Concert Review: TESTAMENT, KREATOR, POSSESSED! (Maplewood, MN 2024)

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[@tjcaruthers5593]

Eric Peterson is one of the most underrated guitarists totally agree. Possessed 7 churches is an extreme metal album that combined with Slayers Reign in Blood with a dash of Venom, Celtic Frost, and Bathory thrown in is what Death Scream Bloody Gore was built from. A cool and funny tidbit about Possessed...The guitar player on 7Churches is none other than Larry Lalonde from Primus.

[@deansmith6593]

He also played on the "Beyond the Gates" album and "The Eyes of Horror" EP.

[@mlilac]

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing these concert reviews. Because of where I live attending a live concert of any kind is out the question right now. You're so sincere and so good at sharing your genuine emotions that every time you talk about a show I feel like I was right there with you. That is a true gift

[@JeffBecerra1]

My go to drink is also a double Jack and Coke

[@yellowdog2181]

I’m not a guitar player but I watch most of your videos. Love the concert reviews

[@JimG27]

Hey Mike. Glad you got a chance to see Testament again. The same show rolled through my area a little over a month ago. Sadly I missed it. Keep doing the reviews. They are awesome!

[@SuicidalGrind]

Hell yeah, I love Possessed. I wish they'd take *this* lineup through Sweden haha

[@andrewakenson9873]

It was great seeing you at the show!

[@frankmurphy8567]

Love Testament,they keep getting better🤘🇮🇪

[@brooksrownd2275]

Waaaaait...this happened at Maplewood Mall?!? It would have blown my mind if this trio played at Maplewood Mall in 1987, basically my neighborhood. My first job was across the street from this place.

[@TheArtofGuitar]

No not the mall. That would be wild though. hehe

[@brooksrownd2275]

@@TheArtofGuitar It's a satellite building of the mall - we referred to all of it as "Maplewood Mall" at the time.

[@jeremyrasemas7989]

Saw them last week, my first real metal show, and my god it was insane! It was in a tiny venue and I managed to get right up to the front row too. Badass!

[@mikescott5655]

I saw this tour here in Calgary, absolutely fucking killer show 🤘🏻

[@utubehound69]

Paul Di'Anno who just passed away performed from a wheel chair for a few years before he died.

[@scotts.3636]

Possessed were one of my favorites, their guitarist Larry LaLonde, was one of Joe Satriani's students. I met Testament on their New Order tour, very cool guys.

[@HannahCope88]

Looks like it was a great show! I hope to see Testament one day, Alex is a great player, I certainly enjoy his appreciation of the Classical and Jazz genres. Will look forward to the techniques video 🙂 Love the Testament shirt, it is a pretty cool font/ design! 🤘🏻🔥

[@Random909]

Looks good im so exited for testament in november with anthrax and kreator

[@ikea_meatballs_6952]

I’m seeing them in Glasgow I can’t wait lol

[@jimglass3106]

The Ballad did it for me,too. I still remember playing the CASSETTE for the first time. The Ballad ends, I'm reaching for the rewind button...and Sins of Omission kicks in! My eyes glazed over and I was hooked.

[@MadMax_8509]

im going to see metallica in may next year and its going to be my first concert, I'm so excited!

[@IraSiegel]

Saw the tour in Phoenix a few days ago. Awesome show.

[@metaldad1967]

Love the shirt as well as the Robotron and Defender signs!

[@Poiyda]

That’s a killer line up, would love this tour to come to Australia. I saw Kreator and In Flames back in February this year and both were awesome.

[@MichaelTrentColvin]

Thanks for sharing Mike, U Rock bro 😎 I've been a subscriber of your channel for years, keep up the good work ❤ Michael

[@georgereimers3115]

I think I saw the same NIN tour you were talking about with the curtain. If I remember correctly, they opened the show with Somewhat Damaged behind the screen and then dropped it as Terrible Lie was starting. Absolutely amazing show; NIN is incredible live.

[@TheArtofGuitar]

You’re totally right!!!

[@DarkVegetaman]

Saw Testament in 2008 when Alex came back. Man that show was incredible. I was front row in front of Alex and they did some tracks from The Gathering that hit super hard. I even got to strum Alex’s guitar during i think Three Days In Darkness. I also got kicked in the head by a crowd surfer. Wild night but highly memorable.

[@SO-ym3zs]

I was never a fan of Kreator's early material, but they've put out some amazing stuff in recent years. You were lucky to see them, and of course the underappreciated but awesome Testament.

[@SuperSpacebum]

I went to this show in my city last night. It ruled.

[@somebodyandthem]

That set looks awesome

[@petebrown3715]

Im going to this show here in Phoenix. Can't wait. Thanks for the review. Love all 3 bands 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@brianmccormick8328]

You have the best concerts come through.

[@retropuffer2986]

Nice Concert review! 🤘

[@JeffBecerra1]

I’m always trip when people say that Satan is getting passé’ because if Satan is overly done then Jesus is way more over discussed: lol Cool review, thanks!!

[@Justify-Band]

Fucking Great Man, Kreator is awesome af! They come from Essen in Germany, about like 20 kilometers away from my city. Teutonic Thrash really goes fucking hard, checking out Sodom should also be a must be, even tho they are more "motörhead-style" than like as technical as Kreator. But seeing them live is just fucking great, and actually meeting these guys from time to time, as they hang out at the same bar as the local metal scene here does! Cheers man!

[@niceride777]

Just saw all this here in LA.

[@jimscardsandcollectibles1990]

I saw Testament with Wrathchild America and Annihilator. Awesome show back in the day.

[@skyybluu3118]

Great video thank you 👍🏻

[@dennisrazzmatazz1352]

I had tickets to this show in St Petersburg but unfortunately it was canceled due to the hurricane. Two weeks before I had tickets to see Slayer as well a few weeks before that was also canceled due to a hurricane. Appreciate your review so I can see what I missed

[@ignacioinder]

Saw them a few days ago here in Raleigh….classic Jeff Becerra being the best guy in metal, Petrozza destroying with his posse and Friggin Skolnick playing perfect as always. Loud AF expected for this supreme quality of fathers of metal. ❤

[@ZacH-ir7xr]

Ovcorce in the middwest had to be a Perkins 😂 thanks for all the great videos

[@Vau_]

Cool Video! I am going to see Testament and Kreator in November in Germany. Unfortunatelly not with Possessed but with Anthrax.

[@thomasbonnett4800]

I believe that the plane Iron Maiden had flying over their stage during the last tour was an inflatable also. Pretty realistic looking stuff.

[@jeddis92]

I got into Testament after I saw the Trial By Fire video. I immediately went out and bought The New Order, and a little later, The Legacy. I actually brought Testament to my High School. I finally got to see them on Slayer's "retirement" tour. They played a really short set, though.

[@odd_job_007]

I went to the 'Clash of the Titans' tour when it hit the UK back in 1991. The lineup was Slayer, Megadeth, Testament and Suicidal Tendencies. What an epic show - I was just 17 years old and it was my first metal show!

[@Rr0gu3_5uture]

The Edinburgh Clash of the Titans show on October 12, 1990 was my first concert when I was 15. It was epic! I remember the exact date because it was unseasonably warm that day. it's kinda unusual getting mildly sunburnt in Scotland during mid October, lol.

[@gnoghead]

I was at the Toronto show as a young teen. AIC opened. Slayer was the closer and got 3-4 songs in before leaving the stage because people were throwing chairs. Seriously, there were loose chairs on the floor. Still an amazing show. Dan Spitz was walking around with a giant dildo. Mike Starr was skateboarding offstage during the Megadeth set.

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

Now, that is what I call a bill! I've seen Testament 4 times and they are fantastic! I have not seen Kreator or Possessed live, I am envious.

[@Mr.Davidian]

I'm jealous of anyone who caught this tour. Sadly it skipped my area. As far as lack of energy for Testament, unfortunately, they had a similar issue on the Exodus tour a couple years ago. Also have The New Order and Ritual tab books.

[@notzipfy916]

man i LOVE steve digiorgio’s new signature bass, just needs a 3 string version

[@8KilgoreTrout4]

I can listen to Testament's "Return to serenity" on repeat and never get sick of. Sometimes I literally do listen on repeat. That song does something for me!

[@Robert-jy3pf]

Larry of Primus started Possessed in high school.They are the first "Death Metal" band.Devil imagery will always be as long as there is finger wagging Christians.From Sabbath to Ghost it works!!👺🤘

[@brooksrownd2275]

When I dropped the needle on the "Beyond the Gates" album it was my first time hearing "harsh vocals". In 1986-ish I was a superstitious 16 y.o. D&D kid with a shine to the occult when I found this dangerous new album fresh in the record store at Maplewood Mall. I bought it because I knew it was "Bay Area" metal. Back home in the darkness of early night I opened the demonic gatefold cover for the first time, releasing the acrid smoke of Hades from within, and put the inky black vinyl on the turntable. The needle hissed for a moment, and then Possessed starts blasting with the most sludgy Low-Fi sound I ever heard up to that point. The growling wailing vocals of demonic torment kick in, and the room is filled with dangerous eeeeevilllll. ;) It was a cool experience.

[@rakoboy8]

I also thought the Kreator statues were solid at the show I went to, until I watched them deflate from behind the curtain between bands 🤣they looked insanely good though! Had me a bit distracted too.

[@ZachyB98]

On the way out I shouted at you in the parking lot… I’ve seen Megadeth and Slayer at the myth in the past!!!!!! Yeah, strange it’s in a suburb. I’m seeing Queensryche there tonight.

[@cartoondog800]

This sounds like an amazing show! I've seen testament a few times now but possessed and Kreator are still on my list. Couple facts you may not know about Possessed since youre kinda new to them: -the vocalist, Jeff Becerra, is the only original member of the band. He was also the bassist, but was paralysed in a shooting in 1989. -the original lineup from the 80's included Larry Lalonde from Primus on guitar! He was in another thrash band called Blind Illusion, which featured fellow Primus colleague Les Claypool on bass.

[@zaturnneo]

It always blew my mind that Larry LaLonde was in Possessed.

[@ManM-mj4kb]

Holy shit I was there

[@21stCenturySin]

Yup. Clash Of The Titans. Trout Air. Hot & dusty. Was the Testament show at First Avenue you’re talking about in 1990? Testament/Savatage/Nuclear Assault. It was crushingly loud. My ears rang for three days afterwards.

[@Shatnermouth]

I was there as well. Hard to believe I was 17. I recall a couple of the guys from Alice In Chains tearing around the parking lot on a golf cart. That Slayer pit was brutal.

[@santiagoapolo2545]

Can wait to see them here in Paris the next month, the Klash will be : anthrax, testament and kreator🤘🤘🤘

[@sinner13halloweenfiend76]

Im going to this tonight i cant wait i love fukin kreator 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@JasonBenesh]

I'm envious. I love Testament, and I've been a huge Kreator fan since about 1987. The Terrible Certainty album. I would have been at that show, but I talked myself out of it. I'm old.

[@Goddzi]

Saw Kreator as 2nd of 3 bands supporting Celtic Frost back in about 87 in Manchester. The security staff had to grab a few crowd members afterKreator to help remove the remains of the first three rows of seating which were no more than matchsticks by that point lol Seen Testament two times. First as support to Anthrax on their Among the Living album and 2nd was at Download festival in 2015. Bith great bands. Unfortunately never seen Possessed, even though I am quite partial to their stuff. Beyong the Gates is an awesome album

[@d2d2505]

Kreator is a legendary band. Mille Petrozza is a very decent guy too.

[@jeremybradley559]

Mike and Rick beato are all the music channels I really need

[@EJ-74]

Possessed was one of the first death metal bands that I got into.. I love the song titled My Belief.. I had to write a story about my life in the 7th grade so I copied the lyrics from My Belief.. We had to stand up and read our stories out loud.. You should’ve seen everybody’s faces especially the teacher… 😂🤘🏻

[@TenshiAbishaiCastillo]

nice vid bro keep it up

[@payazokoki]

The Pentagram is one of the greatest simbols of heavy metal. It can never go away.

[@MetalZone_]

I was thinking of seeing testament for the 1st time this past weekend but then I changed my mind as I had a Judas Priest show the same week & I drive 2-3 hours to attend all these shows. Anyways, I’ll be attending my 1st & 2nd festival next year Sick new world & sonic temple so I’ll just wait to see them there along with Exodus & overkill 🤘🏻

[@ShreddingFinn]

I saw Testament with Exosus 10 years ago. Damn.....it was insane heaviest concert of my life

[@c0uchsl0uch]

Possessed are considered forefathers in the foundation of death/thrash metal, big around 1987. Have you been able to check out overkill or Exodus live? 2 more good live old school bands, AND LETS NOT forget D.R.I. ❗

[@karlsilverone]

My very first live band experience was Testament opening for Anthrax back in the late 90s.

[@nicholasgeorge4156]

The only concert I’ve been to recently was Styx playing at the orpheum. Foreigner was supposed to open but I think they were prepping for the rock n roll hall of fame induction for days later. I had no idea. Good for them

[@JJvienneau]

Always found that the practice what you preach cover looked like master of puppets for some reason great band glad you had a great show thrash metal rocks

[@SteveFye]

Saw testament back in the '80s and still, to this day, the absolute loudest concert I've ever been to.

[@robslabaugh3139]

I slowed the video down to hear your dream setlist and it makes you sound like such a stoner.

[@COwens]

As Lock Up once said: "Seven Churches on vinyl or fuck off!"

[@Swullmark]

I was supposed to see them on the 16th but because of Milton it got cancelled, I've not seen any of the three bands and I SO wanted to see them. My father also wanted to go a ton as he saw Testament last back in '88. So fucking sad especially with them playing only the first two albums 😭

[@swalsh76]

Grew up in Maplewood in the 80s and 90s. Always feel ripped off that they didn't open that club until the mid-2000s, long after I'd moved away.

[@steelerfreak1977]

Possessed - Seven Churches is an all time classic album and it has Larry LaLonde as one of the guitarists. Jeff Becerra, the singer, was shot in a robbery and that is why he is in a wheelchair. He’s a metal legend.

[@McSorleyFan33]

I love when the venue is in the suburbs. I hate when the show is in a sketchy area where I might get shot or mugged after the show or come back with my car on cinderblocks

[@thedizzlefizzel6940]

KREATORRRR!!

[@christophermartin8637]

Seen them in Dayton OH. Went for testament but Kreator blew us away.

[@SIRJ1895]

I got to see this tour a couple weeks ago and Kreator definitely stole the show. Almost half the audience left after Kreator finished.

[@kaikiske7436]

Kreator is incredible Surprised you never got into them.

[@chrisalexander1661]

I saw this tour in Atlanta. Great show. I also saw the Clash of the Titans tour, with a new band called Alice in Chains. Incredible show.

[@utubehound69]

I saw that tour & AIC was boo'd their whole set.

[@MichaelTrentColvin]

Back in the early 90s ? I remember Venom from the 80s ! 💀🎵🎶🎸

[@MichaelTrentColvin]

I've LOVED Kreator and Death Angel especially since the mid 80s !!!!!!! Glad U got to see Kreator, killer 💀🎵🎶🎶 I'm going to smoke some weed and listen to som Kreator right now ❤ Like PS or something ( ... and I'm a Christian )

[@markboettcher9412]

I havent been to a metal show in 20 years+. I thought I was old then...

[@AndyD070568]

Clash Of The Titans was also a tour here in the UK, Megadeth, Testament, Slayer and Suicidal Tendencies. Awesome gig. Possessed's singer was shot in a robbery in 1989 and was paralysed from the chest down which is why he's in a wheelchair. I saw Kreator with Lamb Of God a couple of years ago and they were great,

[@JWS_1]

Before he ended up in his wheelchair, the singer from Possessed used to play bass as well like Tom Araya.

[@andrewjacobs5579]

Am I really seeing a 3 string bass? (18:35)

[@birdsbodger]

Going to the European leg of this at Manchester, Testament are down to open. I wonder if they will do the same thing

[@Random909]

Same i do hope the setlist is a mixture from all the different albums

[@cali4tune]

Possessed is OG Bay Area Metal going back to the Ruthies Inn days. That Vocalist is Jeff Becerra who also used to play bass. I know a little about how he ended up in the wheelchair. He was shot in the back while on the ground by some black kid in Richmond CA. If I recall correctly the kid said "fuck that white boy" before shooting him for no other good reason. Someone in my family was at the court when this case was being tried.

[@tolsen8212]

I'm like you - insane Testament fan (Sins Of Omission ftw), lukewarm on Kreator until recently...You really should check out a TV series called 'Dark' - it features a Kreator album fairly prominently in the storyline along with some crazed 80s time warp stuff. Yes, it's in German but don't watch the English dub.

[@terriblecertainity]

I saw Kreator live a couple times, and since I love Testament, I wanted to go to this tour, too. But man...Kreator's voice the last couple years are just pain in my ears.

[@LordBaktor]

90% of European metalheads has Kreator in the Top 10 bands theu've seen live most times whether they want to or not. They seem to be called for every single metal festival all the time and they always deliver.

[@ifkekanrunning4768]

Nope, I think Slayer tops that list. 🙂 Joke aside, I have still to see Kreator, but they are on heavy rotation on my Spotify, so I hope to see them soon.

[@SO-ym3zs]

What's up with that 3-string bass? I did a double-take when you panned by that.

[@MichaelTrentColvin]

A lot of people think I drink and snort drugs but I don't drink anymore, alcohol got to heavy for me 😁

[@GlorifiedG-z9c]

I never considered it way back at concerts, but anyone think earplugs would be a good idea ?

[@PeterSTIHL]

Myth in Maplewood has been there for over 10 years playing metal shows, heard that they were going to shut it down, only time will tell, nice club in a shitty neighborhood...

[@mikey-dubs]

I went to one of the shows from this tour and Kreator was awesome, they were way better than Testament too.

[@ConnMolnar]

Are you going to see dream theater on tour?

[@Mountfailmore]

I blame the 3 string bass for the energy level drop. lol j/k!

[@ZombifiedPreacher1]

Possessed is considered to be the first Death Metal band …..but so is Death.

[@utubehound69]

Ler from Primus played in Possessed.

[@stevemoore6349]

100% agree with you on the satanic imagery.its tired and desperate. I'm similar to you and your friend who are at the show, but not ok with the satanic scene. Love slayer Testament, etc, but not good with that aspect

[@NeurogeneratedGuitar]

Alex Skolnick is way underrated along with Eric Peterson.