PP USA XIII: Official Guess the Roster Contest *ENDS TODAY!*

[truemindframe]

Friday

7 - Rhapsody of Fire
6 - Devin Townsend Project
5 - Dark Moor
4 - Amaranthe
3 - Myrath
2 - Firehead
1 - Eumeria


Saturday

6 - Tarja
5 - Firewind
4 - Alestorm
3 - Cloudscape
2 - Kingcrow
1 - Lost In Thought

 

[Rick Pierpont]

I realize this probably is too "foreign heavy", but anyways...


1. Eumeria
2. Theocracy
3. Tankard
4. Falconer
5. Astral Doors
6. Vintersorg
7. Andre Matos

1. Artizan
2. Cythesis
3. Loch Vostok
4. Wolverine
5. Hellacopters
6. Symphony X

And I'm still hoping for Spiritual Beggars....

OK, Wolverine and Symphony X? I'm in!

 

[Rick Pierpont]

1. Cynthesis
2. Division By Zero
3. Savage Messiah
4. Beautiful Sin
5. Fairyland
6. Control Denied (expect the unexpected )
7. Katatonia

Saturday
1. Appearance Of Nothing
2. Axenstar
3. Psychotic Waltz
4. Heavenly
5. Pagan's Mind
6. Savatage (reunion :hotjump

LEGO GLENN!

OK, and you have another Swedish favorite of mine, Katatonia. Add Pagan's Mind and Savatage (I'm fine with JOP) and between you and Johan, this is shaping up. lol! Katatonia and Wolverine are way up there on my must see list!

 

[Rick Pierpont]

1 Xerath
2 Secret Sphere
3 Thunderstone
4 Riverside
5 Freak Kitchen
6 Orphaned Land
7 Symphony X


1 maudlin of the Well
2 Chaos Divine
3 Serenity
4 Edguy
5 Gamma Ray
6 Helloween

Yes! Riverside and Freak Kitchen!

 

[Rick Pierpont]

I would expect nothing less.



Really? Well that is a change. Maybe for the better. But I question the ticket draw of such a decision. While I will agree the stage at PP is better than the local bar stages, is it really that special? It's certainly bigger and has better lights but the backdrops and stage props still have to be kept to a minimum. So why pay to go to Atlanta for a band performing on a regular basis in the local area? Where's the bang for the buck?

Yes, it really is that special (to me at least as both an avid concert goer, active guitarist, and crew member). I LOVE the venue and would much rather see Symphony X there than at Jaxx. OK, I'd rather see every band at Centerstage rather than Jaxx. Not only is the venue nicer, but it also has much better sound, and the vibe is amazing. People at PP are into this music and make for a much better audience. Plus, I don't have to sit through a bunch of horrendous bands to see my favorites. Even the bands that I'm not crazy about still are MUCH better than some screaming bunch who can't play their instruments. While typically EVERY band brings it at PP - again, even the ones I'm not into.

 

[Rick Pierpont]

I'm a big Russell fan but not a chance.

Agreed! And I'm a huge Russell Allen fan.

 

[Arabianhazard]

OK, and you have another Swedish favorite of mine, Katatonia. Add Pagan's Mind and Savatage (I'm fine with JOP) and between you and Johan, this is shaping up. lol! Katatonia and Wolverine are way up there on my must see list!

I'm also totally fine with Jon Oliva's Pain or anything Jon Oliva related!

 

[Justin G]

Here's mine. It's mostly a wish list roster, but it's worth a try.

Friday

1. Artizan
2. Benedictum
3. Vanishing Point
4. Ghost
5. Riverside
6. Pagan’s Mind
7. Pretty Maids


Saturday

1. Twisted Tower Dire
2. Helstar
3. Nightingale
4. Unisonic
5. James Labrie
6. Rhapsody of Fire

 

[Arabianhazard]

Here's mine. It's mostly a wish list roster, but it's worth a try.

Friday

1. Artizan
2. Benedictum
3. Vanishing Point
4. Ghost
5. Riverside
6. Pagan’s Mind
7. Pretty Maids


Saturday

1. Twisted Tower Dire
2. Helstar
3. Nightingale
4. Unisonic
5. James Labrie
6. Rhapsody of Fire

Helstar

 

[ApolloFC]

I'm not sure how Symphony X would be a good choice after going through their current(just finished?) tour and then a new tour coming up for the new album.

 

[adaher]

Same reason Kamelot was a good choice last year. It's a different scene than it was when PP started. Any band good enough to headline PP probably tours the states.

 

[rjrousseau]

Very nice list, but I think Glenn said 1-2 returning bands. Out of those 13 bands, 9 (counting Helloween) would be returning bands.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but after Serenity's cancellation in 2008, didn't Glenn say something like "anyone who wishes to see this band live should book themselves a trip to Europe" or something to that degree? Don't get me wrong, I would love to see Serenity @ PP, but if I'm correct, I don't think it's ever gonna happen.

I remember Glenn saying that as well about Serenity. Too bad, I would love to see them as well.

 

[longshot9]

Friday:
1.Blackgaurd (insert trollface here)
2.Secret Sphere
3.Freedom Call
4.Steel Attack
5.Scar Symmetry
6.Amorphis

Sat:
1. Swashbuckle ( Jello wrestling with Blackguard night )
2. Gouda Borgir
3. solution .45
4. stream of passion
5. Mercenary
6. Pagan's Mind

7 bands on friday, can you add one please? just edit the original post

thanks

 

[longshot9]

Some stats so far...

Top 5 bands... Pagan's Mind (16), Lost In Thought (15), Amaranthe (14), Falconer (14), Kingcrow (13).

159 different bands picked so far

 

[J-Man]

Some stats so far...

Top 5 bands... Pagan's Mind (16), Lost In Thought (15), Amaranthe (14), Falconer (14), Kingcrow (13).

159 different bands picked so far

Followed by EUMERIA, and DARK MOOR

 

[longshot9]

Actually, Devin Townsend... Rhapsody of Fire... Symphony X... Cynthesis.... Pretty Maids... then Eumeria

 

[J. Golden]

Here's mine. It's mostly a wish list roster, but it's worth a try.

Friday

1. Artizan
2. Benedictum
3. Vanishing Point
4. Ghost
5. Riverside
6. Pagan’s Mind
7. Pretty Maids


Saturday

1. Twisted Tower Dire
2. Helstar
3. Nightingale
4. Unisonic
5. James Labrie
6. Rhapsody of Fire

Is this more a wish list or a guest? Think TTD might finally get a chance to slay that announce? HAHA
I could see Ghost being possible, um maybe not... But pretty Maids would be well worth admission alone.

 

[Dolamite S. Biffle]

Friday: headliner = 7

1. Eumeria
2. Lost In Thought
3. ReVamp
4. Heavenly
5. Wolverine
6. Jag Panzer
7. Anathema

1. Artizan
2. Solution .45
3. Tesseract
4. Power Quest
5. Mercenary
6. Jon Oliva in any form

 

[Smitdawg]

I will give this one a try. I don't know anywhere near as much about bands in the genres as most people on here, since generally, most of the roster announcements each year are new to me. But maybe I will get lucky with a few of these (as in some of it being more a wish list)

Friday (1 - opener, 7 - headliner)
1. Eumeria
2. Triosphere
3. Dark Moor
4. Falconer
5. Freak Kitchen
6. Masterplan
7. Within Temptation

Saturday (1 - opener, 6 - headliner)
1. Amaranthe
2. Kingcrow
3. Serenity
4. Wolverine
5. Devin Townsend
6. Pretty Maids

of course, if one or two specific bands from this list are brought in, then I could care less about the rest of the lineup as I would be completely fired up.

 

[dionysus11]

friday

1. Anthriel
2. Magic Kingdom
3. Crashdiet
4. Metalium
5. Pink Cream 69
6. Yngwie Malmsteen
7. Magnum

Saturday

1. Crazy Lixx
2. Pegazus
3. Freedom Call
4. Grave Digger
5. Steel Panther
6. Edguy