The initial lineup has been revealed for next year’s ProgPower USA festival. That event will be held in Atlanta, GA on September 9-11, 2027.
Lineup:
September 9:
Advent Horizon
Silent Skies
Metal Church
H.E.A.T
Eluveitie
September 10:
Royal Sorrow
TBA
Einar Solberg
TBA
Unleash The Archers
Wind Rose
September 11:
Power Paladin
Ihlo
Vision Divine
Masterplan
Lynch Mob (40th Anniversary of “Back For The Attack”)
Nevermore
It looks like Sick Of It All are planning to move forward following the recent death of Lou Koller. His brother and bandmate, guitarist/vocalist Pete Koller, said the frontman “wanted [them] to keep the band going.”
Pete said the following:
“Hey everybody, how’s it going? I know I haven’t been around in a bit. I’ve been… And you all know why, and it’s such a terrible, awful thing to happen. I’m still obviously super sad, and I am in total disbelief. I can’t believe that this happened, and I can’t believe that my brother is gone, and I miss him very, very much.
Also, I’d like to thank everybody and anybody who donated a dollar to whatever, who bought a shirt, who came to the benefits, who played the benefits, all that. Everybody who helped, I thank you very, very, very much.
Also, before Lou passed, he said a couple of things that he wanted us to do, you know. He wanted us to keep the band going, and I’m not sure how we’re gonna do that, but we’re working on it. And he wanted to tell everyone thank you for giving him like such an amazing life. Touring the world, your job is playing your favorite music, stuff like that.
Anyway, we have some things in the works, and I will keep you all posted. And thanks again for your support.”
[via The PRP]
Candlemass singer Johan Längqvist was forced to miss the band’s September 12 set at the London Metalfest in London, UK after being hospitalized for a “medical emergency.” During his absence, Felipe Plaza Kutzbach (Procession, Deströyer 666) filled in. Aaron Stainthorpe (ex-My Dying Bride) and Tony Dolan (Venom Inc.) also made guest appearances.
Candlemass commented before the show:
“Candlemass are deeply sorry to announce that Johan Längqvist unfortunately will not be able to perform tonight’s show in London.
After returning home to Stockholm from a successful show in Belgium last weekend, he faced a medical emergency on thursday morning, and was rushed to the hospital.
A comprehensive range of tests has been conducted, but at this time, doctors are still working to determine the cause of his illness, and require further testing, meaning he must remain in hospital care.We all wish Johan a speedy recovery and hope to have more clarity soon.
As we don’t wanna cancel the show tonight, we have a special guest vocalist performing EPICUS and NIGHTFALL songs – as well as a visit from a couple of celeb surprise guests, who’ll be performing with us.
See you tonight, London!”
During My Chemical Romance’s September 12 show in San Antonio, TX, singer Gerard Way hinted at the possibility of a new album. He said the following:
“Just know that like, we’ve kind of really always wanted to make another record, so we hope that life allows us to do that. Cause you guys, honestly, you guys kept us alive so long. You guys deserve another record. I don’t know when it’ll be. But it’ll be awesome.”
During a recent interview with Greatest Hits Radio, Queen guitarist Brian May discussed his contribution to William Shatner’s upcoming metal album. Notably, he also confirmed that Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi contributed to the project as well.
May said the following:
“[Shatner] wasn’t a friend of mine, but he is now. We’ve met on Zoom. What a great guy. He’s 95. And he’s full of life and vitality and ambition and anger and all this stuff. He’s like a kid. I really enjoyed meeting him, and I insisted that I do ’cause I just worked on his track remotely and I said, ‘Look, I gotta play this to Mr. Shatner and see his face when he hears it.’ And he loved it, so I’m really pleased.
Yeah, it’s a heavy metal album. Here he is, 95 years old, and he’s full of rage, rage against the dying of the light. You’ll hear it. I mean, I’ve worked hard on it. He loves it, and I love the song ’cause you might think William Shatner… I mean, if you don’t know ‘Star Trek’, it doesn’t mean anything perhaps, but if you’ve lived like we did through all those editions of ‘Star Trek’, he’s a hero, and he’s, in later life, become a real luminary in the world. He does so much for children, so much for the outreach of science. He’s a very active man, and for him to step into… Well, it’s not… I don’t call it heavy metal; I call it rock, really. But it will probably be a heavy metal album because I think Tony Iommi’s gonna play on it now as well. Tony’s really my best mate, so it’s easy for me to pick up the phone to him. And Tony’s like me — he loves a challenge.”
[via Blabbermouth]
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