Eleven-year-old viral guitar sensation Maya Neelakantan joined Testament onstage during the band's show in Las Vegas on Friday (September 13).
Fresh out of your wide view America's Got Talent In her quarterfinal appearance, Maya was invited onstage by Bay Area thrash veterans for a performance of “Curse of the Legions of Death (COTLOD)” from the seminal album The legacy.
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Guitarist Alex Skolnick and frontman Chuck Billy took care of the introductions, revealing that this would be Maya's first time playing live at an actual heavy metal show, not exactly the same crowd as the group. AGT studio audience.
“So let’s show him some love!” Billy shouted to the crowd, who roared in support.
Incredibly, Maya seamlessly blended in with Skolnick and rhythm guitarist Eric Peterson as if she were the band's third guitarist. Around the two-minute mark, Slolnick pointed at Maya, directing her to perform the song's first solo from center stage. She sported her signature beaming smile the entire time.
Neelakantan took to Instagram After the performance to thank Testament and share a family photo with the band:
“I just played with Testament on stage!!! It was amazing to play with all of them, play to a metal crowd for the first time and meet Eric Peterson, Alex Skolnick, Chuck Billy, Chris Dovas, Steve DiGiorgio and also the amazing Testament crew. It was an amazing experience and I loved hanging out with the band and playing with them on stage. It was unforgettable! Thank you so much Testament for giving me this amazing opportunity and for always being so kind and supportive from the beginning!!!!”
Maya recently made headlines after performing Metallica's “Master of Puppets” during the quarterfinals of America's Got TalentDespite an overwhelmingly positive response from the judges and YouTube commentators, Maya was eliminated in favor of an arguably lesser talent, though it appears that AGT The exhibition is already bearing fruit.
Meanwhile, Testament has just launched its North American tour with Kreator, which runs through the end of October. The next show in Seattle is on Monday (September 16) (get tickets) here).
Below you can see audience footage of Maya Neelakantan performing with Testament on stage in Las Vegas.
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