Thrash Metal (Heavy Metal) band from San Francisco, California (USA).
Initially founded as Legacy in 1983 by Eric Peterson (guitar) his cousin Derrick Ramírez (guitar and vocals) and Mike Ronchette (drums). Same year Steve "Zetro" Souza joined as vocalist, Gregg Christian as bassist and Louie Clemente replaced Mike on drums. In 1984 Alex Skolnick replaced Derrick on the guitar and they began rehearsing for their first demo.
In 1985 they recorded their first demo called "First Strike Is Deadly" and in 1986 they changed their name into Testament after parting ways with Zetro (who left to join fellow Bay-area thrashers Exodus) and hooking up with new vocalist Chuck Billy. After the successful debut album "The Legacy" they played the Dynamo festival in Holland and recorded a live EP. Their second album made Testament one of the world's biggest metal bands and a tour was arranged with Megadeth, Voivod, Anthrax, Judas Priest and others. Their third album "Practice What You Preach" sold more than 400,000 copies.
After the release of 1992's "The Ritual", Louie Clemente and lead guitarist Alex Skolnick left the band and were replaced by guitarist Glen Alvelais and drummer Paul Bostaph, both from the band Forbidden. In 1995, after more line up changes which included guitarist James Murphy replacing Alvelais and a few different guys behind the drums, the band was dropped from Atlantic Records and they therefore decided to create their own label called Burnt Offerings Inc. In 1996 Testament split up during the pre-production for the seventh album. Chuck told that he and Eric would form a new band called Dog Faced Gods while James left to do a personal project and Greg formed the band Flangue. However Eric and Chuck soon resurrected the Testament name with various players. 1997's "Demonic" featured founding member Derrick Ramirez (playing bass) and drummer Gene Hoglan. 1999's "The Gathering" saw the return of James Murphy, along with bassist Steve DiGiorgio and former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo.
In 2005, after several years of playing with different line ups and Chuck's battle with cancer, he and Eric reunited with "classic line up" members Alex Skolnick, Greg Christian, and Louie Clemente for a series of show which resulted in the release of a live album. Moving forward, the original members opted to continue working together, with exception of Louie Clemente, who was unable to commit to the band full time and was replaced by ex-Dimmu Borgir drummer Nick Barker. Barker's tenure was brief, as visa problems prevented him from working in the US, and he was replaced by Paul Bostaph.
Testament began recording their new album, Dark Roots of Earth, on June 20, 2011. Paul Bostaph was unable to take part in the recording due to a "serious injury"; however, he was expected to rejoin when the band tours to support the album. Gene Hoglan, who played drums on the band's 1997 album Demonic, filled in for Paul on the drum tracks. It was announced on December 1st that Paul Bostaph left Testament. Gene Hoglan recorded the drums tracks for Dark Roots of Earth and continues to play live with the band. In interviews, Testament have expressed pleasure in Hoglan's playing, and a hope that he will continue with the band for the foreseeable future. In 2014, it was announced that Testament and Greg Christian had parted ways.
Current line up:
Chuck Billy - vocals (1986–present)
Eric Peterson - guitar (1986–present)
Alex Skolnick - guitar (1986–1992, 2001, 2005–present)
Steve DiGiorgio - bass (1998–2004, 2014–present)
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October 26, 2025
Ronda
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands1. Fight for Your Right(Beastie Boys cover)
2. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
3. WWIII
4. Practice What You Preach
5. Sins of Omission
6. Native Blood
7. Trail of Tears
8. Low
9. More Than Meets the Eye
10. Drum Solo
11. First Strike Is Deadly
12. Infanticide A.I.
13. Shadow People
14. Return to Serenity
15. Electric Crown
16. Into the Pit
with members of Nervosa, Destruction and Obituary on backing vocalsOctober 25, 2025
Turbinenhalle
Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanySetlist incomplete
1. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
2. First Strike Is Deadly
3. Into the Pit
October 24, 2025
Tonhalle
Munich, Bavaria, Germany1. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
2. WWIII
3. Practice What You Preach
4. Sins of Omission
5. Native Blood
6. Trail of Tears
7. Low
8. More Than Meets the Eye
9. Drum Solo
10. First Strike Is Deadly
11. Infanticide A.I.
12. Shadow People
13. Return to Serenity
14. Electric Crown
15. Into the Pit
October 23, 2025
Centrum Koncertowe A2
Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland1. Fight for Your Right(Beastie Boys cover)
2. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
3. WWIII
4. Practice What You Preach
5. Sins of Omission
6. Native Blood
7. Trail of Tears
8. Low
9. More Than Meets the Eye
10. Drum Solo
11. First Strike Is Deadly
12. Infanticide A.I.
13. Shadow People
14. Return to Serenity
15. Electric Crown
16. Into the Pit
October 22, 2025
Große Halle
Vienna, Vienna, Austria1. Fight for Your Right(Beastie Boys cover)
2. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
3. WWIII
4. Practice What You Preach
5. Sins of Omission
6. Native Blood
7. Trail of Tears
8. Low
9. More Than Meets the Eye
10. Drum Solo
11. First Strike Is Deadly
12. Infanticide A.I.
13. Shadow People
14. Return to Serenity
15. Electric Crown
16. Into the Pit
October 21, 2025
Media Center Cvetličarna
Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia1. Fight for Your Right(Beastie Boys cover)
2. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
3. WWIII
4. Practice What You Preach
5. Sins of Omission
6. Native Blood
7. Trail of Tears
8. Low
9. More Than Meets the Eye
10. Drum Solo
11. First Strike Is Deadly
12. Infanticide A.I.
13. Shadow People
14. Return to Serenity
15. Electric Crown
16. Into the Pit
October 19, 2025
Garage
Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany1. Fight for Your Right(Beastie Boys cover)
2. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
3. WWIII
4. Practice What You Preach
5. Sins of Omission
6. Native Blood
7. Trail of Tears
8. Low
9. More Than Meets the Eye
10. Drum Solo
11. First Strike Is Deadly
12. Infanticide A.I.
13. Shadow People
14. Return to Serenity
15. Electric Crown
16. Into the Pit
October 18, 2025
Live Club
Trezzo sull'Adda, Lombardy, Italy1. Fight for Your Right(Beastie Boys cover)
2. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
3. WWIII
4. Practice What You Preach
5. Sins of Omission
6. Native Blood
7. Trail of Tears
8. Low
9. More Than Meets the Eye
10. Drum Solo
11. First Strike Is Deadly
12. Infanticide A.I.
13. Shadow People
14. Return to Serenity
15. Electric Crown
16. Into the Pit
October 17, 2025
Schlachthof
Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany1. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
2. WWIII
3. Practice What You Preach
4. Sins of Omission
5. Native Blood
6. Trail of Tears
7. Low
8. More Than Meets the Eye
9. Drum Solo
10. First Strike Is Deadly
11. Infanticide A.I.
12. Shadow People
13. Return to Serenity
14. Electric Crown
15. Into the Pit
October 16, 2025
Z7 Konzertfabrik
Pratteln, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland1. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
2. WWIII
3. Practice What You Preach
4. Sins of Omission
5. Native Blood
6. Trail of Tears
7. Low
8. More Than Meets the Eye
9. Drum Solo
Chris Dovas10. First Strike Is Deadly
11. Infanticide A.I.
12. Shadow People
13. Return to Serenity
14. Electric Crown
15. Into the Pit
October 14, 2025
Grosse Freiheit 36
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany1. Fight for Your Right(Beastie Boys cover)
2. Run to the Hills(Iron Maiden cover)
3. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
4. WWIII
5. Practice What You Preach
6. Sins of Omission
7. Native Blood
8. Trail of Tears
9. Low
10. More Than Meets the Eye
11. Drum Solo
12. First Strike Is Deadly
13. Infanticide A.I.
14. Shadow People
15. Return to Serenity
16. Electric Crown
17. Into the Pit
October 13, 2025
LKA Longhorn
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany1. Fight for Your Right(Beastie Boys cover)
2. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
3. WWIII
4. Practice What You Preach
5. Sins of Omission
6. Native Blood
7. Trail of Tears
8. Low
9. More Than Meets the Eye
10. Drum Solo
11. First Strike Is Deadly
12. Infanticide A.I.
13. Shadow People
14. Return to Serenity
15. Electric Crown
16. Into the Pit
October 12, 2025
Grote Zaal
Borgerhout, Antwerp, Belgium1. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
2. WWIII
3. Practice What You Preach
4. Sins of Omission
5. Native Blood
6. Trail of Tears
7. Low
8. More Than Meets the Eye
9. Drum Solo
10. First Strike Is Deadly
11. Infanticide A.I.
12. Shadow People
13. Return to Serenity
14. Electric Crown
15. Into the Pit
October 11, 2025
O2 Forum Kentish Town
London, England, United Kingdom1. Fight for Your Right(Beastie Boys cover)
2. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
3. WWIII
4. Practice What You Preach
5. Sins of Omission
6. Native Blood
7. Trail of Tears
8. Low
9. More Than Meets the Eye
10. Drum Solo
11. First Strike Is Deadly
12. Infanticide A.I.
13. Shadow People
14. Return to Serenity
15. Electric Crown
16. Into the Pit
October 10, 2025
Manchester Academy 1
Manchester, England, United Kingdom1. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
2. WWIII
3. Practice What You Preach
4. Sins of Omission
5. Native Blood
6. Trail of Tears
7. Low
8. More Than Meets the Eye
9. Drum Solo
10. First Strike Is Deadly
11. Infanticide A.I.
12. Shadow People
13. Return to Serenity
14. Electric Crown
Cut short due to injured crowd member15. Into the Pit
October 9, 2025
3Olympia Theatre
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland1. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
2. WWIII
3. Practice What You Preach
4. Sins of Omission
5. Native Blood
6. Trail of Tears
7. Low
8. More Than Meets the Eye
9. Drum Solo
10. First Strike Is Deadly
11. Infanticide A.I.
12. Shadow People
13. Return to Serenity
14. Electric Crown
15. Into the Pit
October 8, 2025
O2 Academy
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom1. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
2. WWIII
3. Practice What You Preach
4. Sins of Omission
5. Native Blood
6. Trail of Tears
7. Low
8. More Than Meets the Eye
9. Drum Solo
10. First Strike Is Deadly
11. Infanticide A.I.
12. Shadow People
13. Return to Serenity
14. Electric Crown
15. Into the Pit
October 7, 2025
Bristol Beacon
Bristol, England, United Kingdom1. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
2. WWIII
3. Infanticide A.I.
4. Shadow People
5. Practice What You Preach
6. Sins of Omission
7. Native Blood
8. Trail of Tears
9. Low
10. More Than Meets the Eye
11. Return to Serenity
12. Drum Solo
13. First Strike Is Deadly
14. Electric Crown
15. Into the Pit
October 5, 2025
Capitol
Hanover, Lower Saxony, GermanySetlist out of order and possibly incomplete
1. D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
2. WWIII
3. Infanticide A.I.
4. Practice What You Preach
5. Return to Serenity
6. Low
7. Trail of Tears
8. More Than Meets the Eye
9. Native Blood
10. Shadow People
Live debut11. Drum Solo
12. First Strike Is Deadly
13. Into the Pit
October 2, 2025
Discovery Park
Sacramento, California, United StatesCoors Light Stage
1. Rise Up
2. Practice What You Preach
3. Sins of Omission
4. More Than Meets the Eye
5. Infanticide A.I.
6. The Haunting
7. Electric Crown
8. Return to Serenity
9. Into the Pit
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