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The Masquerade Presents

Testament

Overkill | Flotsam & Jetsam | 4ARM

Heaven

6:00 PM | $22.00ADV | All Ages



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Testament

TestAmenT was one of the first thrash metal bands to emerge from the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980’s. Originally formed as ‘Legacy’ in 1983

by founding members Eric Peterson (rhythm guitar), Derrick Ramirez

(guitar) and Louie Clemente (drums), the line-up included vocalist Steve

Souza and Greg Christian (bass). Ramirez was later replaced by

wunderkind Alex Skolnick (lead guitar). Souza soon departed

to join Exodus and suggested that the towering Chuck Billy take over as

frontman. The band became known as ‘Testament’ 3 years later, while

recording their debut album in Ithaca, New York.

“The Legacy”…
Overkill

Although everybody seems to have a different account of who came first
in the world of New York/New Jersey area thrash metal, it seems certain
that New Jersey’s Overkill have stayed around the longest, and have
never let their fans down by remaining musically consistent and true to
their roots for over 20.
With a career that launched in 1984 that produced 15 studio albums, Overkill celebrates its
25th anniversary with the release of Ironbound, a new album, on E1
Music and a North American tour with support from Vader, God Dethroned,
Wabringer, Evile and Woe of Tyrants. Ironbound is a thrash metal
masterpiece that features Overkill’s…
Flotsam & Jetsam

Flotsam and Jetsam initially showed a lot of promise within thrash metal
circles and, though they’ve continued to record over the past 15 years,
their talent and professionalism never quite translated into
significant sales or mainstream recognition. Formed in Arizona by
vocalist Eric A. K., guitarists Michael Gilbert and Edward Carlson,
bassist Jason Newsted, and drummer Kelly David-Smith, Flotsam and Jetsam
were part of the second wave of thrash bands. After signing with Metal
Blade Records, they recorded their rough, but ambitious 1986 debut,
Doomsday for the Deceiver, which betrayed a huge Metallica influence.
Ironically, the…
4ARM

4ARM are pure, straight-up Thrash Metal band who since 2004 have been
musically distinctive, aggressive and explosive. 2005 saw the band
release their debut full length album entitled ‘13 Scars’, which led to a
nomination in the top 5 Metal Bands at the 2006 Music Oz Awards. Danny
Tomb and Andy Hinterreiter signed national endorsement deals with
Randall Amplifiers, Mesa Engineering, ESP Guitars and
Dean Markley strings. With regular airplay on various radio stations
and metal clubs, as well as consistent live performances, 4ARM enabled
themselves to stay at the top of their game for the years to come.
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Bay Area thrash metal legends, TESTAMENT, are proud to announce their first U.S. headlining tour since their phenomenal chart success with their new album, Dark Roots of Earth. The trek promises to be one of the best thrash metal lineups in years, with support coming from world renowned OVERKILL and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, as well as Australian thrashers 4ARM

"It's a thrill to announce our upcoming dates with OVERKILL and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM,” commented guitarist Alex Skolnick. “It’s a tour that brings together three different metal bands from three different regions:  West Coast, East Coast and Southwest.  All three bands sound very different from one another…

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