u2013 Charlotte, NC (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/12 The Fillmore \u2013 Silver Spring, MD (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/13 Trocadero \u2013 Philadelphia, PA (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/14 Best Buy Theatre \u2013 New York, NY (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/15 The Paramount \u2013 Huntington, NY (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/16 The Palladium \u2013 Worcester, MA (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/17 Town Ballroom \u2013 Buffalo, NY (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/18 Phoenix Concert Theatre \u2013 Toronto, ON (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/20 Bogart\u2019s \u2013 Cincinnati, OH (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/21 The Intersection \u2013 Grand Rapids, MI (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/22 The Rave \u2013 Milwaukee, WI (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/23 First Avenue \u2013 Minneapolis, MN (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/25 The Summit Music Hall \u2013 Denver, CO (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/26 In The Venue \u2013 Salt Lake City, UT (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/27 Knitting Factory \u2013 Reno, NV (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)
\n2\/28 Ace Of Spades \u2013 Sacramento, CA (BUY TICKETS<\/a>)<\/p>\n

* – Denotes\u00a0FLOTSAM AND JETSAM <\/strong>will not be playing<\/p>\n

\"Dark<\/p>\n

TESTAMENT recently took home the award for \u201cbest music video\u201d at the American Indian Film Festival for their clip for the track \u201cNative Blood!\u201d The song, whose lyrics are about vocalist Chuck Billy\u2019s Native American heritage, was filmed at the Hopland Indian Reservation in Hopland, CA. The clip was directed by Mike Sloat (MACHINE HEAD, STAIND).<\/p>\n

The American Indian Film Festival recognizes outstanding Indian cinematic accomplishments from Native media makers and talent. The Festival also provides an opportunity for filmmakers, tribes, media and public audiences to come together and share in the creative experience and celebrate cinematic accomplishment. For more information visit http:\/\/aifisf.com.<\/a><\/p>\n

TESTAMENT scanned 20,720 copies of their new album Dark Roots of Earth in its first week of sales in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album debuted at No. 12 on the US Billboard Top 200 chart, making it their highest first week sales since the inception of SoundScan. This also marks the highest first week sales for a Nuclear Blast artist yet.<\/p>\n

Dark Roots of Earth was produced, mixed and mastered by acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap (ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE, ACCEPT, EXODUS). Special bonus tracks were recorded, mixed and mastered by Juan Urteaga (MACHINE HEAD, EXODUS, TED NUGENT, NIGHT RANGER) at his Trident Studios. Eliran Kantor, who has previously worked with ATHEIST, SIGH, ANACRUSIS and GWAR, among others, provided the cover artwork.<\/p>\n

\"Dark<\/p>\n

TESTAMENT is:<\/p>\n

Chuck Billy \u2013 Vocals
\nEric Peterson \u2013 Guitar
\nAlex Skolnick \u2013 Guitar
\nGreg Christian \u2013 Bass
\nGene Hoglan \u2013 Drums<\/p>\n

For more info visit:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.testamentlegions.com<\/a> | http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/testamentlegions<\/a> |
\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/testamentofficial<\/a> | http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/testamentlegion<\/a> |
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\nhttp:\/\/www.myspace.com\/testamentlegions<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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