News: PROGFEST 2019 10th Anniversary Edition! Massive 2nd Line Up Announcement feat over 40 bands!

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PROGFEST 2019

10th Anniversary Edition!

Massive 2nd Line Up Announcement feat over 40 bands!
Perth & Adelaide Sideshows Announced For
The Ocean & Monuments!

Perth & Adelaide Sideshows Announced For
The Ocean & Monuments!

Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, Progfest is the ultimate annual gathering for progressive music fans, and prog as a genre is one of the nation’s fastest growing.

The 2019 line up of Progfest is definitely their biggest yet with three colossal internationals announced. Germany’s legendary post-metal act The Ocean and UK’s djent-groove metal pioneers Monuments will share headlining duties across all 3 Progfest festivals, along with India’s finest progressive rock export Skyharbor, who will be making their first ever appearances on Australian shores.

The Ocean and Monuments have now both announced special Progfest sideshows in Perth and Adelaide, to complement their New Zealand sideshows in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch (The Ocean only).

The full national line up for all festival shows can now be revealed. Confirming a massive 40 bands will be taking part across the 3 festivals (acts to appear on selected dates as per below).

Circles: Melbourne progressive powerhouse combination of mind bending, pounding rhythms and rumbling bass lines set against butter melting vocals and razor edge guitar tones put them at the forefront of the evolution of global heavy music. With the recent release of The Last One and several major international performances, 2018 has been one hell of a ride for the quartet.

Chaos Divine: Perth progressive metal lynchpins, Chaos Divine, have a plethora of industry accolades and a touring pedigree a mile long. Leading audiences through a journey of uncompromising arrangements, crushing riffs and soaring melodies, these enigmatic musicians, have created a realm of sound and style matched by few and admired by many.

City Of Souls: Hailing from Auckland and armed with lush cinematic soundscapes that are deep on emotion but filled to the brim with hooks, City Of Souls are truly captivating. With supports for Bring Me The Horizon, Stone Sour and Dead Letter Circus under their belts, the time is now for Australian fans to discover this incredible act.

Toehider: Melbourne’s world-acclaimed singer/instrumentalist Michael Mills and his band of merry men, aka the prog power trio Toehider, bring their unmissable show to Progfest on the back of their latest release GOOD. Featuring Mills’ unmistakable, otherworldly voice and signature bizarre storytelling lyrics, stadium-worthy guitar melodies and driving classic rock rhythms, Toehider is a prog cult classic known the world over, with prominent admirers such as James LaBrie (Dream Theater), Devin Townsend and Aryeon!

James Norbert Ivanyi: One of the most original, commanding and versatile young guitarists on the scene today. His unique style of technical modern metal fused with the classic sounds of 1960’s and 1970’s progressive rock music have seen his fan base transcend generations and genres.

Glass Ocean: Boasting maturity beyond their years, and earning a reputation as a ‘must see’ live act with their modern take on late 90’s progressive pop laced with sensuality, Sydney’s born and bred Glass Ocean are one of Australia’s most prominent up and coming acts.

Opus Of A Machine: features former Caligula’s Horse guitarist, Zac Greensill and they push the creative boundaries of alternative, progressive rock by combining the experimental nature of the genre’s foundation with an electro, pop edge. Technical wizardry meets emotional introspection. Pumping synths and skycraping melodies pinned down by a rock solid groove, this band was made to be seen live!

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the 2019 festival is the biggest edition ever with some of Australia’s best homegrown progressive music talent.

SIDESHOWS
MONUMENTS
Wednesday, January 23: Valhalla, Wellington
Thursday, January 24: Galatos, Auckland
Tuesday, January 29: Jive, Adelaide
Wednesday, January 30: Badlands, Perth

THE OCEAN
Thursday, January 24: Badlands, Perth
Friday, January 25: Jive, Adelaide
Thursday, January 31: Valhalla, Wellington
Friday, February 1: Club Tavern, Christchurch
Saturday, February 2: Galatos, Auckland

Tickets and Info for All Shows from
wildthingpresents.com

ABOUT PROGFEST
Featuring progressive bands of all styles and genres, from prog, post, psychedelic, art rock, metal and everything in between, PROGFEST is about showcasing bands that think for themselves; bands who rather than following the latest trends, have decided to challenge themselves musically and create music with depth and vision.

Beginning life in December 2008, Progfest has grown alongside Australia’s love of progressive music, and has become the centrepiece of the nation’s burgeoning prog scene. In the intervening years, the progressive scene in Australia has exploded and the bands associated with it are now a global force to be reckoned with. Many of the acts have gained huge followings from all over the world. Ne Obliviscaris, Caligula’s Horse, sleepmakeswaves and Twelve Foot Ninja have all headlined Progfest in the past, and each of them have gone on to crack the ARIA Mainstream chart and have global success.

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