JORN LANDE To Replace NEVERMORE At PROGPOWER USA VII

February 20, 2006

JORN LANDE, one of metal's most renowned and prolific vocalists, has been tapped to replace NEVERMORE as the Saturday night headliner at ProgPower USA VII.

The singer, whose credits include MASTERPLAN and ARK, will close the show with a unique set covering not only his solo career but songs from the various bands and projects over the course of his entire career.

"I hated to lose NEVERMORE, but I am ecstatic over being able to get one of the best voices in metal today," said promoter Glenn Harveston. "After speaking with Jorn, I am convinced that this will be a once-in-a-lifetime set that you won't see anywhere else in the world."

Added Lande: "It's an honor to play ProgPower USA this year. The festival is well known around the world for keeping progressive metal and hard rock alive. We will do our best to give you a few surprises and make it one of the most memorable sets in the history of the festival."

EVERGREY — complete with a choir and string quartet — will headline the first night of the two-day festival, which will take place on Friday and Saturday, September 15 and 16 at Earthlink Live in Atlanta.

The rest of the lineup is German power metal band SAVAGE CIRCUS, Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA, PYRAMAZE, WASTEFALL, Sweden's FREAK KITCHEN, Finland's THUNDERSTONE, Italy's VISION DIVINE, and Denmark's MERCENARY.

The festival's annual pre-party will take place on Thursday, September 14 at The Vinyl Club inside of Earthlink Live and will feature performances by THEOCRACY, CIRCUS MAXIMUS, LEATHERWOLF, and CIRCLE II CIRCLE.

Tickets for ProgPower USA VII will go on sale Saturday, April 1 at 10 a.m. EST via all Ticketmaster outlets. Only 900 tickets will be made available to the public. Advance Gold Badges, which presently have a two-year wait list, are sold out. ProgPower USA has sold out more than four months in advance for the past four years. Last year's festival sold out in a record four days.

Tickets are for the pre-party are $20 and go on sale April 8 at 10 a.m. EST. There will only be 600 tickets available in advance.

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