Jay thanks for putting this online!
There's going to be an official statement/announcement this week, we still have some minor detail to sort out.
The idea of this festival ... Is to have a great time listening to good metal music. Sort of what happens in German festivals like the "Keep It True" or the "Swordbrothers festival". If you ever been there, you know that the atmosphere of these events is something special, HM fans are there to enjoy themselves, drink beer and listen to live metal music, without paying too much attention if the guitarist played the right note or not (which our bands do, btw!).
"Alehorn of Power" it's a young festival that somehow has the same spirit, so a collaboration between us and them hopefully cannot bring but positive vibrations.
Concerning your question, and I think it's for general interest, Pharaoh will not be there because they will be in the middle of the recordings of the new album.
Hammers of Misfortune were invited, but for personal reasons they cannot be there.
They're going to play at SXSW in March, as well as having a big record release party on february 22nd, at The Great American Music Hall, in San Francisco.
We really would have liked to gather together all our US/Canadian bands but it wasn't possible.
We would have liked to have WHILE HEAVEN WEPT on the bill, as well as ANTIQUUS, but it could not happen - too many (good) bands for one night.
I'll post the official statement as soon as possible!
maybe... i'll have to see how easy it is to get around Chicago during the Powerfest.
