Without question, Testament's Dark Roots of Earth is making my year-end top albums list. The album is a monster and I am still blasting it months after release. The one thing that I am surprised about is the band has yet to go on a headlining run to support the record, opting to continue their touring with Anthrax and Death Angel earlier this year.
That all changes in 2013, as the band has announced "The Dark Roots of Earth Tour" with killer direct support from one of the other best live acts in metal right now, Overkill and openers Floatsam & Jetsam and 4Arm (which may just be the worst name for a band EVAR). The tour kicks off January 30th in San Francisco. Here is the full routing:
1/30 The Filmore – San Francisco, CA*
1/31 House of Blues – Anaheim, CA*
2/1 The Marquee – Tempe, AZ*
2/2 House of Blues – Hollywood, CA*
2/4 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM*
2/5 Emo’s – Austin, TX
2/6 House of Blues – Houston, TX
2/7 House of Blues – Dallas, TX
2/9 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
2/10 The Filmore – Charlotte, NC
2/12 The Filmore – Silver Spring, MD
2/13 Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
2/14 Best Buy Theatre – New York, NY
2/15 The Paramount – Huntington, NY
2/16 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
2/17 Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY
2/18 Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON
2/20 Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH
2/21 The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
2/22 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
2/23 First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
2/25 The Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
2/26 In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
2/27 Knitting Factory – Reno, NV
2/28 Ace Of Spades – Sacramento, CA
