Testament to be Joined by Gene Hoglan on Upcoming Co-Headlining Tour with Anthrax!

Testament is arming themselves with plenty of musical fire in anticipation of their new studio album entitled "Dark Roots of Earth" (due in February of 2011). The Bay Area Thrash Metal Kings will be hitting the road with Anthrax and Death Angel this October and November. This furious tour will kickoff on October 11 at The Orbit Room in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and will conclude on November 19 at the Rave Ballroom in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A complete list of tour-dates can be found below.

Testament is pleased to announce that current "Dark Roots Of Earth" studio drummer and world-famous percussionist Gene Hoglan will be joining them on the road for select dates on their upcoming co-headlining run with Anthrax. Gene will join the band from October 28th through November 13th. This is what he had to say about this.

“As many of you know, I just played on the new Testament record, 'Dark Roots Of Earth', which went amazingly well. The dudes were kind enough ask me to join them for a couple weeks on this tour with Anthrax and Death Angel. I’m super stoked to do the shows. It’s going to be a great time. Just so everybody knows, I will be selling my Drum Instructional DVD, 'The Atomic Clock', at the shows (shameless plug). If you can’t make it out to one of the shows, buy it online (link below)!”

Additionally, Testament are offering special VIP/Meet & Greet Packs. This is your chance to spend intimate, quality time with Testament-- up close and personal! Testament offered these packs on last year’s monumental American Carnage Tour also featuring Megadeth and Slayer, which presented fans with a unique and exclusive chance to spend time with the band before doors opened, take photos and get autographs, throw up the horns, and chat. This year with the VIP/Meet & Greet Packs, fans will have another chance to hang out, sign autographs and take photos with the band, as well as have access to a ticket to their performance, special merchandise hand-picked by the band, and a collectible Testament laminate to commemorate this ultimate fan experience!

Testament Meet & Greet Package Includes:

\m/ One General Admission ticket
\m/ Meet & Greet with select members of Testament
\m/ Photo with select members of Testament
\m/ Autograph opportunity with select members of Testament
\m/ Testament merchandise items:
- T-shirt of your choice from the merch booth (before doors open)
- Opportunity to purchase a second item at half off from the merch booth (before doors open)
- Assorted guitar picks
- Wristband
- Rare, out of print “Live At The Filmore” cassette
- Original printing of “Demonic” CD
- Collectible Testament laminate

“We love connecting with our fans and showing them same the respect and admiration they show us year after year. Hanging out and talking to the fans was a phenomenal experience for everyone last year. It was a first for us as well as the fans. It’s a great way to join us at the shows in celebration of all that is Heavy Metal and to make a personal connection with us, so come hang out and commemorate this great tour!” - Chuck Billy

Testament have recently been spending time in the studio recording "Dark Roots Of Earth", the follow up to their 2008 Golden God 'Album of the Year' award winning album, "The Formation of Damnation", released on Nuclear Blast Records to critical acclaim. The album was named SiriusXM Liquid Metal's 'Album of the Year' in 2008, and debuted at #59 on the Billboard Top 200. "The Formation of Damnation" is Testament's highest charting release in their 24-year history.

"We're more than halfway done recording the new album, Dark Roots of Earth. It's coming along as well or better than any album this band has done. It just seems to have a focus, clarity and definition on a level that I don't remember at this point in the process. Of course, you can never truly sum up an album until all the tracks are recorded, the mixes are done and the entire collection is mastered. But from where things stand right now, it's looking like we may have a winner." - Alex Skolnick

The band has spent the last three years touring the world in support of "The Formation of Damnation", and now brings its original, classic lineup back home to the United States with Anthrax and Death Angel.

Testament with Anthrax & Death Angel:

- 10/11 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Orbit Room
- 10/15 Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater
- 10/16 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
- 10/18 Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion
- 10/19 Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
- 10/21 Las Vegas @ LVCS – No Anthrax
- 10/22 Los Angeles, CA @ Nokia Theater
- 10/23 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
- 10/24 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
- 10/26 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
- 10/28 Dallas, TX @ South Side Music Hall
- 10/29 Austin, TX @ Emo’s East
- 10/30 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
- 11/1 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
- 11/2 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
- 11/4 Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
- 11/5 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
- 11/6 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
- 11/8 Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
- 11/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
- 11/11 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
- 11/12 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom * NEW
- 11/13 Huntington, NY @ The Paramount * NEW
- 11/15 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
- 11/17 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
- 11/18 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues * NEW
- 11/19 Milwaukee, WI @ Rave Ballroom



Photo credit: Mitchell Damien Maurer

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