For Immediate Release: March 19, 2002
DEVIN TOWNSEND AND SILENT FORCE ADDED TO PROGPOWER USA III
ATLANTA - Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad, Ocean Machine) and Silent Force (featuring vocalist DC Cooper, ex-Royal Hunt) are the latest confirmed additions to this years ProgPower USA.
ProgPower is a two-day metal event scheduled to take place in Atlanta on Friday and Saturday, November 15 and 16 at the Earthlink Live venue.
With Devin Townsend and Silent Force, 9 of the festival 10 performers have now been announced. Other artists confirmed for the bill include Blind Guardian, Angra, Gamma Ray, Pain of Salvation, Edguy, Threshold, and Reading Zero.
The yet-to-be-filled final slot will be an opening spot on Fridays show.
I can tell you that it will go to an emerging progressive metal act that deserves recognition, said promoter Glenn Harveston.
ProgPower USA, an international affiliate of ProgPower Europe located in the Netherlands, was created to attract the top names in both the progressive and power metal genres. This years event the third ProgPower in the United States will feature first-time performances from several of its bands, including Blind Guardian, Angra, Gamma Ray, and Threshold.
We are very excited to take part in the ProgPower fest among the best prog-metal bands on the planet, said Angra guitarist Rafael Bittencourt. It will be our first time playing in US and I'm sure we'll have lots of fun. We're gonna rock the place down and show to everyone our power!
Tickets will go on sale July 1 via all TicketMaster outlets. Only 850 two-day passes will be available to the public at a cost of $80 each.
ProgPower USA has various promotional opportunities for vendors, labels, and bands in the metal market. For more information and full details visit www.progpower.com.
ProgPower USA III is sponsored by Guitar Center in Marietta, Ga.
For more information, please contact:
Michael Mazur or Debbie Sellnow/Mazur Public Relations, Inc.
Tel: (609) 695-1800 Fax: (609) 695-8860
michael@mazurpr.com / debbie@mazurpr.com
www.mazurpr.com
www.progpower.com
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DEVIN TOWNSEND AND SILENT FORCE ADDED TO PROGPOWER USA III
ATLANTA - Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad, Ocean Machine) and Silent Force (featuring vocalist DC Cooper, ex-Royal Hunt) are the latest confirmed additions to this years ProgPower USA.
ProgPower is a two-day metal event scheduled to take place in Atlanta on Friday and Saturday, November 15 and 16 at the Earthlink Live venue.
With Devin Townsend and Silent Force, 9 of the festival 10 performers have now been announced. Other artists confirmed for the bill include Blind Guardian, Angra, Gamma Ray, Pain of Salvation, Edguy, Threshold, and Reading Zero.
The yet-to-be-filled final slot will be an opening spot on Fridays show.
I can tell you that it will go to an emerging progressive metal act that deserves recognition, said promoter Glenn Harveston.
ProgPower USA, an international affiliate of ProgPower Europe located in the Netherlands, was created to attract the top names in both the progressive and power metal genres. This years event the third ProgPower in the United States will feature first-time performances from several of its bands, including Blind Guardian, Angra, Gamma Ray, and Threshold.
We are very excited to take part in the ProgPower fest among the best prog-metal bands on the planet, said Angra guitarist Rafael Bittencourt. It will be our first time playing in US and I'm sure we'll have lots of fun. We're gonna rock the place down and show to everyone our power!
Tickets will go on sale July 1 via all TicketMaster outlets. Only 850 two-day passes will be available to the public at a cost of $80 each.
ProgPower USA has various promotional opportunities for vendors, labels, and bands in the metal market. For more information and full details visit www.progpower.com.
ProgPower USA III is sponsored by Guitar Center in Marietta, Ga.
For more information, please contact:
Michael Mazur or Debbie Sellnow/Mazur Public Relations, Inc.
Tel: (609) 695-1800 Fax: (609) 695-8860
michael@mazurpr.com / debbie@mazurpr.com
www.mazurpr.com
www.progpower.com
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