Horns Up Rocks: Anthrax, Testament & Death Angel Deliver The Purest Of Metal To Sold-out Crowd!

This past Saturday (November 13th), Anthrax, Testament, and Death Angel took over The Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. The sold out show was a serious headbanging inferno from start to finish, thanks to all the bands furious display of pure Thrash Metal. The results: Two days later our necks are still sore and our ears are ringing to the chaotic sounds of all three bands.

Opening the show with a hard-hitting stomp, were California thrasers Death Angel. A band that has faced a lot of obstacles, but that in the last few years have been picking up a lot of momentum. Everyone reading this needs to keep an eye on them because they are on the rise once again and wont be done anytime soon. Our only complain is that as per usual the opening band, in this case Death Angel, only gets a 30 minute set. But hey, those are the rules of the game.

Once the crowd caught their breaths, quenched their thirsts with some ice cold beer, and took a bathroom/smoke break. All hell broke lose when the mighty Tesfuckingtament stepped on stage and did what they do best: shredding the audiences ear drums into pieces with an energetic, tight sounding set. One of the highlights of the night was seeing "The Atomic Clock", Gene Hoglan, give Testament an extra power boost that equated to a sonic assault that punched the crowd in the face. The results of how badass Testament were on Saturday night, were very imminent inside the pit! We also couldn't help noticing Chuck Billy's face as it clearly stated "man, I wish we could keep Gene on drums!"

Once Testament finished destroying The Starland Ballroom, a handful of fans left the show without even catching a glimpse of Anthrax's set. If they're reading this, they should kick themselves in the face because they missed one of the best performances of the year within the Heavy Music world.

Right from the get-go, Anthrax's sound wave of good vibes and positive energy struck the crowd with might! After facing hell, thanks to forced lineup changes within their vocalist department, the Anthrax boys are back in heaven thanks to the return of the great Joey Belladonna on vocals. Additionally, their brand new album "Worship Music" has given the Thrash Metal titans a lot of air to breath. Yes, their classic songs such as "Caught In A Mosh" "Indians", "I Am The Law", and "Madhouse "sounded awesome, but their new songs sounded like fresh dynamite that's ready to blow! And let's not even talk about how killer it was to see the band perform their classic song "Medusa"! Which was actually inspired by Death Angel; during their sound-check the day before, they started jamming to the song and next thing you know Joey Belladonna grabs a microphone and gets on vocals!

All in all, it was a great night of ear piercing Heavy Metal, and probably the best tour package to come through Slayerville, New Jersey in 2011. If you have a chance to catch this phenomenal tour, don't even think twice!

Mike Portnoy with Eddie Trunk!

Remaining tour-dates:

- 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

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