Testament has hit the road with Exodus, and Shattered Sun, for another 'Dark Roots of Thrash' tour, that comes to Grand Rapids on April 13th at The Intersection.

They kicked off the tour on Wednesday, at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, and they're playing 'The Legacy' and 'The New Order' albums in their entirety! Which kicks ASS! 'Eerie Inhabitants', 'The Preacher' and 'Disciples of the Watch' are amazing, as is 'Alone in the Dark', 'Over the Wall', and all the early stuff!

Testament has been working on their new album these last few months, and Exodus has been gearing up for touring in support of their new album 'Blood In Blood Out', their first album with Zetro back in the band!

I can't wait for the new Testament album, they've been one of my favorite bands, ever since I heard 'Practice What You Preach', and 'Souls of Black', back in the day. The song above, 'Sins of Omission', is still one of my favorite songs. I love that intro riff!

Testament is working on an album that might be a return to the sound of 'The Gathering' album, which is ultra-heavy and fast, but has a lot of groove to it, too. Check out 'Three Days in Darkness' for one of my favs from that one!

Exodus is back with Zetro Sousa, again, after recording and touring with Rob Dukes for quite a while. I've always been a fan of Exodus' music, but Rob Dukes vocals just weren't for me. Nothing against him at all, but I prefer the old-school thrash style vocals. Chuck Billy, Paul Baloff, and Zetro are more my style for heavy thrash!

Pick up 'Blood In Blood Out', and you won't be disappointed! I really want Kirk Hammett of Metallica to solo like he does on 'Salt in the Wound' on the next Metallica album! Freaking sick soloing all over the new Exodus!

Maybe Zetro will do something with Testament during their set, since he was the original singer for them...and maybe Chuck will perform 'BTK' with Exodus, like he does on their new album!

"Dark Roots of Thrash" tour dates:

04/01/15 Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
04/02/15 House Of Blues – Hollywood, CA
04/03/15 Livewire – Scottsdale, AZ
04/04/15 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
04/06/15 Aztec Theater – San Antonio, TX
04/07/15 House Of Blues – Houston, TX
04/08/15 House Of Blues – Dallas, TX
04/10/15 Pop’s – Sauget, IL
04/11/15 Mojoes – Joliet, IL
04/12/15 Harpo’s – Detroit, MI
04/13/15 The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
04/15/15 Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON – CANADA
04/16/15 Rapids Theatre – Niagara Falls, NY
04/17/15 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
04/18/15 The Palladium – Worcester, MA, New England Metal & Hardcore Festival
04/19/15 The Paramount – Huntington, NY
04/21/15 Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY
04/22/15 Cannery Ballroom – Nashville, TN
04/23/15 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
04/24/15 The International – Knoxville, TN
04/26/15 Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
04/28/15 The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD
04/29/15 The Chance – Poughkeepsie, NY
04/30/15 Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
05/02/15 Bogarts – Cincinnati, OH

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