Prog Nation 2009 Announced! 2009-02-13 by VicariousIntent | 29 Comments | MetalUnderground.com announced today that Dream Theater would once again be launching their Progressive Nation Tour across America this year.
Last year's progressive nation was a big success, featuring such prog heavyweights as Opeth, Between The Buried And Me, as well as 3.
This year the lineup will be Dream Theater, Zappa Plays Zappa, Pain Of Salvation and Beardfish.
The article as reported by MetalUnderground.com is below:
"New York progressive metal veterans DREAM THEATER will take their PROGRESSIVE NATION tour back on the road for its second incarnation with a run through America and Canada in July/Aug 2009.
In addition to a headlining set by DREAM THEATER, this year's package will feature the ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA as well PAIN OF SALVATION and BEARDFISH.
PROGRESSIVE NATION was created by DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy and its inaugural run in 2008 also featured OPETH, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME and THREE.
Portnoy once again hand-picked all of the bands for the 2009 bill. He comments: "This year's lineup is so exciting for me. Every band is bringing something very unique to the package to create an incredibly well rounded musical experience. I am just as excited to be watching all the bands from the side of the stage as I am to be performing with mine in the center of it!"
Fresh on the heels of his Grammy win, Dweezil Zappa is pleased to announce his plans to join forces with Dream Theater as part of the Progressive Nation 2009 tour: "It's no secret that I started ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA with the intention to diversify and expand the audience for my father's music. I figured I'd probably have to do it one concert at a time. Playing with DREAM THEATER on the PROGRESSIVE NATION tour is a great way to accomplish that goal. Music fans who are seeking something to challenge their senses should definitely consider attending this great bill."
Portnoy adds, "It is an absolute honor for me to have ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA on board. Frank Zappa is one of my all-time biggest heroes and his music practically invented the term 'progressive'. Dweezil is doing an amazing job carrying on the tradition of his father's daring spirit and like his dad, has surrounded himself with a band of jaw-dropping, incredible musicians"
Vocalist/Guitarist Daniel Gildenlow of Pain of Salvation comments: "We are truly very happy to be part of the PN09 tour, and to be back in the States again and bring all the sweat and flesh to our music and our well deserving American fans. We feel honored to have been asked."
Gildenlow also joked, "Actually, Mike has been on our backs now for two years in what we believe to be a personal campaign, bordering on harassment, to make us come over. So when he asked us about PN09, it was a joy to finally be able to say yes. And if Mike didn't give up on us, then hopefully America hasn't either."
Vocalist/Keyboardist Rikard Sjöblom of BEARDFISH is equally excited: "When we read on a website that Mike Portnoy had our album "Sleeping in Traffic Part 1" among his favorite releases of 2007, we just couldn't believe it and we were really happy about it! And now we once again gasp for air since we've been asked to join PROGRESSIVE NATION 2009 together with DREAM THEATER (one of the biggest bands in this genre today!), PAIN OF SALVATION (hey, fellow Swedes!!!) and ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA (being a HUGE Zappa fan myself, I think this is really cool!). Since we've only played the US once before we simply can't wait to come over and rock out!"
PROGRESSIVE NATION will be the first North American tour for DREAM THEATER in support of their newest Roadrunner Records release which is slated for a June 2009 release."
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Personally very pumped, as an attendee of last year's Prog Nation. This year is not as epic, but it should still be pretty damn cool.
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This year the lineup will be Dream Theater, Zappa Plays Zappa, Pain Of Salvation and Beardfish.
wow huge step down from last year...
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eh, count me out.
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yeah step down from last year...which hauled ass
I love Dream Theater and Pain of Salvation a lot, two of my favorite bands definitely. I've heard of Beardfish but dont remember much of what it sounded like...
Zappa Plays Zappa sounds like it could be interesting.
Idk if ill go this year but id love to see PoS and dream Theater have been awesome each time ive seen them.
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Well, sounds cool. Sadly, not living in North America, having all that university stuff on my back and not much money, I won't be able to see that ;_;This Message Edited On 02.13.09
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i would love to see Pain of Salvation, but im not sure if i want to go to this. already seen DT. i love Frank Zappa but never really payed attention to his son. dont know Beardfish. if a buddy of mine is going i might go
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Beardfish is like a 70s prog band playing in the 21st century. I'm listening to some of their stuff right now on youtube and it's pretty good so far.
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zappa plays zappa is the best here, definitely worth seeing
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Beardfish is awesome.
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As good as last year's line-up was, this is just plainly better. Beardfish is one of the best little-known prog bands today. Their Latest album is incredible, and the other artists are great too.
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It was going to be tough for them to top last year. This line-up seems to emphasize the "Prog" in Progressive Nation more than last year. I've heard good things about Beardfish, I generally enjoy POS, and who doesn't love Frank Zappa. Not quite the ball-puckering group that was last year, but I'll take it all the same.
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listened to some Beardfish songs and i liked it a lot. maybe ill be more likely to go to this now
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massive step down from last year
then again last year was pure amazingness
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mike portnoy, progressing music since 1969
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Moar like zzzz...nation 2009
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Boring nation.
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bah
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Pretty good tour but I mean last year's was godly
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fuck you guys this tour has pain of salvation
pain of salvation is the best band on the bill
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PoS DT and ZAPPA?! count me in.
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Regressive Nation
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what the fuck PoS are so progressive it's not even funny
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NO TOOL NOT PROGRESSIVE
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I'd rather watch re-runs of every episode of My Sweet 16 than attend a progressive rock/metal festival.
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So yeah if can convince my dad to drive me or one of my friends is interested ill go.
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beardfish - boring 70's prog knockoffs
ZPZ - yeah it's zappa i guess
POS - awesome but new stuff sucks
DT - lost interest, seen like a billion times
probably not going.
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This was fucking awesome last year. I'll definitely go again. Seeing Dweezil would be pretty cool.
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dream theater fans are bad enough do they really need POS fans there too
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enough hair for the whole world's chemo patient population
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