General Zod
Ruler of Australia
Maybe it's just personal preference, but I don't view them as being in the same class as Conception. I don't see nearly the reverance for them or the amount of conversation about them, as I did/do for Conception.Really? I would think that their mid-90s releases were prog essentials that would put them in the class of Conception.
Brainstorm is a band with incredible stage presence, a dynamic frontman and anthemesque songs, who could tear the roof off that place. They could step into that headliner spot quite easily, even if their place in the Metal heirarchy doesn't dictate they should be a headliner. Eldritch, in my estimation, would be playing to a Rage-sized crowd.Not a true headliner, but if we're making a headliner this year they could qualify.
Zod