Testament – "Electric Crown" live, Summer Breeze Festival l 2019 | Rockpalast

They are one of the most important metal bands of all time: Testament from Berkeley, California. In 2019, Testament performed at the Summer Breeze Open Air in Dinkelsbühl, where WDR Rockpalast recorded their concert, including their song "Electric Crown". 💡 You can find the whole concert here: https://1.ard.de/Testament_2019 🤘 The "Best Of Metal" playlist is available here:    • 🤘 Metal-Highlights   In 1982, just a short time after Metallica, the kings of thrash metal from the Bay Area, Testament were founded in the same area. The band, led by charismatic frontman Chuck Billy, plays fast and hard-hitting thrash metal with melodic mid-tempo parts. Right from the start, Testament act with a certain seriousness and such a great passion for what they do that their credibility and integrity is never in doubt in the metal scene of the 1980s, which was characterized by many poser groups. Nevertheless, the band has had to cope with numerous line-up changes, so that apart from guitarist Eric Peterson, none of the founding members are left. Vocalist Chuck Billy joined in 1986, but is still represented on all of the band's studio albums. After their debut “The Legacy”, they toured the USA and Europe with the likes of Anthrax, Overkill and Megadeth. Testament's big breakthrough came with their second album "The New Order" from 1988. Testament have sold over 14 million albums over the course of their career. Their socially critical lyrics deal with politics, corruption and many other societal and social issues. After numerous line-up changes and problems within the band, Chuck Billy was diagnosed with seminoma, a nuclear cell tumor, in 2001. His friends then organized the benefit concert "Thrash of the Titans" to raise money for Billy's medical expenses. In 2003, Billy officially beat cancer. After a few more difficult years and numerous ups and downs, Testament are now very successful again and continue to tour worldwide. 📸 Thumbnail photos: WDR/Peter Kupfer picture alliance / Gonzales Photo - Tor Atle Kleven #Testament #SummerBreezeFestival #Rockpalast ----- 🎬 More Rockpalast: ► Rockpalast in the ARD Mediathek: https://www.ardmediathek.de/sendung/r... ► Rockpalast website and archive: https://www.wdr.de/tv/rockpalast/ ► Rockpalast website and archive: https://www.wdr.de/tv/rockpalast/