Watch guitar prodigy Maya Neelakantan join Testament on stage
nme.comTestament on stage at their show in Las Vegas.On Friday (September 13), Neelakantan was invited by the heavy metal band to join them on stage to perform a rendition of ‘Curse of the Legions of Death (C.O.T.L.O.D.)’ from their seminal album ‘The Legacy’.“So, a lot of you guys are probably on Instagram and know this artist named Maya, she’s 11 years old from India.
She been on the ancient tv, anyway, she’s a special guest tonight and we are going to have her come down to perform with us,” guitarist Eric Peterson told the crowd.“I just want to say, this is Maya’s very first time playing a metal concert,” guitarist Alex Skolnick said, with frontman Chuck Billy adding: “So let’s show her some love!”During the performance, Neelakantan took on the role of rhythm guitarist until Skolnick pointed toward her to signal that she could take the first solo in the track.
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