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Progressive Nation 2009 - North American Summer Tour!

 

For Immediate Release

 

February 13th 2009

 

DREAM THEATER'S "PROGRESSIVE NATION 2009" TO TOUR NORTH AMERICA

IN JULY/AUG WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA, PAIN OF

SALVATION AND BEARDFISH

 

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 outstanding musicianship of ZAPPA

PLAYS ZAPPA as well as two incredibly talented imports from

Sweden: PAIN OF SALVATION and BEARDFISH.

 

PROGRESSIVE NATION was created by DREAM THEATER drummer Mike

Portnoy and its successful 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 based on their diversity and musicality. 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"

 

Sweden's PAIN OF SALVATION will bring their unique brand of

cutting-edge progressive metal to PN09. Vocalist/Guitarist

Daniel Gildenlow 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/Keyboardis t Rikard Sjoblom 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.

 

For more information, including dates to be announced soon, visit:

 

http://www.progress ivenation2009. com/ (coming soon)

 

http://www.dreamthe ater.net/

 

http://www.myspace. com/dreamtheater

 

 

 

 

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E ova Madjarska se ne propusta!

 

nego, ljudi ko je od vas bio prosli put u Budimpesti, ja ne mogu da se setim kako se zove agencija koja je tada organizovala ona kod skupstine blizu??, ali bih relno otisao do njih da se raspitam ako i dalje postoje?hehe

 

a mozda ce i neka druga da organizuje, bez organizacije je prilicno koplikovano, a mora da se ide :bigblue:

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