Looking forward to seeing what's next.
Hoyt, Keith, Patrick, and everyone else who worked hard to make this happen, kudos and thank you.
Shaye
Well I can't speak for my Dad about all this but in my personal opinion I don't think there will be a 'what's next' for a long time if at all.
- The caliber of the bands and the delivery of the performances were top notch through and through without a doubt and that part was a huge and perfect success.
- The turn out wasn't at all what we expected it might be with the amount of excitement Crimson Glory initially had being announced about playing our festival so we lost a lot on the Festival this year. We used everything we could to market this festival and make it appeal to the fans.
- But it was a pleasure working with most of the bands that were able to even make the festival this year. I had an overall great time being stage manager for this show and doing whatever I could to make sure the bands had what they needed and were taken care of to the best of our abilities.
---- Unfortunately Icarus Witch had vehicle problems and I know they were quite devastated they couldn't make it to the fest. We missed them, they're the greatest of guys.
---- Artizan wasn't able to make it due to a personal issue - and we wish them the best of luck. Can't wait for that full album to be released guys.
---- Merzah, this is the band that floored me the first time I ever saw them and I've been a huge fan since. I'm surprised they aren't bigger than they are because they are so incredible musically and personality wise. One of my top 3 favorite bands Pathfinder Promotions has had the privilege to work with over the past couple years.
---- VOR, you guys are awesome, its been an extreme pleasure working with you since you've been in the 'Pathfinder Family' of bands we've been able to promote.
---- Widow, all I can say is you guys are insane. You were incredibly cool, down to earth, and I couldn't have asked for a better experience during the festival than to work with you guys to make sure you were taken care of on stage.
---- Theocracy, you guys have come a long way since you performed the ProgPower Pre-Show. I might be partial being a previous member but Theocracy has always been amazing and the stage show has improved tremendously. With the addition of Val on lead and Matt being able to be free of guitar it has really boosted the energy on stage. As always Theocracy was a pleasure to work with.
---- Crimson Glory, it was great seeing John Zahner again - I've enjoyed talking to him ever since I was able to drive him around at ProgPowerUSA. Was also a great pleasure talking to Dana Burnell, he remembered me from PPUSA and was extremely nice the whole evening. He asked me a few times how I was doing - and I appreciated the fact that he took the time to just chat with me. He didn't have an ego and he was very outgoing. Ben Jackson and Jeff Lords - great on stage, wish I could have talked to them more but they seemed focused on preparation and it definitely showed on stage. Todd LaTore - what an amazing dude. Nice as can be and an amazing showman and vocalist. The band was tight and Todd did an amazing job. As a professional courtesy, with anything else I have on my mind I think I did enough venting to my dad over the weekend to spare putting anything on here.
You can't say Pathfinder Promotions didn't try - its all about the people and as proud of we are of those that are endlessly thankful of our efforts we can't continue gettin hit with losses like this. For clarification - We never do it for the money, we do it for the love of true and talented metal music - any money we ever gained we put towards the next show. That being said...the future for anything of this magnitude again is dismal. Obviously it wasn't as appealing as the buzz indicated. In this business its gonna happen and I'm not at all complaining - just disappointed as any member of something like this would be in these circumstances.
I appreciate and thank all who attended and gave these bands the reception they deserve.
