If you are going to Testament's show tonight in Huntington, New York, you might get caught on camera. If you are not, at least you have a new Testament DVD to look forward to. The Bay Area thrash metal legends are currently touring the U.S. with Overkill and Flotsam & Jetsam and will record their show at The Paramount in Huntington this Friday, February 15th, for an upcoming DVD/CD release. The band will be playing a long set focusing on their last three albums and encourage the fans attending this event to make this the craziest Testament show ever.

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Death metallers Synesis Absorption have revealed the artwork that will grace the band's new release, which was created by Eliran Kantor (Testament, Atheist) and can be viewed below. This will be the band's debut album due out later this year.

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Veteran thrashers Anthrax find themselves facing a new line-up change and are one guitarist short after the departure of Rob Caggiano from the band. The guitarist will now pursue his other passion and focus on producing but the band promises to announce a replacement soon.

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Brace yourself, the first bands set to perform at Hellfest 2013 have been announced. And they are...

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Bay Area thrash metal legends Testament are proud to announce their first US headlining tour since their phenomenal chart success with their new album, Dark Roots of Earth, released at the end of July this year via Nuclear Blast. The trek promises to be one of the best thrash metal lineups of the year, with support coming from the world renowned Overkill and Flotsam & Jetsam, as well as Australian thrashers 4ARM.

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Event:	Testament: Dark Roots Of Thrash Tour 2013

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UK heavy metallers Attica Rage are set to release brand new album 88MPH worldwide via Off Yer Rocka record label on December 1st 2012, with three live launch parties in Wales, Glasgow and London.

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Hardcore act Hatebreed's forthcoming album will be titled The Divinity Of Purpose. The band announced that it will be released on January 25th (Europe) through Nuclear Blast and January 29th (North America) via Razor & Tie. The band also unveiled the cover art, which was done by Eliran Kantor (Testament, Sodom etc.). You can check it out below.

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Massacre Records has inked a deal with Bay Area thrash metal act Hatriot. The label issued the following statement about: "Steve 'Zetro' Souza (Exodus,Testament)) takes his musical roots back in time to the 1980's when metal was fast, furious, and yet still melodic."

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"Hailing from Pasadena in Southern California, North American up-and-comers Holy Grail have offered a unique blend of traditional tunes in the vein of the legendary NWOBHM and influences of several contemporary heavy metal subgenres since their inception in 2008. Now, after numerous celebrated festival appearances (Wacken Open Air & British Download Festival among others) and extensive touring together with famous bands of the order of Blind Guardian, Exodus and Eluveitie, the time is right to take this more than promising quintet to the next level. In that regard, Nuclear Blast Records are proud to announce the Europe-wide signing of Holy Grail!"

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Death metal icons Cannibal Corpse, have confirmed that they will be spending most of the month of October this year in the eastern hemisphere. This will be the band's first time in many of these cities, which include Jakarta, Tokyo, Perth, Seoul, as well as a show in Hawaii on their way back into the western hemisphere. The entire confirmed schedule can be seen below.

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Testament have confirmed European tour dates for November/December 2012. The band will present their recently released new album Dark Roots Of Earth. The support bands have yet to be announced or further details about the tour but that will probably happen soon.

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"Native Blood", the new video clip from US thrashers Testament is now available for your viewing pleasure below (or maybe just in the US). Since the video doesn't seem to be visible in many countries through the Nuclear Blast Youtube channel, your alternative is to watch it here. The video was directed by Mike Sloat.

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US thrashers Testament have released a lyric video for the song "Native Blood", taken from their upcoming new album Dark Roots Of Earth. You can watch the video below as the album's release date is fast approaching. Dark Roots Of Earth hits stores on July 27th in Europe and 31st July in North America via Nuclear Blast.

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90-second samples from all songs to be featured on the new Testament album Dark Roots Of Earth have been made available for streaming online. The samples can be streamed at this location or at Nuclear Blast's Soundcloud page. The songs "Native Blood" and "True American Hate" are streaming in full. Dark Roots Of Earth will be released on July 27th in Europe and 31st July in North America via Nuclear Blast. More album details were previously reported here.

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After previously releasing a lyric video for the song "True American Hate", San Francisco thrash legends Testament are now streaming their new single "Native Blood" exclusively at the Nuclear Blast USA Shop. The single can be streamed here.

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