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News : LORD Announced To Play ProgPower USA 2016

By on October 2, 2015

In what will be the band’s first ever US appearance, Sydney melodic metal heroes LORD have been announced to be playing the prestigious ProgPower USA event in 2016.

Commented ProgPower USA Co-Promoter Milton Mendonca “There is a fundamental difference between bands who want to play ProgPower USA and bands who want to become a part of the festival. LORD has shown us that they understand how special our event is and are committed to it for the long run. The fact that they play top-notch power metal and will get our crowd on fire from the first note doesn’t hurt either. We’re thrilled to have them open the festival next year.”
Andy Dowling wrote, “We’re absolutely honoured to be invited to play one of the world’s most prestigious power and progressive metal festivals. PROGPOWER is a global name and we cannot think of a better way to make our debut in the US after so many years. Our U.S. DUNGEON and LORD fans have been very patient and we’ll make sure that the wait is worth it!”
LORD, formerly known as DUNGEON, has released several critically acclaimed albums and EP releases, and has toured with the likes of SAXON, QUEENSRYCHE, ICED EARTH, NIGHTWISH, GAMMA RAY and many more. LORD released a retrospective box set release in late 2014 entitled ‘THE DUNGEON ERA‘ comprising of all 4 albums from the first era of the band re-recorded as well as original remix/remasters and a 200+ page band bio on an accompanied USB all access pass. The release celebrated 25 years of the band and was limited to 500 copies worldwide.

The band’s current EP release ‘WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS‘ featues a 25+ minute title track plus accompanied unreleased tracks including 4 cover songs by THE POLICE, A-HA, LITTLE RIVER BAND and HELLOWEEN.

With ProgPower USA entering their 17th instalment next year, LORD will be joining the likes of already-announced acts, Fates Warning, Devin Townsend Project, Green Carnation, Freedom Call, and many more. First public tickets to this event go on sale October 3 via Ticketmaster, so if you can make it over, definitely do so!

Congratulations to LORD on this fantastic news!

LORD PPUSA XVII Promo

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Jonathon is an aspiring fantasy/sci-fi novelist and music journalist. Thanks to the influence of the music he grew up with, he has always possessed a keen interest in metal and rock. He is also a huge fan of mythology, legend, and folklore from all across the world. You should follow him on Twitter.