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It is with a sad and heavy heart to inform those who haven't heard that Neil Peart, legendary drummer for the band Rush passed away on Tuesday after a 3 year battle with cancer. Bravewords.com Story Words cannot express how much Rush has been a part of my life for well over three decades. I...

I attended the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday shows, so here are my favorite sets from this year's PPUSA. 1. Poets of the Fall: As I mentioned before, I didn't know anything by them coming in, but their set was transcendental, and I was able to find all of their albums (except their newest)...

PPUSA 20 has come and gone, and as usual, I had the time of my life. This was my 8th festival (7 1/2 if you count the fact that I only went on Saturday in 2013, primarily to see Sabaton)) and I've enjoyed every single one of them to the fullest. Highlights: Watching the PPUSA crowd use the...

Although we're still a month away from this year's PPUSA, Glenn & Co. are working very hard to secure the lineup for next year. Thus, what would you like or expect to see at next year's PPUSA? Here are some bands I'd like to see: Sabaton: OK, they're headlining Center Stage in October and...

Some of you may have seen this one, but for those that don't, here is a pretty entertaining video by Steve Terrebery. Most of the time, he's about as annoying as 1990s Jim Carrey, but in this one, he tones it down a bit and does a pretty good take on power metal, building up to his development...

Here's a link to Bravewords' review of this year's PPUSA. It's interesting, albeit incomplete since the reviewer was apparently not at the Wednesday show. http://bravewords.com/galleries/progpower-usa-girl-power-and-some-prog

This was an excellent year, and it was tough to limit it to just five, but here's my list: Honorable mentions: Doro, Eclipse, Vuur, Labyrinth 5: Gloryhammer: Making European powermetal fun again. 4: Angra: Very entertaining, and perhaps the single highlight was Doro joining them for a...

Saturday was yet another outstanding day. In fact, this was a rare day when I enjoyed all of the bands playing. Usually, there is at least one band that is not to my tastes, and/or I miss the chance to see for various reasons, but I saw significant portions of all six bands and enjoyed them...

Damn that Vendor room, which seduced me when I first came in, so that I missed part of Manimal's set. Still, I caught the second half, and their Judas Priest (Painkiller era) meets early Queensryche vibe worked really well. I also missed part of Persefone's set due to the Eclipse signing...

As with Day 1, I arrived a bit late due to my teaching responsibilities. Thus, by the time I got there, Cellar Darling was almost over. I caught that last 10 minutes, and it was interesting. Oceans of Slumber lived up to their name as I was able to take a brief nap. Granted, I had been up...

Has anyone picked up a ziplock bag with a number of CD booklets in them at the venue? Would anyuone know where a lost and found might be at the Center Stage venue?

I won't give an extensive review of the first day, but suffice it to say that it was another fine beginning of what looks to be a typically awesome weekend. I'd say the MVPs of the night were Gloryhammer, who gave an awesome performance in their (delayed) US debut. They were gloriously over...

We're only a few days away, and here is what I'm looking forward to the most: Doro: I initially did not get days 1 & 2 since I wasn't that impressed with the lineup. However, once Doro was on board, I knew I had to see her. I missed several opportunities to see her in Atlanta over the last...

http://bravewords.com/news/pantera-hellyeah-drummer-vinnie-paul-dead-at-54 I saw the news this morning, and I was floored. Pantera was one of my favorite bands of the 90's, and I saw them 9 times. Each and every time, the show was intense, and VInnie's drum's were one of the reasons why...

ICED EARTH ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR Sanctuary and Kill Ritual are the openers February 22 - Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe 23 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts 24 - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom 25 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Ballroom 26 - Minneapolis, MN - Music Hall 27 - Omaha, NE - Sokol...

From the Sabaton website: North American Tour with Kreator! Here are the dates: 02/08/2018 The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ 02/09/2018 The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA 02/10/2018 The UC Theater – San Francisco, CA 02/12/2018 Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR 02/13/2018 Showbox – Seattle, WA 02/14/2018...

Tom Petty's music may not be to the tastes of everyone on this board, but you can't deny how good and how genuine it was. He really captured the spirit of the everyman in his songs, and he had a great run of albums throughout the 80's and 90's. RIP to an American classic. Tom Petty will be...

I know I've said quite a bit about this year's PPUSA, but let me offer a few final kudos for the weekend: - Thanks to all the staff for their professionalism with putting up with us for the four days. I especially want to thank the bartenders who were more than willing to fill my order of ice...

I've done a brief overview of each day as it came, so now let me offer up my thoughts as to who were my favorites of the weekend: Honorable mention: Haken: They just barely missed the list, but their Wednesday night set was amazing. Once I heard they were doing Visions live, I picked up the...

Every year, I promise that I'll be restrained in my merchandise purchases, but every year, I break that promise and spend much more than I expect to. Oscar Wilde was right when he said "I can resist anything but temptation" since that merchandise room is impossible to resist. "What the hell"...