Pathfinder Promotions Complete Schedule June-November 2009

[Locust0311]

AWESOME! I saw them and Division many times when I lived in DC and they're both fantastic. I can't recommend this show enough!

 

[esa]

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THANK YOU -- promise kept.

 

[CAlexanderParra]

Lots of good shows you have coming up here.
I'll be sure to make it out to one of these and bring some friends!

 

[Wishmaster]

AWESOME! I saw them and Division many times when I lived in DC and they're both fantastic. I can't recommend this show enough!

Ditto.


--Mike

 

[eaeolian]

Yes! Nice to see everything confirmed so I can talk about it!

Obviously, we're played with Brave many times, and they're our friends, as well - so this show just got even *more* fun!

 

[Rider of Theli]

ok, so now that a majority of the announcements are done, let's recap, shall we? Remember that you can find links to these bands' MySpace pages for sound and some video samples through the link in my banner at the bottom of this post...

June 27th - Local Showcase: Modern meets Traditional

Brutal Language - Kludder

Scarlet City - Eternal Hour


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July 25th – Midsummer Metal Meltdown

Tempest Reign from Jacksonville, FL
Featuring Brent Smedley [Iced Earth] on drums

A Lower Deep – VOR – Worlds End


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Aug 22nd – Pathfinder Full Metal Birthday BASH!!!

Damage Done - Brutal Language

HellRazor from Raleigh, NC

Tortus - Desplacyr


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Sept 26th – Unofficial ProgPower Post-Partum Depression Show

Theocracy headlines!

special guests Seven Kingdoms from Orlando, FL

Tetrarch & Enders Game!


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Oct 23rd – Pathfinder Metalfest!

Ravage from Boston - Zephaniah from Ft Wayne, IN

Oblivion Myth from Nashville, TN – Series Overkill

and returning from the Atlanta grave:

HALLOWS EVE!!!


Oct 24th – Pathfinder Metalfest!

ASKA from Dallas, TX

Twisted Tower Dire from Raleigh, NC

Halcyon Way – A Lower Deep – VOR


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Nov 7th – Pathfinder Promotions Third Anniversary Celebration

Eclipsed By Sanity reunion & farewell show!

Division & BRAVE from Virginia

Worlds End - Solace Lost

Mark your calendar and plan to be at The Local Venue in Marietta, GA for each of these shows. And if you think I'm done... ... think again.
I just hung up the phone with a Metal Blade artist who wants to play Atlanta later this year while on tour. Stay tuned for details...​

 

[Rider of Theli]

Sept 18th - Pathfinder Promotions welcomes Metal Blade recording artists:



Power/Thrash metal from Boston, MASS​

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITBzu_pY3s4&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

support acts to be announced once confirmed ​

 

[Palabra de Dios]

I looked them up on M-A and found that Ravage have like 5 or 6 live albums out and then one Full-length that came out about 10 years after they formed. Wonder what the story is there? Played a ton of shows but could never really afford studio time until 2005?

 

[eaeolian]

That's quite the list you have going there, Hoyt...

 

[Rider of Theli]

I looked them up on M-A and found that Ravage have like 5 or 6 live albums out and then one Full-length that came out about 10 years after they formed. Wonder what the story is there? Played a ton of shows but could never really afford studio time until 2005?

from their MySpace site:

RAVAGE BIO The heavy metal band Ravage began as the idea of two young brothers from Boston MA, USA. The two, whom fans would come to know as Al Ravage and Eli Joe, wished to form a band that could bring bombastic heavy metal back to prominence and crush the insipid alterna-grunge music craze of the mid-90's. Though the barely-highschool aged rockers had mighty ambitions when they played their first gig in 1996, they quickly learned that Rome was not built in a day, and Ravage had to endure endless line-up changes while honing their sound and forging their way through the local underground metal scene. Rough demos, bootlegs and countless shows began to pay some dividends as the band gained a cult following. Ravage soon reached a level of international acclaim with the self-release of their 2003 'Curse Of Heaven' EP. The EP sold out quickly, and the band was signed to Germany's Karthago Records to release their first full-length album in 2005. Monetary issues, further line-up problems and internal strife plagued the self-financed recording which was well received by some for it's strong songs, but was often overlooked for it's weak production value.

Following the release, Al, Eli, and long-time guitarist Nick Izzo (who had joined the band in 2001), put together a new line-up with local bass basher Howie 'The Mosh Pig' Snow, and drum smasher GTB who had been working with Eli on a side-project. The new line-up was invited to play at Germany's Swordbrother's festival in 2006 where the band put on a raucous display for thrilled fans who came from all over Europe. Upon their return home, the band began recording their second full-length album "The End Of Tomorrow". The next two years would see the band in and out of the studio as they completed 17 tracks including a cover of Warlock's "Cold Cold World" which was released on a Warlock Tribute album by Pure Steel Records. Ravage chose 6 of the other songs to comprise the "Freedom Fighter" EP which the band self-released in order to find a new label. With the new recording evidencing musical leaps and bounds in both song-writing and production, Ravage set out to find a cover artist who would do justice to their work. The band soon announced that they had secured the talents of the one and only master of metal cover art Ed Repka - best known for his work with MEGADETH and DEATH.

Ravage then signed with California-based Metal Blade Records to release the new CD. Ravage's new album seamlessly intertwines the sounds of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, late 80's American Thrash Metal and late 90's European Powermetal to showcase the band's signature style. The album is sure to be enjoyed by metal maniacs young and old as it blends the soaring vocal and guitar melodies of Iron Maiden and Helloween with the raw power of thrashers like Testament and Kreator, presented in a crisply modern production-style courtesy of producer Peter Rutcho, the mastermind behind the band VOMITRON. "The End Of Tomorrow" is only the beginning for Ravage, who are only in their mid-20's despite having played together for over 10 years! The new record's release is set for mid-2009.

 

[dcowboys311]

The email I got from Metal Blade says that Ravage is playing at the PS Warehouse on 9/15.
Is that out of date then? I'd like to see them.

 

[Rider of Theli]

The email I got from Metal Blade says that Ravage is playing at the PS Warehouse on 9/15.
Is that out of date then? I'd like to see them.

as noted above, RAVAGE have moved their show to The Local venue on Sept 18th. Pathfinder Promotions will be assisting them with the show.

The three local supporting acts will be Dead Rites, Delusional Mind, and Brazen Angel.

 

[Rider of Theli]

 

[eaeolian]

Nice flier!

 

[ALowerDeep]

Really is a killer flyer, Wayne always dones such awesome work. Going to be a great season of Pathfinder shows!

 

[7thSaviour]

I am looking forward to all of these shows, but especially the September and October gigs!

 

[Rider of Theli]

just a friendly reminder for those in the metro Atlanta area to come on out this Saturday and check out some 'different' bands. Only one of these bands I have worked with in the past, and I think quite a few of you were surprised by and impressed with Eternal Hour on May 2nd. :Smokedev:

and yes, the same guy who worked on the ProgPower USA X shirt design did this poster for us.

Thanks Wayne! You RULE!!! ​

 

[7thSaviour]

Good luck with this gig, Hoyt!

 

[7thSaviour]

How was the show, y'all?

 

[Rider of Theli]

never a dull moment at a Pathfinder show. :Smug:

half way through the first song by the first band we had an incident where a man collapsed between the sound booth and the bar. We thought 'seizure' at first, but come to find out he had stumbled coming through the venue entrance and bumped his head - apparently hard enough to give himself a concussion. EMT arrived in a timely fashion and he was awake by the time they carted him off. ... whew. And no, he wasn't falling down drunk. He simply and legitimately stumbled somehow.

So on with the show... the opening band - as I was saying - played in front of an estimated 120 folks, who they had eating from the palms of their hands. And they even tore into Flight of Icarus again. Sorry you missed that one Clay.

I'll fill in the rest tomorrow sometime. But needless to say it was a successful night for Pathfinder Promotions even if hardly any of the 'regulars' were able to make it out.

Hope to see you all at the next show on July 25th when Tempest Reign brings their heavy metal from Jacksonville, FL. Please be sure to come out and make them feel welcomed! Our native sons A Lower Deep will be supporting them, along with VOR and Worlds End. This stands to be a great show from start to finish!