I think you missed the point of the rating system. It wasn't about what YOU wanted to see. It was about how the bands rank in the overall scheme of things. Pyramaze most certainly is not a "True headliner that is at the top of their game." Meanwhile, bands like Therion, Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, and a bunch of others you are ranking WAY too low.
I didn't miss it...I just played by my own rules comparing the quality of the line ups, IMO. Since I am not a progpower attendee, I technically cannot answer the questions by the guidelines presented in the post because I never actually saw the shows. So I used my own system which is judging on quality solely.
As in the past and as of now, I give Glenn much kudos in what he does with this festival year in and year out. I really do. The guy puts in a lot of time, effort, and I am sure money in this and he seems passionate about the music which is very cool.
However, I also believe that the line ups are not going to be top notch every year (last year case in point) because of the agenda of the festival. Thats ok because most times, the line ups are damn good.
Plus, I know many of the regulars enjoy the show because of the trip and the annual meeting with friends and partying, etc...and that is also very cool but that does not necessarily mean the bands playing are worth the trip alone (again, last year as a case in point).
I also wanted to add a side note:
From solely of my observation of this forum, it seems the
prog fans are much more difficult to please than the
power fans which is not really suprising.
The 'beer chugging' comment about Primal Fear made me laugh because....IT IS A
METAL FESTIVAL AFTERALL.
