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News : Progfest 2011: Melbourne and Sydney

By on July 29, 2011

The not-really-annual-but-rather-randomly-timed Progfest festivals are back, with Melbourne in particular really expanding in size and introducing a bit more metal than usual. Although with lineups this varied, it doesn’t really matter what you listen to, there is bound to be a band or two that will take your fancy. But rather than summarise it all in a pointlessly lengthy paragraph, here are the important details:

PROGFEST MELBOURNE @ The Espy, St Kilda
Saturday, Sept 3rd 

Sydonia
12 Ft. Ninja
Branch Arterial
Arcane
Mushroom Giant
Xenograft
Tangled Thoughts of Leaving
A Million Dead Birds Laughing
Sadhana
Elysian
Anna Salen
Ennis Tola
A Lonely Crowd
These Hands Could Seperate the Sky
Quiet Child
Okera
Deligma
Anarion
Geamala
Lunaire
Paint Me A Pheonix
Vincent
Pirate
Toehider
+ more TBA

Tickets are $20+bf, on sale August 1st, from www.espy.com.au & all Oztix outlets
Click here for the Facebook event.  

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PROGFEST SYDNEY @ The Annandale Hotel, Sydney
Saturday August 13th 

Laurenz Pike (PVT)
Avarin (album launch)
Pirate
Meniscus
Arcane
Branch Arterial
dumbsaint
Solkyri
Grun
We Lost The Sea
Serious Beak
Sicaria
Mish

Tickets are $20+bf from www.annandalehotel.com
Click here for the Facebook event page.

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Mitch Booth is the owner, designer and grand overlord of Metal Obsession. In the few seconds of spare time he has outside of this site, he also hosts a metal radio show over on PBS 106.7fm in Melbourne (Australia) and organises shows under the name Untitled Touring. You should follow him on Twitter.