Testament – Headline The Bay Strikes Back European Tour 2020 – leg 1 – Exodus – special guest Death Angel – support act Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark 6/2 – 2020 Live review and pictures by: Anders Sandvall Christmas came really early for fans of thrash metal when Testament headed…
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Testament – Titans of Creation
Reviewed: April 2020 Released: 2020, Nuclear Blast Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry Bay Area thrash metal stalwarts Testament unleash their 13th full length studio album “Titans of Creation,” the follow-up to 2016’s excellent “Brotherhood of the Snake.” There’s a hunger, excitement and energy present across “Titans of Creation” that proves beyond…
THE BAY STRIKES BACK! Testament, Exodus, and Death Angel: live at the Circus, Helsinki
When three legendary Bay Area thrash metal groups embarked on the tour together, it is evident that the concert venues would be packed and sold out. This kind of tour has waited for years and decades in Finland until it became a reality in 2020. All the three bands, Death…
Testament with support act FKU on Summer Europen Tour 2019 Kulturbolaget Malmo, Sweden
Testament – Summer European Tour 2019 FKU – support act Kulturbolaget, Malmo, Sweden July 2, 2019 Live pictures and review by: Anders Sandvall The thrash metal legends Testament are pounding out their music across Europe. In Sweden the band only did two select shows, and I was really happy when…
Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal talks touring with Metal Allegiance for East Coast Trek
Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal talks touring with Metal Allegiance for East Coast Trek Interview by Robert Cavuoto Metal Allegiance are proud to announce their Destination (Almost) East Coast Tour! The seven day trek that’s kicks off March 31st in Providence and ends April 7th at the Gramercy in New York! With…
METAL ALLEGIANCE RELEASE LYRIC VIDEO FOR “CAN’T KILL THE DEVIL”
Metal Allegiance have released the first lyric video from the upcoming self–titled release available worldwide on September 18th via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. “Can’t Kill The Devil” features Chuck Billy on vocals; Alex Skolnick, Phil Demmel & Andreas Kisser on guitars; David Ellefson on bass; and Mike Portnoy on drums. The lyric…
JEFF PLATE – Metal Church, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Savatage
JEFF PLATE INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJALA AND ARTO LEHTINEN LIVE PHOTOS BY MARKO SYRJALA New York native Jeff Plate is a professional drummer who’s best known for his drumming for legendary metal band Savatage which went to hiatus in 2002. Plate appeared on four Savatage albums including the classic…
TESTAMENT – Interview With Alex Skolnick
TESTAMENT – Interview with guitarist Alex Skolnick By Peter Atkinson Promo photos from www.facebook.com/testamentlegions Live Photos by Arto Lehtinen I realize Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick was the subject of an interview for Metal Rules two months ago, but I was originally set to speak with guitarist Eric Peterson about their…
Interview With Alex Skolnick of Testament
Interview With Alex Skolnick of Testament by JP As part of my interviews with authors series, I had the pleasure of speaking with Alex Skolnick about his new memoir GEEK TO GUITAR HERO. Feel free to check out my review of his book here as well. Please follow and like…
TESTAMENT Guitarist Alex Skolnick Leaves TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA
TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has checked in with the following update: “It’s been nearly ten years since my first TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA winter tour. Each year it’s been an incredible experience, traveling from arena to arena being an important part of the largest symphonic rock production in history. This year, however,…
JON OLIVA – Jon Oliva’s Pain,Savatage, TSO
INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ Legendary singer, keybordist, guitarist, songwriter etc Jon Oliva has made a long and successful career in music world. Although he had already played in several bands in the seventies it wasn’t until the mid eighties that he found real success with Savatage which was originally formed by Jon…
TESTAMENT – Alex Skolnick
TESTAMENT – Alex Skolnick Interview by Luxi Lahtinen and Marko Syrjala Live and offstage pictures by Luxi Lahtinen and Marko Syrjala Thanks to Blake Wolfe for the transcription There is no doubt that Testament is one of the most important bands in the history of Speed – and…
Alex Skolnick
Alex SkolnickInterviewed on January 27, 1998 by EvilG As most already know Alex was lead guitarist for Testament from 1987’s ‘The Legacy’ until 1992’s ‘The Ritual.’ During this period Alex was an inspiration to many a guitar player. His technical ability was without question amazing. Reports said that Alex had…