TESTAMENT
ANNOUNCES
2008 TOUR
DATES!!! NEW
ALBUM – “THE
FORMATION OF
DAMNATION” -
STREETS
APRIL 29!!!!
Thrash
legends
Testament
have
announced
upcoming
tour dates
for 2008.
The band
will be
touring to
support
their April
29 release
of “The
Formation of
Damnation.”
The album
marks
Testament’s
Nuclear
Blast debut,
and it is
the first
new studio
album from
the band
since 1999’s
landmark
“The
Gathering.”
“The
Formation of
Damnation”
features the
classic
lineup of
Chuck Billy
on vocals,
Eric
Peterson and
Alex
Skolnick on
guitar, and
Greg
Christian on
bass...PLUS
the
venerable
Paul Bostaph
(Slayer,
Testament,
Forbidden)
on drums.
The band
called on
Andy Sneap (Megadeth,
Trivium,
Chimaira)
who has been
waiting nine
years to
engineer and
mix the
forthcoming
album.
Guitar World
calls the
album
“unrelentingly
rifftastic
and
ominously
titled,” and
Decibel
counted “The
Formation of
Damnation”
as one of
the Top 25
Most
Anticipated
Albums of
2008.
Testament
has also
re-issued
two classic
albums,
1997’s
“Demonic”
and 1999’s
“The
Gathering”
through
Prosthetic
Records.
Both are
available
now.
Prosthetic
will also be
re-issuing
2001’s
“First
Strike Still
Deadly” in
March with
new art.
Praise
continues to
pour in from
the many
people who
have been
influenced
by
Testament’s
music:
“Testament
is one of
the most
underrated
classic
bands out
there. They
should be
looked at as
one of the
pioneers of
the metal
scene, right
up there
with
Metallica
and Slayer.”
– Mark
Hunter,
Chimaira
“Far and
away one of
the most
influential
bands in all
of modern
metal. While
other
veteran acts
soak up much
of the
spotlight
with sing
a-longs,
Testament
maintains
the
unsurpassed
musicianship,
integrity
and
brutality
that
continue to
create an
untouchable
legacy.” –
Chris Adler,
Lamb of God
“Testament
is THE band
who got me
into metal
and made me
want to
write and
play music,
& I am VERY
much looking
forward to
the new
album” -
Jesper
Strömblad,
In Flames
Don’t miss
Testament as
they tour to
support the
April 29th
release of
the highly
anticipated
new album,
“The
Formation of
Damnation.”
Testament on
tour:
3/30 – San
Francisco,
CA – The
Independent
4/05 –
Sayreville,
NJ –
Starland
Ballroom
4/06 – New
York, NY –
B.B. King
Blues Club
4/10 – Santa
Ana, CA –
The Coach
House
4/11 – Las
Vegas, NV –
The Canyon
Club
4/12 –
Hollywood,
CA – The Key
Club
5/03 –
Mokena, IL –
The Pearl
Room/Chicago
Powerfest
5/30 –
Cluj-Napoca,
Romania –
Maximum
Rockfest
5/31 –
Belgrade,
Serbia –
Legacy
Festival
6/05 –
Solvesborg,
Sweden –
Sweden Rock
Festival
6/06 –
Tampere,
Finland –
Sauna Open
Air Fest
6/07 –
Athens,
Greece –
Gagarin 205
6/08 –
Thessaloniki,
Greece –
Hydrogios
6/20 –
Clisson,
France –
Hellfest
6/21 –
Istanbul,
Turkey –
Festival
Valley
6/22 –
Prague,
Czech
Republic –
Retro Music
Hall
6/23 –
Ostrava,
Czech
Republic –
TBA
6/27 –
Grandola,
Portugal –
Festival
Metal GDL
6/28 –
Bologna,
Italy – Gods
of Metal
More dates
to come.