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TESTAMENT Release Date Pre-Order Start Brotherhood Of The Snake uu 28/10/2016 uu 02/09/2016

uu LIMITED CD DIGIBOOK available uu 2LP BLACK VINYL in Gatefold available uu LIMITED BOX available incl. CD Digibook, 2 LP-Picture Vinyl in gatefold, 12“poster, 12“photocard uu Watch out ads in all important music magazines SEPT 2016 Price Code: CD02 uu Advertising in many important music magazines SEPT / OCT 2016 NB 3327-0 CD-Digibook CD02 uu Reminder ads in NOV 2016 (no bonus content) uu Album reviews, interviews in all important Metal magazines in Europe’s SEPT / OCT 2016 issues uu Radio commercials in several countries uu Song placements in European magazine compilations Price Code: CD03 uu Spotify playlists in all European territories NB 3327-2 CD CD03 uu Retail marketing campaigns uu Instore decoration: flyers, poster A1, banners 1 x 2 meter uu Wacken Interview 2016 uu Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google+ organic promotion uu Facebook ads and promoted posts + Google ads in both the search and display networks, bing ads and gmail ads (tbc) Price Code: LP17 NB 3327-1 2LP LP17 uu Banner advertising on more than 60 of the most important Metal (black in gatefold) & Rock websites all over Europe uu Additional booked ads on Metal Hammer Germany and UK, and in the Fixion network (mainly Blabbermouth) “TESTAMENT are on a roll, and with »Brotherhood of uu Video and pre-roll ads on YouTube the Snake« they have delivered their third exceptional uu Ad campaigns on iPhones for iTunes and Google Play for Androids album in a row. Uncompromising, heavy and harder uu Banners, featured items at the shop, header images and a back- hitting than Mike Tyson with concrete gloves, they yet ground on nuclearblast.de and nuclearblast.com again demonstrate that they remain one of the most uu Features and banners in newsletters, as well as special mailings solid thrash metal bands on the planet!“ to targeted audiences in support of the release METAL HAMMER (NO) | Espen Slapgard

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“IT’S KIND OF LIKE »DEMONIC« AND »THE GATHERING«, Digibook + PIC 2LP + 12” poster + BUT A LITTLE BIT WISER” 12” photo card Territory: World The album was recorded under the watchful eyes of producer The songwriter also told Metal Forces in another interview: “It’s Juan Urteaga (EXODUS, HEATHEN, MACHINE HEAD), different. This one is more thrash. I mean, this has got some of the uu Tracklists: guitarist Eric Peterson and singer Chuck Billy and was mixed fastest stuff that we have ever played. Usually, we have one or two and mastered by well-known metal producer Andy Sneap thrash songs, and then we have some mid-tempo, and then we DIGIBOOK / CD: (ACCEPT, ARCH ENEMY, CRADLE OF FILTH, KREATOR, have a slow, heavy one, and then up-tempo kind of stuff. Half of 01. Brotherhood Of The Snake MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH). the new record is thrash, which we’ve never done before.” 02. The Pale King 03. Stronghold 04. Seven Seals Commented Peterson in an interview with Metal Maniac: He continued: “It’s kind of like »Demonic« and »The Gathering«, 05. Born In A Rut 06. Centuries Of Suffering “It’s very diverse, but it’s very epic. There’s nothing on there that but a little bit wiser, I think. Chuck’s not singing so death. I mean, he does some death stuff but he’s singing more like he did on the 07. Black Jack breeds commercial. And I think for thirty years of recording mu- 08. Neptune’s Spear last record and then with the craziness of »The Gathering« or sic and trying different formulas and stuff, I think we’ve found a 09. Canna-Business even heavy stuff like »Demonic«.” 10. The Number Game formula that is very metal. I think for the metal fan that is looking 2LP black in Gatefold: for something for the nook and crannies… not just your normal, TESTAMENT will support »The Brotherhood Of The (140g, 45 rpm) ‘Oh, it’s got a thrash beat and a riff.’ There’s a lot going on here.” Snake« on their European run with AMON AMARTH this fall. Side A 01. Brotherhood Of The Snake 02. The Pale King TOUR w/ AMON AMARTH, GRAND MAGUS Side B 28.10. D Oberhausen...... Turbinenhalle 07.11. F Paris...... Casino De Paris 18.11. D Ludwigsburg...... MHP Arena 01. Black Jack 02. Born In A Rut 29.10. D Hamburg...... Sporthalle 09.11. E Bilbao...... Santana 27 19.11. D Munich...... Zenith 03. Centuries Of Suffering 30.10. B Brussels...... Forest National 10.11. P Porto...... Coliseu Do Porto 21.11. I Milan...... Alcatraz 31.10. UK Manchester...... Academy 11.11. E Madrid...... La Riviera 22.11. A Vienna...... Gasometer Side C 01. Seven Seals 01.11. UK Glasgow...... o2 ABC 12.11. E Barcelona...... Razzmatazz 23.11. D Leipzig...... Haus Auensee 02. Neptune’s Spear 02.11. IRL Dublin ...... Vicar Street 13.11. F Lyon...... Transbordeur 25.11. CZ Prague...... Forum Karlin Side D 04.11. UK London...... Roundhouse 15.11. CH Lausanne...... Metropole 26.11. D Geiselwind...... Eventhall 01. Stronghold 05.11. UK Birmingham...... o2 Academy 16.11. CH Zurich...... Komplex 457 27.11. D Berlin...... Columbiahalle 02. The Number Game 06.11. NL Tilburg...... 013 17.11. D Offenbach...... Stadthalle 03. Canna-Business www.testamentlegions.com · www.facebook.com/testamentlegions · www.nuclearblast.de/testament Style: Thrash Metal

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