Band #3 confirmed

[Harvester]

Virgin Steele is confirmed.


On a side note, it was very amusing watching/participating in the VS thread down below as I had actually booked them prior to it being started.

cheers,

Glenn

 

[AngraRULES]

Awesome news!!!!

 

[VenomGA]

What slot are they Glenn?

 

[Cheiron]

Hell yes! So happy about this. Glenn I'm glad you get bands, even if not everybody will like them. Shows massive integrity.

And just saw that I'm one of the sponsors =)

 

[Harvester]

Check the front page for slot/night.

 

[VenomGA]

Check the front page for slot/night.

I have several times, but will check again...

 

[MetalAges]

I might add that, I think I have listened to the new VS track (available in the audio/video section) about a gazillion times now, addicting stuff!

 

[MetalAges]

I have several times, but will check again...

Refresh, it should all be there.

 

[VenomGA]

ok so a #2 slot on Friday. I can live with that. I was really hoping they were not a #4 or 5!!

 

[VenomGA]

Refresh, it should all be there.

Did and it was!!!!!!!!! thanks:zombie:

 

[mëtålspëd]

Yeah!

 

[dcowboys311]

Well, I haven't really listened to them, but I'll definitely check them out. I'm so excited!

 

[Matt Crooks]

However, because of their talent and catalog, I think Virgin Steel would be a great fit for ProgPower, but in a number two or three slot.

 

[DarkOne]

FINALLY!!! Wooooo! One of my top 5 bands, and one I've never seen live. Thanks!!

(I was hoping that they'd have a higher slot, but I'm happy just to be seeing them).

Good job, Glenn!

Steve in Philly

 

[VenomGA]

I need to go back and listen to their older cds, because the new just did not grab me at all.

 

[Braxil]

Pretty surprised at their slot, but awesome news!

 

[MysticX9]

Nice one, I've wanted to see them for a long time!

Cheers,

Neal

 

[JayKeeley]

That is fantastic.

But assuming everyone's wondering the same thing, why aren't they a headliner? If it wasn't for Redemption coming on after, I would have suspected the next PP would have been the biggest line up yet.

(Not to take anything away from Redemption, but VS are a global institution at this point).

 

[DarkOne]

I need to go back and listen to their older cds, because the new just did not grab me at all.

A few places to start for VS:

If you can hear just one song - listen to 'The Burning of Rome', track #1 off of "Age of Consent"

If you can grab some albums, I'd say their two best (no filler here)

Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part 1 (Highlights include Blood & Gasoline, Raven's Song, Blood of the Saints, I Will Come For You)

Invictus (Highlights include the Title track, Through Blood and Fire, A Whisper of Death, Veni, Vidi, Vici, . . .heck, the whole damn album).

If like that, move on to the House of Atreus, Act II (some great heavy tunes here). Then, get the rest of the album from Noble Savage (1986) on. The older stuff is still good, but (much like Savatage's early days) pretty much straight forward raw metal, not close to the complexity of the later work.

I am SO excited to be seeing this band.

Steve in Philly

 

[Cheiron]

Probably because their drawing power in the states is not necessarily as much as in europe. I think they'll be fine in the slot they have. Sure I'd like to see them even longer on stage, but we'll just have to wait and see.