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Testament release Thrash of the Titans mini documentary

Author Benedetta Baldin - 20.4.2026

The first performance of the U.S. leg of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers Testament‘s “Thrash Of The Titans” world tour is included in an official mini documentary, as per Blabbermouth. Launched in March, the tour brought the band together with fellow thrash icons Destruction and Overkill for one of the most intense tours of the year. Testament was the main act on every date of the tour, which began on March 14 in Portland, Oregon, and ended on April 10 in Berkeley, California. Nuclear Blast released Testament’s most recent album, “Para Bellum,” in October 2025. Juan Urteaga recorded the album, and Jens Bogren mixed it for the first time. Eliran Kantor painted the cover image once more.

Upcoming shows:

  • Sunday, June 29, 2026 – Antwerp, Belgium – Middenvijver
  • Tuesday, July 1, 2026 – Viveiro, Spain – Resurrection Fest
  • Thursday, July 3, 2026 – Villaava, Spain – Sala Totem Aretoa (with Hellripper)
  • Friday, July 4, 2026 – Barcelona, Spain – Rock Fest
  • Saturday, July 5, 2026 – Cartagena, Spain – Rock Imperium Festival
  • Monday, July 7, 2026 – Zaragoza, Spain – Teatro De Las Esquinas (with Hellripper)
  • Tuesday, July 8, 2026 – Toulouse, France – Le Bikini (with Hellripper)
  • Wednesday, July 29, 2026 – Bergen, Netherlands – Beyond The Gates Festival
  • Thursday, July 31, 2026 – Rejmyre, Sweden – Skogsrojet Festival
  • Friday, August 1, 2026 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Pustervik (with Metal Church and Armored Saint)
  • Saturday, August 2, 2026 – Lund, Sweden – Mejeriet (with Metal Church and Armored Saint)
  • Tuesday, August 4, 2026 – Kiel, Germany – Die Pumpe (with Metal Church)
  • Wednesday, August 5, 2026 – Leer, Germany – Zollhausverein (with Death Angel)
  • Thursday, August 6, 2026 – Schlotheim, Germany – Party San
  • Friday, August 7, 2026 – Cologne, Germany – Essigfabrik with Death Angel and Metal Church)
  • Saturday, August 8, 2026 – Kortrijk, Belgium – Alcatraz Festival
  • Sunday, August 9, 2026 – Derbyshire, UK – Bloodstock Open Air
  • Monday, August 11, 2026 – Karlsruhe, Germany – Substage (with Death Angel and Metal Church)
  • Tuesday, August 12, 2026 – Obertraubling, Germany – Airport-Eventhall (with Death Angel and Metal Church)
  • Wednesday, August 13, 2026 – Krakow, Poland – Klub Studio (with Metal Church and Armored Saint)
  • Thursday, August 14, 2026 – Moravsky Krumlov, Czech Republic – Rock Castle
  • Friday, August 15, 2026 – Dinkelsbuehl, Germany – Summer Breeze
  • Saturday, August 16, 2026 – Eindhoven, Netherlands – Dynamo Metalfest
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