Jan 08 2009
Testament to Perform First Two Albums in London
Bay Area thrash metal legends Testament will perform their first two albums, The Legacy and The New Order, at the Islington Academy in London on March 25th.
According to Metal Hammer magazine’s website:
“This unique “Metal Hammer Presents…” event will showcase the face-melting albums that kick-started the TESTAMENT story and helped create a monumental legacy that now stretches over 25 years. The set is also set to include a neck-cracking encore that will be drawn from the very best of the rest of the band’s back catalog, possibly including cuts from the group’s 2008 Metal Hammer Golden Gods “Album Of The Year”, “The Formation Of Damnation”.
“Founding guitarist Eric Peterson spoke exclusively to Metal Hammer about this one-off event: “If anybody’s gonna get a special show it’s London! They don’t say the term ‘London Rocks’ around the world for nothing!”
“Oi! We will expect all the legions to be present at this show! Heavy futten met-all!”"
This is the fourth Testament headline show announced for the UK in 2009. Testament will also be playing Priest Feast tour dates with Judas Priest and Megadeth, and one date opening for fellow thrashers Megadeth in Newcastle.
Other Testament UK headlining tour dates are:
TESTAMENT O2 Academy Liverpool THU 12/02/2009 19:30
TESTAMENT O2 Academy 2 Oxford THU 19/02/2009 19:30
TESTAMENT Rescue Rooms Nottingham SUN 22/02/2009 19:30
The Metalblog will be at the London show at the Islington Academy on March 25th. Last time I saw Testament was at Koko in Camden in 2005 when the band recorded their Live in London DVD and CD. Buy the DVD if you ever wondered what the back of my head looks like - it makes a number of appearances on the DVD.
