WEST HOLLYWOOD, California - Thrash metal veterans Testament have always lived in the shadow of contemporaries like Metallica and Megadeth, though one would never have known it during their statement-making performance at the Key Club in West Hollywood last night. The band returned to the historic venue with most of its original lineup for the first time in quite awhile and received a hero's welcome from the SoCal faithful.

I caught Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage at the Long Beach Arena on Saturday. Both bands had the huge crowd going nuts and tapped into the audience's emotions like few bands can. Details...