Metal Allegiance — the thrash metal supergroup featuring Alex Skolnick (Testament), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), and Dave Ellefson (ex-Megadeth) — has announced a show on January 23rd, 2025, at the House of Blues in Anaheim.
The concert has a star-studded lineup of special guests joining the band, including:
- Chuck Billy (Testament)
- Gary Holt (Slayer, Exodus)
- Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth)
- Andreas Kisser (Sepultura)
- Brandon Ellis (The Black Dahlia Murder)
- Bobby Blitz (Overkill)
- Jeff Loomis (Arch Enemy, Nevermore)
- Mark Tornillo (Accept)
Find Metal Allegiance tickets here.
Tickets go sale on sale October 16th, and multiple packages are available.
From the Metal Allegiance website:
The VIP Meet & Greet package includes:
• Early access into the venue
• Exclusive pre-show Meet & Greet with members of Metal Allegiance
• Personal photograph & autograph signing with members of Metal Allegiance
• Collectible show poster (which they’ll happily sign for you)
• Official Meet & Greet VIP laminate
• Crowd-fee access to the merch booth
While the VIP Meet & Greet Soundcheck package includes:
• Early access into the venue
• Ticket to the concert that night
• Exclusive “Soundcheck” viewing with Metal Allegiance Crew
• Exclusive pre-show Meet & Greet with members of Metal Allegiance
• Personal photograph & autograph signing with members of Metal Allegiance
• Collectible show poster (which they’ll happily sign for you)
• Official Meet & Greet VIP laminate
• Crowd-fee access to the merch booth
The event is sponsored by Jackson Guitars, EVH Gear, Charvel Guitars, and IK Multimedia. Supporting Metal Allegiance are Ottto (featuring Tye Trujillo, son of Metallica’s Robert Trujillo), Wicked, and Lost Legacy.
The Metal Allegiance website also shared the following post:
Metal Allegiance is entering their second decade together, and unlike most other metal supergroups or collaborations, Metal Allegiance continues stronger – and heavier – than ever. Beginning as a celebration of heavy metal, Metal Allegiance is powered by the almost tribal bond shared between the extreme music community’s most revered trailblazers, armed with a list of contributors onstage (and off) that read like a Wikipedia entry on the genre itself – whose “core 4” is comprised of David Ellefson, Mark Menghi, Alex Skolnick, and Mike Portnoy.
On January 23, 2025, the band – which in addition to the core 4, will also include Chuck Billy (Testament), Bobby Blitz (Overkill), John Bush (Armored Saint), Doc Coyle (Bad Wolves & God Forbid), Brandon Ellis (The Black Dahlia Murder), Marty Friedman, Gary Holt (Slayer / Exodus), Andreas Kisser (Sepultura), Jeff Loomis, Mark Tornillo (Accept), Angel Vivaldi and more – will perform at what has become an annual event for the band at the House of Blues (400 Disney Way) in Anaheim, CA.
01/23 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
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