Comments on: PROGRESSIVE NATION 2009 TOUR NOW WORTH GOING TO!

By: Shay

Shay — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:04:39 +0000

BigElf sucked. Theyre total L.A, contrived, bullshit. I’m really disappointed Pain Of Salvation was dropped, especially considering I bought tickets with the assumption that they were still playing. It was even on the site.

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:07:41 +0000

They should have at least kept Pain of salvation on the ticket, like, beardfish, i like em but ok im not heartbroken that they arent gonna play anymore, i wanna hear some more metal style music when i go to this concert, and beardfish is more like,, yes and king crimson (which are good bands, but not the point.) Seriously though Pain of salvation i t hink would have been perfect to see, there was alot of people looking forward to them and now they arent playing anymore? Yikes!!

By: Manny

Manny — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:10:09 +0000

yes they are i saw them two years ago before they got signed to Prosthetic Records with Pack of Wolves

By: Ckaren

Ckaren — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:59:10 +0000

SO PISSED THAT PAIN OF SALVATION HAD TO DROP OFF THE TOUR. If only scale the summit were to replace beardfish and leave the rest of the tour intact…pain of salvation tied dream theater for the best band on that tour. oh well, still going.

By: Brian \m/(-_-)\m/

Brian \m/(-_-)\m/ — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:14:43 +0000

Im sorta pissed that PoS got canceled, I was kinda getting into BE and Entropia. However, its fucking Bigelf, I can’t complain. and scale the summit seems like something I can get into. I’m driving from Long Island to Connecticut with a friend for the August 5th show. Anyone else gonna b at that one?

By: Noel

Noel — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:06:01 +0000

im seeing this on aug 22 in milwaukee. goin to be great. zappa plays zappa is going to be a treat.

By: Noel

Noel — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:00:13 +0000

damn fucking right! you stole the words from my mouth. this is a PROG ROCK tour, so vince neilstein, dont get your pannies in a bunch over it not bein ‘metal’ enough…complaining about Progressive nation tour not having metal is like complaining The Warped tour doesnt have jazz. [or punk for that matter ]

By: MoonSnake

MoonSnake — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:45:36 +0000

i’m so fucking pumped that scale the summit is now on the tour! no offense to PoS, but i just don’t really like them. i’ve tried, but i just don’t. sorry. i was bummed that beardfish had to leave though, they were very cool. and after hearing that bigelf was now on the US leg, i looked them up and found them totally cool as well. all in all, i think this is a total improvement. cannot wait to see this show in asheville. especially because of dream theater

By: Strapping Young Lad

Strapping Young Lad — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:14:48 +0000

Hold your bananas, this sucks!!! i mean, nothing bad to say about Scale the Summit, they rule, but Pain of Salvation is incredible!! One of my favorite bands of all time, hands down. LIsten to The Perfect Element Pt. 1, and you’ll see what i mean. But damn, I woulda given my right nut to see these guys.

By: guy

guy — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:05:45 +0000

Very sad for Beardfish. They gave a fantastic performance at Nearfest and I really feel they have the potential to resonate for a larger audience. PoS I don’t feel quite as bad for since they’ve been around longer and are (or should be by now) better known (among metal fans at least…which has got to be a larger audience than progressive rock). The Beardfish guys are super nice in person as well.

By: Ender^Wiggin

Ender^Wiggin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:45:02 +0000

Pain of Salvation and Beardfish are amazing bands. I couldn’t care less how metal the tour is. Portnoy generally has a great taste in music.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:43:28 +0000

scale the summit is fucking awesome! chris is the nicest mofo i’ve ever met!!!

By: metalguy

metalguy — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:23:06 +0000

im just commenting on the metalsucks article

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:12:51 +0000

To the dude that name dropped Ohm, I concur. STS is great too

By: Vikingfromhell890

Vikingfromhell890 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:26:35 +0000

First off, the tour is called Progressive Nation. So the tour is going to have Progressive bands, metal or not. And also, Frank Zappa has influenced Devin Townsend, Animosity, and even Mike Portnoy so people who complain about this tour not being as Metal have a point, they need to realize that the tour is NOT a metal tour and also the influence of Zappa in Metal.

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:55:48 +0000

Yeah, this is great, unless you’re me, who would have paid the ticket price twice over just to see Beardfish’s opening set… then it bites. I’ll still go and see what there is to see.

By: Anger Unmanagement

Anger Unmanagement — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:45:53 +0000

Feel sorry for PoS not playing to the large audiences they deserve, but I suppose all the more for Europe!

By: Austin

Austin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:38:59 +0000

This new lineup has nothing on the old one. Pain of Salvation is a better band than Bigelf, Scale the Summit, and Beardfish combined and not having them on the tour will be really shitty. Besides, the point of this progressive nation was to emphasize the prog elements, not the metal as was last year’s tour. Still going though, ’cause it’ll still be a sick show.

By: the tour hits Long Island

the tour hits Long Island — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:15:19 +0000

Isn’t that technically part of NYC?

By: Cory Pelc

Cory Pelc — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:32:26 +0000

BIGELF! These dudes played our venue the other night, and housed the joint. Black Sabbath meets the ambient, spacey days of Pink Floyd. Throw in some King Crimson and some Black Crowes garage tinge and these dudes provide a sonic backdrop that is a breath of fresh air in this time and day. HAILS BIGELF!!!!