TESTAMENT – Announces North American Tour With EXODUS

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal legends TESTAMENT and EXODUS will join forces for the “Dark Roots Of Thrash II” tour. The trek will conquer North America for five weeks, beginning April 1 in San Francisco, and will include select TESTAMENT and EXODUS festival performances. Support on the tour will come from Texas melodic metal assailants SHATTERED SUN.

“Dark Roots Of Thrash II” tour will see TESTAMENT serve up a surprise for their die-hard fans. 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. The set will feature full-album performances of 1987’s classic body of work “The Legacy” and 1988’s unrelenting “The New Order”, in addition to select tracks from 1989’s mainstream crossover “Practice What You Preach”.

TESTAMENT, EXODUS and SHATTERED SUN “Dark Roots Of Thrash II” dates:

Apr. 01 – Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
Apr. 02 – House Of Blues – Hollywood, CA
Apr. 03 – Livewire – Scottsdale, AZ
Apr. 04 – Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
Apr. 06 – Aztec Theater – San Antonio, TX
Apr. 07 – House Of Blues – Houston, TX
Apr. 08 – House Of Blues – Dallas, TX
Apr. 10 – Pop’s – Sauget, IL
Apr. 11 – Mojoes – Joliet, IL
Apr. 12 – Harpo’s – Detroit, MI
Apr. 13 – The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
Apr. 15 – Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON – CANADA
Apr. 16 – Rapids Theatre – Niagara Falls, NY
Apr. 17 – Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
Apr. 18 – The Palladium – Worcester, MA, New England Metal & Hardcore Festival
Apr. 19 – The Paramount – Huntington, NY
Apr. 21 – Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY
Apr. 22 – Cannery Ballroom – Nashville, TN
Apr. 23 – Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

Additional TESTAMENT and EXODUS festival dates (no SHATTERED SUN):

Apr. 25 – Metropolitan Park – Jacksonville, FL (Welcome To Rockville)
May 01 – Farm Bureau Live – Virginia Beach, VA (Lunatic Luau)
May 03 – Charlotte Motor Speedway – Concord, NC (Carolina Rebellion)

TESTAMENT is currently demoing material for the follow-up to the band’s 2012 album “Dark Roots Of Earth”.

Speaking about the progress of the songwriting sessions for TESTAMENT’s new CD, the band’s guitarist, Alex Skolnick, told Metal Sanaz at last month’s NAMM show in Anaheim, California: “TESTAMENT takes our time writing music. We can’t crank out a record every year. But we’re also not gonna do a substandard record. I think it’s gonna be good. And honestly, it’s more than 50 percent written. And usually once we get to that next phase, it starts happening faster.”

Source: Blabbermouth

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