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Review 1 for Testament

5 / 5

Awesome Thrash metal.

The Ritz @

- Manchester @

- Thu 29 Nov 2012 @

Posted 25/01/2013

by 18trueblue

Location:Lincolnshire

Saw Testament in 1987, so couldn't afford to miss these guys again. Chuck Billy and the boys delivered Thrash how it should be, they even mixed up the set list from what was advertised on the internet. All for the better as we went from new to old. If you want to see thrash at its best..... then go see Testament , but remember to stand and not sit, you'll be amazed!!!!!!!

The Ritz @

- Manchester @

- Thu 29 Nov 2012 @

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Review 2 for Testament

5 / 5

testament

KOKO @

- London @

- Fri 30 Nov 2012 @

Posted 04/12/2012

by jkbmik

Briliant, just briliant . Amazing club also. I never benn before in to so beautiful place \m/

KOKO @

- London @

- Fri 30 Nov 2012 @

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Review 3 for Testament

5 / 5

TESTAMENT ABSOLUTELY AMAZING GIG

Manchester HMV Ritz @

- Manchester @

- 29/11/2012 @

Favourite moment: seeing testament and singing with chuck billy @

Opening act(s): xerath and malefice @

Posted 03/12/2012

by Anonymous

Location:Widnes

testament were absoluelty amazing I would definetely see them againj in the future

Manchester HMV Ritz @

- Manchester @

- 29/11/2012 @

Favourite moment: seeing testament and singing with chuck billy @

Opening act(s): xerath and malefice @

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Review 4 for Testament

5 / 5

Classic Thrash

HMV Ritz @

- Manchester @

- Thu 29 Nov 2012 @

Favourite moment: SInging back to Chuck Billy and seeing his amazement at the volume @

Opening act(s): Xerath - impressive stuff - the drummer delivered something above the ordinary too
Malefice - very polished act - but not my kind of metal @

Posted 03/12/2012

by Scarecrowmike

Location:Merseyside

Testament were on form - and both band and crowd really enjoyed the occasion. There was a mix of old and new - and the crowd really got going with the older stuff. I have seen this band three times now - and they never let me down. By far the best venue i have seen them at too.

HMV Ritz @

- Manchester @

- Thu 29 Nov 2012 @

Favourite moment: SInging back to Chuck Billy and seeing his amazement at the volume @

Opening act(s): Xerath - impressive stuff - the drummer delivered something above the ordinary too
Malefice - very polished act - but not my kind of metal @

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Review 5 for Testament

5 / 5

Very good

KOKO @

- London @

- Fri 30 Nov 2012 @

Posted 02/12/2012

by kimf

Location:London

Top 1000 Contributor

Good mix of old and new songs, excellent delivery. Very good concert overall. Wished they had played more

KOKO @

- London @

- Fri 30 Nov 2012 @

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Review 6 for Testament

5 / 5

KOKO @

- London @

- Fri 30 Nov 2012 @

Posted 02/12/2012

by Anonymous

just fantastic,like a dream!!!absolute amazinggg!!!!

KOKO @

- London @

- Fri 30 Nov 2012 @

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Review 7 for Testament

3 / 5

A tale of two schools...

HMV Ritz @

- Manchester @

- Thu 29 Nov 2012 @

Favourite moment: Crowd participation during Alone in the Dark! @

Posted 01/12/2012

by ReDmIsT666

Location:Manchester

... So, this gig was originally billed as Testament supported by Death Angel. Two major players in the 80s thrash movement, which I am old enough to remember. I didn't find out that Death Angel hadn't made the trip until the day of the gig, so I went into this gig fearing the worst of the Death Metal focused support acts.... I got what I feared.

Whilst I am a fan some Death Metal, especially the more progressive bands such as Scar Symmetry, Obscura, etc, to drop a couple of death metal bands on the line up of what was essentially two old school thrash gods was a major mistake. Whilst Xerath and Malefice tried their best, they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. People wanted Death Angel, they wanted thrash... what they got was cookie cutter new death metal. It was uninspiring, loud and typical of the death metal genre today, which needs a shot of something unique before it... well, dies!

However, it didn't dampen the crowd enthusiasm for Testament... when Chuck's crew hit the stage, the roof damn well got torn of the Ritz! With the core of the band back together and a new album in the shops, Testament showed the new pups how it was done. Tight as the skin on a funeral drum (Thanks Floyd!), loud as hell and as aggressive as a pit bull with a bulldog clip on its balls, Testament ripped through tracks off their new Opus, Dark Roots of The Earth, including the guaranteed crowd pleasers, Rise Up, American Hate and the first single of the album, Native Blood. The baying crowd sung along to every track and the brave souls in the pit stomped out the rhythm as they enjoyed their 'good, friendly, violent fun'.

But this was only the start of it, The Thrash masters then started to visit their back catalogue, pulling out the old school classics, such as Practice What you Preach, Alone in the Dark and the classic, Over the wall.

Bottom line is that this proved that the old school thrashers still have it... damn, they never lost it. Whilst the youth of the supporting acts delivered a wall of aggression, the experience of Testament brought the mix of aggression, melody and hooks... its called song writing! The ability to stay true to your roots, but still delivery memorable songs is something magical and like many of the old school thrashers, testament are wizards at it.

Its a shame that Death Angel missed their chance to prove the same

Testament would be great with any of the old school thrash bands on the bill and indeed their North American dates see the class acts of Flotsam & Jetsam and Overkill on the bill. Gutted the UK miss out on such a line up and hope that the next time Testament visit the UK, they can ensure that they have support acts worthy of the headliner.

Whilst the support was poor, Testament more than make up for it and I strongly recommend catching this legendary band as soon as you can!

HMV Ritz @

- Manchester @

- Thu 29 Nov 2012 @

Favourite moment: Crowd participation during Alone in the Dark! @

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Review 8 for Testament

4 / 5

A welcome return

Glasgow Garage @

- Glasgow @

- Tue 27 Nov 2012 @

Favourite moment: 'Practice what you preach' , which is quite possibly my favorite Testament tune. @

Posted 30/11/2012

by Andrew70

Location:Carlisle

Testament haven't played in the UK for round about a decade, and tonight was full to capacity because of it. The crowd had a good mix of 'old schoolers' who will remember Testament's performance from Clash of the Titans, back in 1990, right through to teens who weren't even born then! The performance, for the most part, was exellent, with only one or two minor technical problems, which didn't do anything to hurt the show. The crowd was fully behind the band, with a good mosh pit infront of the stage, and crowd surfing. The band performed a mixed bag of songs spanning, their entire career. The best reaction was for their earliest material, although their newest album was also well received. The only shortfall was the short playing time, which amounted to about 80 minutes, which for a band spanning twenty five years and ten albums, wasn't nearly long enough. Because of the short running time some of their albums were not touched upon. Overall it was a welcome return, and their planned tour next year will see them return, hopefully with a longer set list.

Glasgow Garage @

- Glasgow @

- Tue 27 Nov 2012 @

Favourite moment: 'Practice what you preach' , which is quite possibly my favorite Testament tune. @

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Review 9 for Testament

5 / 5

TESTAMENT ARE A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH

Glasgow Garage @

- Glasgow @

- Tue 27 Nov 2012 @

Favourite moment: OLD SCHOOL THRASH @

Posted 29/11/2012

by GEOFERS

Location:GLASGOW

TOTALY AMAZING SET FROM THE MASTERS OF THRASH METAL,THEY HAD A COUPLE OF SOUND DIFFICULTIES BUT OVERALL NOT BAD ENOUGH TO HARM THEIR SET A GREAT NIGHT AND TOTAL BLAST FROM THE PAST WOULD RECOMMEND GOING TO SEE THIS BAND TO ANYONE,JUST AS GOOD AS THEY WERE IN THE CLASH OF THE TITANS TOUR BACK IN THE EIGHTIES.

Glasgow Garage @

- Glasgow @

- Tue 27 Nov 2012 @

Favourite moment: OLD SCHOOL THRASH @

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Review 10 for Testament

5 / 5

Testament Masters of Thrash

Glasgow Garage @

- Glasgow @

- Tue 27 Nov 2012 @

Favourite moment: The whole set. @

Posted 29/11/2012

by Anonymous

Location:Rhu, Dunbartonshire

Went to the gig with my son and it was fantastic. Rise Up was a perfect opener which got the crowd going and it was fast paced and gritty til the end. The mix of new and old was perfect. The Glasgow Garage is the ideal venue for this gig as everyone is close enough to the stage and the atmosphere is electric.

Glasgow Garage @

- Glasgow @

- Tue 27 Nov 2012 @

Favourite moment: The whole set. @

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Review 11 for Testament

4 / 5

Testament

Wulfrun Hall @

- Wolverhampton @

- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Posted 28/07/2009

by DMW1977

Location:west midlands

After mindless torture had waded in with some basic classic 90's style death metal they were followed by the formal support of Warbringer who I'm not a huge fan of on record but live they have something a little different. After the sheer energy of Warbringer onslaught could have been an irrelevance but they too suprised me by again being a fantastic live band. Having never seen them before and having only one album to go on I was pleasantly suprised. However, the night/the tour is all about Testament. The sheer volume of their music left me half deaf for several days afterwards. Duing the second song i wondered about moving furthe back because of the sheer volume, then i just got caught up in the moment. Church was fantastic acting as conductor for band and crowd. Testament deserve to be considered one of the greatest thash bands ever on this performance and with the problem in anthrax again at the moment there is no doubt they are for me right up there with slayer and megadeth.

Wulfrun Hall @

- Wolverhampton @

- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

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Review 12 for Testament

5 / 5

A Testament to their skills

Wulfrun Hall @

- Wolverhampton @

- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Posted 26/07/2009

by Suzz

Location:Wolves

The support bands were pretty good, but there was no way that they could prepare us for the ten-legged metal machine that is Testament. In a focussed, tight set that spanned their career to date, Testament laid waste to the Wulfrun, sparking a pit the like of which has not been seen for many a year. Skolnik's guitar work was awesome, Bostaph's drums thunderous, but it was the charismatic Chuck Billy who held us in thrall. If you've never managed to catch them live,do yourself a favour and go see them - they're coming back next year. You have been warned!

Wulfrun Hall @

- Wolverhampton @

- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

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Review 13 for Testament

5 / 5

Testament Rocked

Wulfrun Hall @

- Wolverhampton @

- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: The entire show! @

Posted 26/07/2009

by NutsBoutMetal

Its the 3rd or 4th time seen Testament live and they've always put on a great show, love it when they play there old material just awesome.

Wulfrun Hall @

- Wolverhampton @

- Sat 25 Jul 2009 @

Favourite moment: The entire show! @

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