Testament - European Festival Summer Tour 2026

Name: Testament - European Festival Summer Tour 2026
Start: 2026-08-07T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-07T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Essigfabrik

took place · 7 Aug 2026

Essigfabrik, Cologne, Germany

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Testament - European Festival Summer Tour 2026 — Essigfabrik, Cologne

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Testament performs as part of the European Festival Summer Tour 2026.

About: Testament

Forty-plus years in, the Bay Area thrash veterans show no sign of slowing down - their 2025 album Para Bellum was named best metal album of the year by Loudwire, and the band is currently touring Europe through summer 2026.

~3M

monthly Spotify listeners

1.64M

Facebook followers

14M+

albums sold worldwide (as of 2016)

Loudwire best metal album of 2025 (Para Bellum)

What's new

2025-10
Testament released their 14th studio album Para Bellum on October 10, 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records, featuring drummer Chris Dovas in his studio debut with the band.
2025-12
Loudwire ranked Para Bellum #1 on their list of the best metal albums of 2025.
2025-10
Testament co-headlined a European tour with Obituary in fall 2025, with Destruction and Nervosa as support acts.

Tour

AntwerpViveiroVillavaBarcelonaCartagenaZaragozaRamonville-Saint-AgneBergenRejmyreGöteborgLundKielLeerObermehlerCologneKarlsruhe

Tracks

Over the Walldebut single from The Legacy (1987), MTV Headbangers Ball staple and live set cornerstone

Practice What You Preachtitle track of their most commercially successful album (1989), Billboard Top 100 entry

Into the Pitfan favourite from The New Order (1988), a regular set closer

Brotherhood of the Snaketitle track of 2016 album, hit #1 on the US Independent chart

Infanticide A.I.lead single from Para Bellum (2025), premiered on SiriusXM Liquid Metal

Recent shows

Aug 16, 2026 IJssportcentrum, Eindhoven (NL)
Aug 15, 2026 Main Stage, Dinkelsbühl (DE)
Aug 14, 2026 Zámecká zahrada, Moravský Krumlov

About the venue: Essigfabrik

Essigfabrik is a well-known live music and event venue in Cologne, housed in a former vinegar factory. It hosts a wide range of concerts spanning rock, metal, electronic, and alternative music, and is a staple of Cologne's independent music scene. The industrial character of the building gives it a distinctive raw atmosphere that has made it popular with both local and international acts.

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