Maya Neelakantan, an 11-year-old guitarist from Chennai, India, who gained viral fame for her “America’s Got Talent” audition, took the stage with TESTAMENT last night (Friday, September 13) at the House Of Blues in Las Vegas, Nevada. Together, they performed the TESTAMENT track “Curse Of The Legions Of Death (C.O.T.L.O.D.).” Fan-filmed footage of her performance is available below.
Following the concert, Maya posted a backstage photo with the members of TESTAMENT, along with a message: “Just played with TESTAMENT on stage now!!! It was incredible playing with all of them, playing to a metalhead crowd for the first time and meeting Eric Peterson, Alex Skolnick, Chuck Billy, Chris Dovas, Steve DiGiorgio and the amazing TESTAMENT crew too. It was all such an incredible experience and I loved hanging with the band as well as jamming with them on stage!!!! So unforgettable! Thank you so much TESTAMENT for giving the amazing opportunity and for always being so kind and supportive to me right from the beginning!!!!”
Last month, Neelakantan went viral once more with her performance of METALLICA‘s “Master Of Puppets” during the “America’s Got Talent” quarterfinals. Earlier in the competition, the young guitarist wowed a packed live audience at the auditions with her rendition of PAPA ROACH‘s “Last Resort.”
“I have been listening to SLAYER, METALLICA, SLIPKNOT, EXODUS and LAMB OF GOD ever since I was two years old,” she said. “I loved thrash metal because of how energetic it sounded. Every time it was playing, I always jumped up and down.”
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