ProgPower USA XIII - Magazine and CD Sampler - Comments/Thoughts?

[Harvester]

Jen & I would really like to thank Tess for all her hard work. She really came through this year in getting things done.

 

[nailz]

Mine is still sitting in my bag as yet untouched. I can't wait to read the interviews though!

 

[DADRocks]

I usually wait a couple weeks before reading the book, once the feeling of really missing the festival sinks in. I'm sure it's great as always.

 

[delainnation]

You guys did a great job again as usual. I love the interviews by Milton and I was proud to see Delain on the sampler. The greatest thing that I loved was seeing my friends of Siren's Cry on the sampler and also their ad in the magazine. I would really like to see them play the fest one year. Those guys are so sweet and AWESOME!!!!!

 

[Tess]

Thanks all! I really enjoyed pinch-hitting this year!
I am slowly getting through some of the interviews too. Thanks Milton & Zod for those - I LOVE reading them.

Start getting your songs and ads ready for next year ... we will be knocking on your door soon!

 

[seh750]

As I mentioned in an unrelated thread, I particularly enjoyed the interviews this year. Read all of them back-to-back on the flight home while listening to tunes from the band in question. Not sure exactly why but they kept my attention more than in past years, although I always read them.

Only have one spin through the CDs so far and found some things I like and some that were so-so. Will definitely be listening more, just haven't had a chance. The live track from Mob Rules from last year's show was a nice touch.

 

[lane_miller]

I had a six hour drive home on Sunday, so I had plenty of time to listen to the sampler. To me this is the best collection of new material yet. I have already bought some of the new releases as a result of the sampler. Also, I got on a plane to China on Monday which allowed me

to pour into the mag. Always a great read. Thanks to everyone who pull the magazine and sampler together!

 

[Barrister]

During my long drive back to PA, I listened to all 3 of the CDs. There's some great stuff on there and definitely some bands that I will pursue and buy their stuff. I've only yet read a handful of the interviews but so far they are fascinating and much better than most others I've seen. Great job to everyone involved! This was my first PPUSA and I loved it.

 

[Justin G]

Both the program and the sampler are really well put together. I've enjoyed reading the interviews, even with the bands I don't follow, and am surprised at how good most of the bands on the sampler are. I mean, there are a couple of major duds, but overall there are some good songs there.

 

[MEGALOUD]

i said mostly, because it is mostly a bunch of filler crap death metal bands, that no one really cares about,or has ever heard of. There are some good bands there, but I think i would rather see 12 or 13 good bands , than a bunch of filler bands to see 5 good bands out of 30 or so bands.

THIS! Thank you goodnight.


By the way.... LISTEN to all the indie bands on the sampler, two are new Nightmare signings that I haven't announced yet, can you guess which ones?

 

[zinescene]

I was unfortunately not able to attend. Are there CD's/Magazines left and if so how much would it cost to get one?

Thanks!

John

 

[Claus / Intromental]

I was unfortunately not able to attend. Are there CD's/Magazines left and if so how much would it cost to get one?

Thanks!

John

John,
we;re sending out mags/CD's to bands tomorrow. If there are any left, I might be able to help you - shoot me an email (claus at intromental dot com).
c.

 

[miel]

"The start of the week means its time to find out about new metal bands with our "Unearthing the Metal Underground" column. This week we take a look at three bands discovered through the ProgPower USA festival - Draekon, Seven Kingdoms, and Siren's Cry. Take a look and let us know what you think of these bands!"

All 3 bands appear on the 3 disc sampler

http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=85245


~Jen

 

[Bamafan]

I always look forward to the interviews and sampler disks. I thought the magazine was excellent, as always. Milton and Greg do a spectacular job with the interviews. The sampler disks were good, but I had some familiarity with quite a few of the bands this year. As a result, I had fewer "Eureka!" moments.

 

[SkiBumMSP]

The Divided Multitude track is bad ass!!! I gotta check out more of this band!

Last night, I downloaded their Guardian Angel album off of eMusic. Holy shit, that album is just sick! Those guys are indeed very good and sure impressed the hell out of me!