TESTAMENT INVITES FANS TO BE A PART OF HEAVY METAL HISTORY THIS SPRING ON THE RUST IN PEACE TOUR WITH

MEGADETH AND EXODUS; AND, THIS SUMMER ON THE AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR WITH SLAYER AND MEGADETH

RUST IN PEACE TOUR STARTS MARCH 1^st; AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR STARTS JULY 23^rd

Bay Area Thrash Legends TESTAMENT have one hell of a year on tap.  Starting March 1^st,TESTAMENT is direct support on Megadeth “Rust in Peace” 20^th Anniversary Tour with special guests Exodus.  Keep in mind this is no regular metal tour, this will be an event to remember for years to come.  To commemorate the anniversary of Megadeth “Rust in Peace” album all three bands will be playing unique sets on this tour.  Megadeth of course will be playing “Rust In Peace”, TESTAMENT will be tearing through their debut thrash masterpiece “The Legacy” and Exodus will be performing a very special set as well.

In celebration of this unprecedented event in metal history, TESTAMENT is giving their devoted legions a chance to be a part of Heavy Metal History by offering an exclusive VIP package for each date on the tour.  The VIP package includes:

- General Admission ticket with early entry to venue (where available)
- Meet & Greet with select members TESTAMENT
- Individual photo with select members of TESTAMENT
- Q&A session with select members of TESTAMENT
- Autograph opportunity with select members of TESTAMENT
- Commemorative Meet & Greet laminate
- Collectible TESTAMENT Guitar Pick

These packages as well as regular tickets are on sale now but they are selling fast, so do not miss out on your chance to receive the VIP treatment with TESTAMENT this Spring.

Guitarist Eric Peterson had the following to say about the VIP Packages:

“The vibe of this tour is definitely special, we are going to have a special set and we are currently working on new music.  If you buy a VIP pack maybe I will let you check out some of the new tunes on my I-Pod.  Ha ha, seriously though, our fans and metal fans in general are the best and we look forward to hanging with them on Tour”

CATCH TESTAMENT ON TOUR WITH MEGADETH AND EXODUS

3/1 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory

3/2 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory

3/3 Medford, OR @ Medford Armory

3/6 Calgary, AB @ Big Four

3/7 Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Center

3/8 Saskatoon, SK @ Praireland

3/11 Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theater

3/12 Greensburg, PA @ The Palace Theater

3/13 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom

3/15 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

3/16 Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live

3/18 Scranton, PA @ Scranton Cultural Center

3/19 Norfolk, VA @ The Norva

3/21 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle

3/22 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel***

3/23 Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall

3/25 Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theater

3/26 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Amphitheatre

3/27 Lubbock, TX @ The Pavilion

3/28 El Paso, TX @ Club 101

3/30 Tuscon, AZ @ Rialto Theater

3/31 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium

***Show is sold out, only TESTAMENT VIP Packages remain.  Visit www.theorangepeel.netfor VIP Package information.***

If this tour isn’t amazing enough and you have yet to have your fill of TESTAMENT live, (which should be the case for everyone) the metal tour of a lifetime is back on!  After a brief postponement, the mighty TESTAMENT will be joining forces with Megadeth and Slayer for the first time in over 20 years on the American Carnage Tour.  The tour kicks off July 23^rd in Quebec City, and winds up on September 4^th in Portland, OR.

The metal masses have been clamoring for a tour of this magnitude for quite some time andTESTAMENT are stoked to be a part of it.  Again as a special exclusive to the TESTAMENTLegions, the band is offering a limited number of VIP Packages for every United States date on the tour.  The exclusive TESTAMENT VIP package includes:

- One general admission ticket with early entry (where available)
- Exclusive Meet & Greet with the members of TESTAMENT
- Personal photograph with the band
- Autograph session (includes 8X10 photo)
- Exclusive TESTAMENT Affliction Shirt
- Collectible Tour Poster (limited, numbered)
- Exclusive TESTAMENT Music Skin
- Official VIP Meet and Greet Laminate
- Official set of TESTAMENT Guitar Picks

Front man Chuck Billy reflected on the VIP experience that TESTAMENT fans can expect this summer:

“If there is one thing true about us, we love our fans so much that we want to hang out with them, give them special shit and then throw them INTO THE PIT!  This tour is huge, with three of the greatest bands in metal reuniting after 20 years.  We want to make you a part of this special event.  So hook yourself up with a TESTAMENT American Carnage VIP Pack today.”

TESTAMENT’S highly successful and award-winning album The Formation Of Damnationwill be reissued in a deluxe tour edition on February 23^rd.  Information on the Deluxe Tour Edition of “The Formation Of Damnation” can be found below

The Formation of Damnation (Deluxe Tour Edition)

2-disc deluxe tour edition of the band’s comeback album! Includes bonus

footage of classic tracks + more;

Disc 1:

1. The Persecuted Won’t Forget

2. Killing Season

3. Afterlife

4. The Evil Has Landed

5. The Formation Of Damnation

6. Henchmen Ride

7. More Than Meets The Eye

8. Dangers Of The Faithless

9. False Evidence Appearing Real (F.E.A.R.)

10. Leave Me Forever

Disc 2

• The New Order *Audio and Video

• Practice What You Preach *Audio and Video

• Souls Of Black *Audio and Video

*Recorded in Alcatraz for their MTV “52/52” special

• More Than Meets The Eye music video

CATCH TESTAMENT ON THE 2010 AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR

7/23 Quebec City, QC @ Pavillon de la Jenuesse

7/24 Montreal, QC @ Heavy MTL @ Parc Jean Drapeau

7/26 Halifax, NS @ Metro Centre

7/27 Moncton, NB @ Moncton Coliseum

7/29 Toronto, ONT @ Molson Amphitheatre

7/30 London, ONT @ John Labatte Center

8/11 Albany, NY @ Glen Falls Civic Center

8/12 East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center

8/14 Boston, MA @ Tsongas Arena

8/15 Camden, NJ @ Susquehana Bank Center

8/16 Wallingford, CT @ Chevrolet Theater

8/18 Cleveland, OH @ Tower City Amphitheatre

8/19 Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena

8/20 Chicago, IL @ UIC Pavilion

8/21 Minneapolis, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium

8/23 Kansas City, @ Cap Fed Park @ Sandstone Arena

8/24 Denver, CO @ Magness

8/25 Albuquerque, NM @ Tingley Coliseum

8/27 Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre

8/29 San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless

8/30 Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Arena

8/31 San Francisco, CA @ Cow Palace

9/3 Seattle, WA @ Wamu Theatre

9/4 Portland, OR @ Washington County Fairgrounds

For more info on TESTAMENT be sure to visit:

http://www.myspace.com/testamentlegions

http://www.testamentlegions.com

Adrenaline PR: Maria Ferrero