50,000 before W:O:A 2009!

[808Metal]

Yeah personally the new stuff is pretty damn disapointing though.

I got the new one last week, the sound quality is horrible, very distorted. I hear some good music there just hard to listen to with all that distortion, mainly the lows, the kick drums etc. Very muddy. And I noticed less melody and solos this time around.

 

[simwells]

sounds like a great week! i'd love to see Pagan's Mind. I met Nils and Steinar at WOA in 2003. Very cool guys.

Yeah they were only recently announced as the support for Sonata, made me rather happy

 

[starscream]

Yeah seems to have lost a lot of the catchy riffs of the past though, abit soulless too

thats unfortunate, i was looking forward to it.
must download it then instead of buying it.

808Metal, Loomis is the MAN! Nevermore played here on (check this out) 6/6/06 and even though their rythmn player wasn't there, Loomis on his own ripped the place apart.
belfasts first and only ever open air metal festival too.
the bands were a bit underwhelming though, our locals were great, Residual effect, Honey for Christ and Stand-up Guy but the main actswere Devildriver (who only played for 30 minutes and were headlining!), Nevermore (band of the day) and 10 Years...

 

[808Metal]

Yeah they were only recently announced as the support for Sonata, made me rather happy

I would be as well! that's my main gripe with WOA, no prog. Pagan's Mind, Threshold, Redemption, Vanden Plas. Any of those would do nicely.

 

[simwells]

I would be as well! that's my main gripe with WOA, no prog. Pagan's Mind, Threshold, Redemption, Vanden Plas. Any of those would do nicely.

Yeah for me Wacken lineup this year is good but not great as it has been, though there's not a lot of prog at any of the fests I'm going this year.

 

[808Metal]

I like a broad cross section of metal sub genres so there's lot's for me to be happy with at WOA this year but they don't seem to touch prog bands anymore, well some might say that Kamelot are prog

 

[808Metal]

Yeah for me Wacken lineup this year is good but not great as it has been, though there's not a lot of prog at any of the fests I'm going this year.

I think for that we'd have to go to something like Progpower. And yes I agree that this year's lineup is not as strong as some previous years. I was hoping for Paragon, Evergrey (too proggy I guess), Brainstorm, Annihilator, Malevolent Creation, Vader and some others.

 

[simwells]

I think for that we'd have to go to something like Progpower. And yes I agree that this year's lineup is not as strong as some previous years. I was hoping for Paragon, Evergrey (too proggy I guess), Brainstorm, Annihilator, Malevolent Creation, Vader and some others.

Yeah ProgPower UK got cancelled this year which seems to be getting increasingly common with the smaller UK metal fests sadly.

I'm going to Wacken, Graspop and Magic Circle this year and for me Graspop's definately the best line up, but there's still not a lot of prog.

 

[808Metal]

Yeah ProgPower UK got cancelled this year which seems to be getting increasingly common with the smaller UK metal fests sadly.

I'm going to Wacken, Graspop and Magic Circle this year and for me Graspop's definately the best line up, but there's still not a lot of prog.

The common opinion seems to be that Graspop's lineup is the best overall. I live so far away that one European festival is all that I can do. The cost factor and lack of available vacation time from my job really limits me there.

 

[simwells]

The common opinion seems to be that Graspop's lineup is the best overall. I live so far away that one European festival is all that I can do. The cost factor and lack of available vacation time from my job really limits me there.

Yeah Graspop and Hellfest does look pretty damn good too, not that I'm going can't afford that many

 

[808Metal]

Yeah ProgPower UK got cancelled this year which seems to be getting increasingly common with the smaller UK metal fests sadly.

I'm going to Wacken, Graspop and Magic Circle this year and for me Graspop's definately the best line up, but there's still not a lot of prog.

The US Progpower sells out every year. I have yet to attend one, but hope to one day.

 

[808Metal]

Yeah Graspop and Hellfest does look pretty damn good too, not that I'm going can't afford that many

I get only two weeks off from work per year. And airfare to Europe from Hawaii is very costly so this happens for me only ever so many years sadly enough. I may try Sweden Rock or Graspop next time around. Or maybe a trip to Georgia for Progpower.

 

[simwells]

The US Progpower sells out every year. I have yet to attend one, but hope to one day.

Yeah I generally stay away from UK festivals Downloads shocking and gets worse every year, Bloodstock is heavily overpriced for what you get, Progpower UK and ragnarok are no more, Hard Rock Hell is pretty good but is hard rock not metal and Firefest is rock again. There are a few others but nothing that stands out to me that I'm aware of at least.

 

[simwells]

I get only two weeks off from work per year. And airfare to Europe from Hawaii is very costly so this happens for me only ever so many years sadly enough. I may try Sweden Rock or Graspop next time around. Or maybe a trip to Georgia for Progpower.

Yeah in all honesty there's no way I'd be pay the amount you do just for a european festivals with the cost of flights, I was going to go to Sweden Rock this year but couldn't get anyone else to go with in the end cause my mate dropped out.

 

[starscream]

im with ya there simwells, download was alright last year but the main attraction is the campsite banter. the lineup this year is absolutely cringeworthy.