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Nevermore, Mercenary, Savage Circus To Perform At ProgPower USA VII

By jason
Nevermore, Mercenary, Savage Circus To Perform At ProgPower USA VII

Performing at Atlanta's prestigious ProgPower USA VII Sept. 15-16 will be Century Media recording artists NEVERMORE, MERCENARY and SAVAGE CIRCUS. Since the festivals inception, Century Media has been a staunch supporter and is proud have such a large presence at this year's event. Historically a sold-out event, tickets go on sale April 1st through Ticketmaster.

Headlining Saturday night are progressive metal's defining act NEVERMORE, who are currently preparing for their four-week European tour supporting Disturbed. For those who missed their mainstage appearance on Megadeth's 2005 Gigantour, this will be an opportunity to see the band perform songs from 2005's landmark release This Godless Endeavor. Denmark's MERCENARY and Germany's SAVAGE CIRCUS will both be performing on the festival's first day. Currently working on the follow-up to 2004's 11 Dreams, MERCENARY, who played the festival in 2003, are honored to be returning. SAVAGE CIRCUS', drummer Thomen Stauch's (ex-Blind Guardian) new band, debut album, Dreamland Manor, will be released across North America March 21.

Century Media pioneering artists such as Nightwish, Blind Guardian, Mercenary, Tad Morose, and Orphaned Land have all made their U.S. debut appearances at ProgPower USA.