TESTAMENT's February 15 concert at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, New York as part of
"The Dark Roots Of Thrash" tour was professionally filmed for a 90-minute DVD, to be released later this year via
Nuclear Blast.
"We haven't shot a live DVD or CD since our
'Live In London' release and we've had two killer albums since then," commented
TESTAMENT vocalist
Chuck Billy. "We thought it would be cool to put out a live DVD/CD focusing on the last three records (
'The Gathering',
'The Formation Of Damnation' and
'Dark Roots Of Earth') mixed in with a good amount of classics, too. Last time we recorded anything live in America was for
'Live At The Fillmore' on the West Coast. This time we thought we'd give the East Coast a chance to show the world how crazy and loud they can be."
The band's setlist was as follows:
01.
Rise Up 02.
More Than Meets the Eye 03.
Burnt Offerings04.
Native Blood 05.
True American Hate 06.
Dark Roots of Earth 07.
Into the Pit 08.
Practice What You Preach 09.
Riding the Snake 10.
Eyes of Wrath 11.
Trial By Fire 12.
The Haunting 13.
The New Order 14.
D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate) 15.
3 Days in Darkness Encore 1:
16.
The Formation of Damnation Encore 2:
17.
Over the Wall18.
Disciples of the WatchTESTAMENT's new album,
"Dark Roots Of Earth", sold more than 20,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No, 12 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived in stores on July 31, 2012 via
Nuclear Blast Records.
"Dark Roots Of Earth" was produced, mixed and mastered by acclaimed British producer
Andy Sneap (
ARCH ENEMY,
NEVERMORE,
ACCEPT,
EXODUS). Special bonus tracks were recorded, mixed and mastered by
Juan Urteaga (
MACHINE HEAD,
EXODUS,
TED NUGENT,
NIGHT RANGER) at his
Trident Studios. The cover artwork for the effort (see below) was painted by
Eliran Kantor, who has previously worked with
ATHEIST,
SIGH,
ANACRUSIS and
GWAR, among others.
