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Necro what do you mean by, "worked-shoots UFC passes off as total shoots?" Maybe some of the 'character' drama is scripted. But I don't think too much of it is. But maybe. I haven't seen much Pride. I've watched UFC on SpikeTV, and IFC on the new Atlanta station. IFC is fairly entertaining. The team...

The April 11th date with LBP, Divinity Destroyed and Dead Rites has been canceled. Reason being that other tour dates fell through for Divinity Destroyed, and Dead Rites is no longer able to do the show.


-Cheiron

I'm putting together a show on April 11th at the Under the Couch venue. Divinity Destroyed (www.myspace.com/divinitydestroyed) is going to be playing, so I'm trying to get an opener and closer. Bands will get approximately 45 minutes to play. The concert starts at 8:30. If you are interested in play...

The tickets went on sale saturday at 10am. 10 hours later only 250 tickets were left, this is a record pace for ProgPower. So if you have any intention on going you should order soon.

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ProgPower USA VIII ticket information; Video of Mercenary performing "Cowboys from Hell" now available

ProgPower USA VIII will once again return to Atlanta’s Center Stage Oct. 5-6, 2007. Tickets for the festival go on sale this Saturday at 10:00AM EST via all Ticketmaster outlets. Only 900 tickets will be made available to the public as advance gold badges are once again sold-out. The final billing is as follows (in alphabetical order):

AFTER FOREVER
COMMUNIC
FIREWIND
PAGAN'S MIND
PRIMAL FEAR
RAINTIME
REDEMPTION
SONATA ARCTICA
THRESHOLD
VIRGIN STEELE

The ProgPower USA Showcase is scheduled for Oct 4th at Center Stage. VANDEN PLAS, FREAK KITCHEN, CELLADOR and KRUCIBLE (featuring Lance King, ex-Pyramaze) are confirmed. Ticket information for the Showcase is located in the “event detailsâ€Â￾ section of the website.

ProgPower USA has garnered worldwide acclaim for not only the setting the standard for excellence in the U.S. underground metal scene, but for the rare moments over the years including the Savatage reunion (disguised as Weapons of Mass Destruction), Conception’s reunion show, Pain of Salvation’s all request set, Rob Rock & Timo Kotipelto assisting Edguy with Avantasia songs, Evergrey's 3 hour marathon set (including choir & string quartet) and last year’s all-star vocal ensemble performance of “Starsâ€Â￾ led by Jorn Lande. A video of Mercenary’s cover of Pantera’s “Cowboys from Hellâ€Â￾ (43 MB) from ProgPower USA VII is now available in the audio/video section of the website. Promoter Glenn Harveston adds, "This is the festival where the magic happens. I wouldn't be surprised if something special happens this year."

I am letting you all know that I have started an independent label named Droog Records. We will be signing metal bands of all subgenres. We listen to all the different subgenres, enjoy going to shows with a mix of genres, and thus it only fits that the label hosts them. We are interested in passiona...