After a critically acclaimed premiere on the inaugural voyage of MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat alongside their recent addition as a co-headliner on Shiprocked 2015, Metal Allegiance will be bringing their musical crusade to stateside on January 21 at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California. Joining the already impressive lineup of musicians is PANTERA/KILL DEVIL HILL bassist Rex Brown and SLAYER/EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt. The complete lineup for Metal Allegiance is as follows:* Frank Bello (ANTHRAX)* Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX)* Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT)* Chris Broderick (MEGADETH)* Rex Brown (PANTERA, KILL DEVIL HILL)* David Ellefson (MEGADETH)* Gary Holt (SLAYER, EXODUS)* Scott Ian (ANTHRAX)* Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA)* Mark Osegueda (DEATH ANGEL)* Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER)* Troy Sanders (MASTODON)* Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT)* John Tempesta (THE CULT)The show will stream live around the globe on the web site of acclaimed instrument retailer The Music Zoo at this location. SiriusXM DJ Jose Mangin will host the evening's festivities. "What better way to kick the New Year in the fucking ass than with a Metal Allegiance show? House of Blues in Anaheim barely survived the last time! GET IT LOUD AND TEAR IT DOWN!!!" exclaims Brown. "If you can't get your ass out to Anaheim, get it in front of a computer and head over to The Music Zoo's web site to watch it all go down." Promising to be a show that is not to be missed, Metal Allegiance will perform selections from some of rock and metal music's most notable names. Fans can expect songs from the likes of BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, KISS and SEPULTURA as just a small example of what these musical masters will annihilate at the show. There will also be a special segment of the show dedicated to the seminal debut album by VAN HALEN. "It's a great privilege to be a part of the Metal Allegiance celebration and an honor to share the stage with my idols which I can call friends today! I'm so happy and excited to play with them and I'm sure it will be an unforgettable night!" exclaims Kisser. "It's awesome to represent the South American metal among all those legends! Thank you, Metal Allegiance, for the invitation, see you all at the House Of Blues stage!" "I'm fired up to participate in Metal Allegiance at the Anaheim House Of Blues on January 21st," says Holt. "Always awesome to jam with so many musicians I know and admire as well as some I've never had thechance to jam with before despite having known some for ages. Almost time to rage!" First-time performer with Metal Allegiance, Sanders adds: "Holy shit! I've been invited to the All-Star Game." Kicking off the night will be Scott Ian Speaking Words, the successful spoken-word event which Ian recounts storiesfrom throughout his legendary career. Ian recently released his autobiography, "I'm The Man: The Story Of That Guy From Anthrax", and has been performing these spoken-word events around the globe in support of that release. Tickets for Metal Allegiance are $29.50 in advance/$32.50 day of show and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster at Ticketmaster.com.
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