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News : Progfest 2016 First Line-up Has Been Announced

By on September 15, 2016

The first line-up to this year’s Progfest has been announced, and it’s a doozy.

Headlining this year will be none other than Brisbane’s Caligula’s Horse. Riding off the back of 2015’s stellar Bloom album, Caligula’s Horse will be joined by Melbourne’s Circles, We Lost The Sea (NSW), Chaos Divine (WA), AlithiA (VIC), Orsome Welles (VIC), Transience (VIC), Dyssidia (SA), and with more still to be announced.

This year promises to be one not to forget. Taking place on Saturday, December 3 at the Corner Hotel, Melbourne, make sure you get on down.

Presented by Beat Magazine, Welkin Entertainment, and Wild Thing Presents, tickets are on sale now via Wild Thing Presents, Oztix, and the venue.

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PROGFEST: A festival that celebrates all things progressive is back for 2016!
The Corner Hotel in Melbourne will play host to the return of Progfest! Headlined by none other than Brisbane progressive powerhouse Caligula’s Horse, who will be playing as their exclusive Melbourne show on their 
Hands Shape Stone Australian tour. They will be joined by some of the nations finest progressive bands on Saturday, December 3.
Featuring progressive bands of all styles and genres, from prog, post, psychedelic, art rock, metal and everything in between, PROGFEST is about showcasing bands that think for themselves; 
bands who rather than following the latest trends, have decided to challenge themselves musically and create music with depth and vision. 

Progfest was born in Melbourne in 2008 and soon expanded nationally to become a centrepiece of the Australian prog scene. In the intervening 8 years, the progressive scene in Australia has exploded and the bands associated with it are now a global force to be reckoned with. Many of the acts have gained huge followings from all over the world. Ne Obliviscaris, sleepmakeswaves and Twelve Foot Ninja 
have all headlined Progfest in the past and each of them have gone on to crack the Aria Mainstream chart and have global success.

PROGFEST 2016 features
CALIGULA’S HORSE: The internationally acclaimed, award winning Brisbane prog act have been on an almost vertical trajectory since forming in 2011. 
Their latest album, 2015’s Bloom saw them tour the globe and receive near perfect reviews.

CIRCLES: Uniquely different, Melbourne’s Circles distinctive fusion of powerhouse progressive rhythms, soaring vocals and dynamic songs have turned heads the world over. 
2016 saw them headline on their own, open for Fear Factory & play BigSound.

WE LOST THE SEA: These Sydney progressives combine post-rock atmospherics with unique melodies and envelope them in a crushing wall of sound to create emotive, breath-taking and striking music. 
Music that is filled with endless tension and release.

CHAOS DIVINE: Perth’s finest progressive metal act, Chaos Divine, have a plethora of industry accolades and a touring pedigree a mile long. 
Their latest offering, Colliding Skies, has been heralded globally as one of 2015’s best albums.
ALITHIA: The Melbourne purveyors of astral space rock take you on a journey through the cosmos on shamanistic planes with their deeply spiritual and entrancing live act 
that has been witnessed by audiences from Sydney to Moscow and back again!

ORSOME WELLES: This Melbourne experimental creative defy classification. Merging progressive music with an early 20th century panache, pounding grooves, intricate instrumentality and raw uncaged power. 
Their avant-garde live show is a must see!

TRANSIENCE: Combining soaring melodies, warped time signatures, crushing grooves and expansive atmospheres, these Melbourne natives create their own take on progressive rock and metal. 
Their genre-bending live show demands attention.
DYSSIDIA: Adelaide’s foremost progressive metal act have crafted a unique sound amongst their peers. 
Their breathtaking soundscapes and intricate rhythms have lead to them sharing the stage with the kings of the global progressive scene.
 
Plus… more to be announced!
This is one event not to be missed by any open-minded music fan!

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Jonathon is an aspiring fantasy/sci-fi novelist and music journalist. Thanks to the influence of the music he grew up with, he has always possessed a keen interest in metal and rock. He is also a huge fan of mythology, legend, and folklore from all across the world. You should follow him on Twitter.