Testament wins Golden Gods Award for Album of the Year

The legendary heavy metal heroes Testament have won the Metal Hammer GOLDEN GODS AWARD for Album of the Year for The Formation of Damnation. Testament beat out the other worthy contenders in this category: Atreyu, Bullet For My Valentine, Children Of Bodom and Down. All hail Heavy Metal Forever!

The Formation of Damnation debuted at #59 on the Billboard Top 200 and has sold nearly 33,000 copies since its April 29 release. The Formation of Damnation is Testament’s highest charting release in their 24-year history. The album also dominated at radio holding the #1 spot on both CMJ and FMQB for several consecutive weeks.

Testament will be on the Metal Masters Tour all summer long with Judas Priest, Heaven and Hell and Motorhead.

Testament with Judas Priest:
7/22 – Seattle, WA – Wamu Theater
7/23 – Victoria, British Columbia, Canada – Save On Foods Memorial
7/24 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – General Motors Place
7/26 – Calgary, Alberta, Canada – McMahon Stadium –Monsters of Rock
7/27 – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – Shaw Conference Centre
7/29 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada – Credit Union Centre
7/30 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – MTS Centre
7/31 – Minneapolis, MN – Epic (headlining)

Testament with Judas Priest, Heaven and Hell, and Motorhead:
8/01 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom (headlining)
8/03 – Montreal, Quebec – L’Olympia De Montreal Theatre (headlining)
8/04 – Quebec City, Quebec – Theater Imperial (headlining)
8/06 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
8/07 – Bristow, VA – Nissan Pavilion
8/08 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance (headlining)
8/09 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
8/10 – Wantagh, NY – Jones Beach Amphitheater
8/12 – Buffalo, NY – Erie County Fair (headlining)
8/13 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Molson Amphitheatre
8/14 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
8/15 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Casino
8/16 – Burgettstown, PA – Post Gazette Pavilion
8/17 – Huntington, WV – Monkey Bar (headlining)
8/18 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Center
8/19 – Chicago, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
8/20 – St Louis, MO – Pageant Theatre
8/21 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom (headlining)
8/22 – Dallas, TX – Superpages.com Center
8/23 – Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Pavilion
8/24 – San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
8/25 – El Paso, TX – Club 101
8/26 - Farmington, NM - Gators
8/27 – Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
8/28 – Phoenix, AZ - The Cricket Pavilion
8/29 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto
8/30 – Devore, CA – Glen Helen Pavilion
8/31 – San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheater