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"No Life ‘Til Leather: A Tribute to Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All" is a stunning tribute album that makes perfect sense. Firstly, Metallica’s debut album revolutionised heavy metal with its raw, electrifying energy. The metal pioneers spearheaded the Bay Area thrash metal scene and influenced numerous bands. As well as the importance of the album itself,... Continue Reading →
Testament, currently in tour in Europe, have released a stunning cover of Metallica's "Seek and Destroy". The song will feature on a tribute album called No Life "Til Leather: A Tribute to Metallica's Kill 'Em All", which is due to be released on 14 November 2025 via Silver Lining Music. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/lvYRyYPtoC8?si=38CeA6GrRm2ksFi8... Continue Reading →
Thrash metal veterans Testament have released a new album, “Para Bellum” and are now touring Europe and the UK to perform the new songs live. They are joined on this road trip by Obituary, Destruction and Nervosa. With four bands on the schedule tonight, the show starts early. When I arrived at Grosse Freiheit 36,... Continue Reading →
Thrash metal veterans Testament are launching their 14th studio album, “Para Bellum” They started their career as Legacy before renaming the band to Testament. It was the excellent “The Legacy” album that brought the band to everyone's attention, and now this latest effort marks the next milestone in the career of the five-piece. The album... Continue Reading →
The wait is finally over. Thrash metal titans Testament are back with their new album called “Para Bellum” which will be released on October 10th, 2025 via Nuclear Blast. As their fourteenth studio album and first in five years, Testament's brand-new release, "Para Bellum", is a furious and relentless storm of pure thrash metal. The... Continue Reading →
Silver Lining Music will release “No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute to Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All” on November 14, 2025. The first single is The Almighty's brilliant cover of Metallica's legendary “The Four Horsemen,” the band's first recording with its original lineup since 1991, chosen by the band both as a nod to their... Continue Reading →
“Thrash of the Titans” will roll over Europe & UK in October 2025. Testament, Obituary, Destruction and Goatwhore teamed up and will bring some thrash metal and death metal to 19 cities, including a show at Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg on October 14th,2025. An exclusive presale on eventim.de will start on April 30th, followed by... Continue Reading →
Tonight's package is an early Christmas present for all thrash metal fans. The blazing steel from the Ruhrpott, the vehement metal from the US East Coast and the thunderous sound from the Bay Area - it all comes together tonight at the Inselpark Arena in Hamburg. Kreator, Anthrax and Testament represent a metal package that... Continue Reading →
German thrash metal veterans Kreator will embark on a tour in very late 2024. Starting in November in Manchester, UK, the tour will end on December 15th, 2024 in Den Bosch, NL. One day earlier, Kreator will play a show at edel-optics Arena in Hamburg and with them on tour will be two thrash metal... Continue Reading →
Under the banner of 'Titans of Creation' two thrash metal veteran bands, Testament and Voivod, make a stop in Hamburg. As you surely know, Exodus should also have been part of the tour, but due to family circumstances on guitarist Gary Holt's side, the band was forced to cancel their participation in this European tour.... Continue Reading →
Bay Area thrash metal giants, Testament and Exodus, have announced that they will be teaming up for a 2023 European tour in May and June. In addition to some of the biggest and most renowned European open air festivals like Hellfest, Graspop, Copenhell, Sweden Rock, Metalfest, Mystic and Rock Hard Festival, the bands will also be playing a bunch... Continue Reading →
Thrash metal veterans Heathen launched a new video. The song is called ‘Blood to be Let’ and is taken from their fourth album ‘Empire of the Blind’. Furthermore, the band will play many shows in Europe. There are some headliner shows with Toxik as well as Heathen being part of the package with Exodus and... Continue Reading →
Already while listening to the record the first time transferred me back in time to days when the band got out of the starting blocks. 'Titans of Creation' has the power of the first three longplayers, using modern production techniques that help to even strengthen this sonic punch. 'Titans of Creation' is raw and unpolished, still benefiting for a well-crafted sound.
Thrash Metal veterans Testament announce a new album, to be released on April 3rd, 2020 through Nuclear Blast. The Bay Area thrashers recorded 12 songs ending up on a tracklist that looks like this: Children Of The Next LevelWWIIIDream DeceiverNight Of The WitchCity Of AngelsIshtar's GateSymptomsFalse ProphetThe HealersCode Of HammurabiCurse Of OsirisCatacombs 'Titans of Creation'... Continue Reading →
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