In less than two weeks, Metal Allegiance are heading up the west coast to perform at four special shows to celebrate their 5 year anniversary as band. In the new video below, Armored Saint vocalist John Bush invites you to the shows:

The final date of the trek will take place in San Francisco on April 20 and will feature a screening of Murder In The Front Row's documentary earlier in the day followed by a night of epic performances celebrating several anniversaries.

Murder In the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story will be premiered at the AMC Kabuki Theatre. The film which shares the same title as the 2012 book chronicles the rise of the Bay Area thrash scene in the 80's. The film highlights interviews from Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth, Exodus, Possessed, Death Angel and many more.

Following the screening, Metal Allegiance will perform at The Fillmore and will feature special appearances by members of Bay Area thrash legends, Exodus. The night will see the return of the H-team of Holt and Hunolt as well as Tom Hunting and Steve "Zetro" Souza who will share the stage with members of Metal Allegiance. Don't miss your chance to witness these legendary performances.

Watch the trailer below:

For Metal Allegiance's four shows, fans will be able to purchase an upgrade VIP package. Below is a list of items included in the package which can be purchasedhere.

- Early access into the venue
- Exclusive pre-show Meet & Greet with members of Metal Allegiance
- Personal photograph & autograph signing with members of Metal Allegiance
- Collectible Metal Allegiance 5th Anniversary poster (which they'll happily sign for you)
- Metal Allegiance Exclusive 5th Anniversary T-Shirt (sizing from Small to 3XL)
- Metal Allegiance Embroidered Logo Two Patch Set (red logo patch and white logo patch)
- Official Meet & Greet VIP Laminate
- Crowd-free access to the merch booth

Metal Allegiance's 5th anniversary dates are as follows:

April
17 - The Van Buren - Phoenix, AZ
18 - The Belasco Theater - Los Angeles, CA
19 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
20 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA

For the 5 year anniversary trek, attendees are able to purchase a very limited guitar lesson with Alex Skolnick. Each of the four shows will offer 4 guitarists the chance to spend 40 minutes learning from Alex and the package will include an IK Multimedia iRig Micro Amp, IK Multimedia iRig 2 as well as Metal Allegiance memorabilia and a personal photograph & autograph signing with Alex Skolnick after the lesson.

For more information on the classes, head here.