"We are proud to announce that Crimson Glory have been asked by ProgPower USA
founder/promoter Glenn Harveston to headline the ProgPower USA tenth anniversary
festival on Friday, September 11th, 2009 in Atlanta, GA.
It is both a privilege and an honor to perform at this this well-established and
highly respected American metal
fest, and we see this as a beautifully serendipitous opportunity to pay a final and
meaningful tribute to Midnight in a truly special manner by including the fans, as
well as a stretching of our collective wings in anticipation of a new era of Crimson
Glory.
Initially we had only intended to come to ProgPower as a band to commemorate
Midnight by presenting a memorial dedicated to his life and his work with Crimson
Glory.
We had of course hoped for the chance to play the festival at some point in the
future, but from the ashes of circumstances beyond Glenn's control, this opportunity
arose for Crimson Glory to perform sooner rather than later.
This was totally unexpected, but after much deliberation between all members of the
band, we feel that it is absolutely the "right" thing to do.
We see this as the perfect scenario for us to reconnect with the many fans who have
followed Crimson Glory over the years, as well as to present our music to those fans
who have never seen the band play live.
Indeed, we plan to use this performance as a bridge between the past and future of
Crimson Glory. As one door closes, another opens; as one chapter ends, another is
begun; this promises to be a very intimate, magical and memorable event for us as
well as for the fest.
Wade Black will be the main vocalist for the show, but we are making plans to have
several guest singers performing the classic Crimson Glory songs and honoring
Midnight's legendary legacy in their own personal and unique ways.
John Zahner (Savatage/Crimson Glory/Jon Oliva's Pain) will also be joining the band
for this performance and we feel very fortunate to have him sharing his talent with
us again.
We plan to film the performance in its entirety for a DVD release later next year as
part of the 25th anniversary of Crimson Glory.
While we had remained hopeful to write and perform again with Midnight, the cosmic
powers-that-be clearly had other plans, both for our departed brother traversing the
stars, as well as for the rest of us still here, surviving together on this
beautiful little blue planet.
However, it does not mean the end...it never really ends."
--The members of Crimson Glory
founder/promoter Glenn Harveston to headline the ProgPower USA tenth anniversary
festival on Friday, September 11th, 2009 in Atlanta, GA.
It is both a privilege and an honor to perform at this this well-established and
highly respected American metal
fest, and we see this as a beautifully serendipitous opportunity to pay a final and
meaningful tribute to Midnight in a truly special manner by including the fans, as
well as a stretching of our collective wings in anticipation of a new era of Crimson
Glory.
Initially we had only intended to come to ProgPower as a band to commemorate
Midnight by presenting a memorial dedicated to his life and his work with Crimson
Glory.
We had of course hoped for the chance to play the festival at some point in the
future, but from the ashes of circumstances beyond Glenn's control, this opportunity
arose for Crimson Glory to perform sooner rather than later.
This was totally unexpected, but after much deliberation between all members of the
band, we feel that it is absolutely the "right" thing to do.
We see this as the perfect scenario for us to reconnect with the many fans who have
followed Crimson Glory over the years, as well as to present our music to those fans
who have never seen the band play live.
Indeed, we plan to use this performance as a bridge between the past and future of
Crimson Glory. As one door closes, another opens; as one chapter ends, another is
begun; this promises to be a very intimate, magical and memorable event for us as
well as for the fest.
Wade Black will be the main vocalist for the show, but we are making plans to have
several guest singers performing the classic Crimson Glory songs and honoring
Midnight's legendary legacy in their own personal and unique ways.
John Zahner (Savatage/Crimson Glory/Jon Oliva's Pain) will also be joining the band
for this performance and we feel very fortunate to have him sharing his talent with
us again.
We plan to film the performance in its entirety for a DVD release later next year as
part of the 25th anniversary of Crimson Glory.
While we had remained hopeful to write and perform again with Midnight, the cosmic
powers-that-be clearly had other plans, both for our departed brother traversing the
stars, as well as for the rest of us still here, surviving together on this
beautiful little blue planet.
However, it does not mean the end...it never really ends."
--The members of Crimson Glory
