Thrash Metal Legends Testament Announce 2025 Australian Tour

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29 Oct

The band’s first Australian tour in 15 years takes place across the country next June.

Image by Stephanie Cabral (except Dovas by Mia Demonz)

15 years after their last visit, thrash metal legends Testament make their long-awaited return to Australia in 2025.

The critically acclaimed Bay Area band known for iconic tracks ‘Over The Wall’, ‘Practice What You Preach’, ‘Rise Up’, ‘Into The Pit’, ‘Brotherhood Of The Snake’, ‘Low’, ‘The New Order’, ‘First Strike Is Deadly’ and more, are heading our way to unleash the beast on Aussie heavy metal fans.

One of only four bands (the others being Metallica, Black Sabbath and Motörhead) to have two albums (The Legacy and The New Order) inducted into Decibel Magazine’s prestigious Hall Of Fame, Testament’s Australian tour commences at The Tivoli in Brisbane on Wednesday, June 18. The thrash metal titans follow with dates at Sydney’s The Metro on Friday, June 20, Melbourne’s Northcote Theatre on Saturday, June 21 and Adelaide’s The Gov on Sunday, June 22, before finishing their whirlwind tour at Perth’s Metropolis Fremantle on Tuesday, June 24.

Pre-sale tickets are available from 8:30am local time this Thursday, October 31. You can register here. General on-sale kicks off at 8:30am local time on Tuesday, November 5 via Metropolis Touring.

Taking the metal scene by storm with the release of their 1987 debut album The Legacy, Testament was often compared to fellow Bay Area thrash metal titans Metallica. But unlike James Hetfield and co who went mainstream, Testament continued to hone their thrash metal sound, fast becoming one of the genre’s most prolific and respected bands.

Testament has released 13 albums across their five-decade spanning career, including their most recent release, Titans of Creation. Arriving in 2022, the album received solid reviews, with Metal Hammer labelling the record “old school attitude meets new school brutality.”

The current iteration of the band heading Down Under includes sole original member Eric Peterson (rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals) alongside Chuck Billy (lead vocals), Alex Skolnick (lead guitar, backing vocals), Steve Di Giorgio (bass, backing vocals) and Chris Dovas (drums).

Catch Testament at The Gov on Sunday, June 22. For full ticketing details visit the Metropolis Touring website.