Testament Announced As Special Guests At Bloodstock 2012
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Wednesday, 15 February 2012 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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With a line up boasting the likes of Behemoth, Alice Cooper, Iced Earth, Sepultura, Paradise Lost, Watain, Dimmu Borgir, Hatebreed and many more, a special guest slot would have to be pretty special to be worthy of it’s special tag. With that in mind, Bloodstock Open Air have today confirmed Testament will be performing their only UK show of 2012, at the very special guest slot before the Saturday night headliners at this year’s festival.
One of the first thrash bands to emerge from the San Francisco Bay Area, debut album 'The Legacy' put Testament at the forefront of the thrash metal scene, where they have remained for the best part of thirty years.
Speaking about the forthcoming gig, guitarist Eric Peterson said: “We're excited to play the "Bloodstock Festival" again! this time with some new material to play! Can't wait for the UK to hear our "Dark Roots Of Earth!" See Ya!”
With nine studio albums under their belt - two of which boasting top 40 chart positions in the UK - and a new album on its way, Testament come armed with no shortage of classic thrash anthems. One of the few bands to consistently put out fresh material throughout their career, expect to here songs from the likes of 'The Legacy', 'The New Order', 'Practice What You Preach', 'Souls Of Black', 'The Ritual', 'Low', 'Demonic', 'The Gathering' and 'The Formation Of Damnation' - as well as new material!
With tickets selling faster than ever before, Bloodstock 2012 is destined for a sell-out this year. Over 100 bands - the majority of which are exclusive appearances - and a ticket price of only £115.00 for four days of metal magic Including camping - Bloodstock offers metalheads the most attractive ticket in the UK. For more information, please visit www.bloodstock.uk.com.
Bloodstock Open Air 2012 takes place at Catton Hall August 9th - 12th.
The line-up so far is as follows:
RONNIE JAMES DIO STAGE:
ALICE COOPER - ANVIL – BEHEMOTH - WATAIN - PARADISE LOST - DIMMU BORGIR - HATEBREED - CORROSION OF CONFORMITY - SANCTUARY - GRAND MAGUS - THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER – DEICIDE – NILE – MAYHEM - ICED EARTH – SEPULTURA - TESTAMENT
SOPHIE LANCASTER STAGE:
ORANGE GOBLIN - ANAAL NATHRAKH
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