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"By the glory of the Metal Gods, a fateful new association between CHICAGO POWERFEST & METAL MERGENCE has given opportunity to represent & help upcoming talent at the upcoming POWERFEST event," stated Mergence mastermind, Scott Jackson.

In a mini version of the annual networking event, staff will meet fans and bands looking for everything from better representation to professional packaging. The Chicago all star line up will include some of the industries most prolific & well known Metal entities such as: Dark Star Records, Chicago Metal Factory, Bitriot Records, Rebel Radio & Bookings, Monsterman Graphic to name a few. Bands approaching the Metal Mergence group can submit their demo, find booking resources, and perhaps even get a kickass new shirt or CD cover all in one stop! See the awesomely diverse line-up for Powefest at Chicago Powerfest.com. Join the Metal Mergence legion and find out more about our mission at myspace.com/metal mergence.




CRJ Productions would like to announce that Chicago's own EARTHEN GRAVE, featuring renowned violinist Rachel Barton and also Ron Holzner of Trouble fame, will be performing a special acoustic set in the fan lounge at the next CHICAGO POWERFEST...open to all fest attendees. Also performing in the lounge will be comedian TONY VALLE, who will be bringing a fresh new twist to the Powerfest experience...stand-up comedy. This year's event is set to take place on May 7-9 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois.

Tickets for the event are currently available via all Ticketmaster locations, Pearl Room box office & Metal Haven in Chicago. Also, specially priced 2-day & 3-day ticket combos are available via www.ChicagoPowerfest.com

Powerfest main-stage lineup...

Thursday, May 7 (kick-off show with Paganfest tour):

KORPIKLAANI
PRIMORDIAL
MOONSORROW
BLACKGUARD
SWASHBUCKLE


Friday, May 8:

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
DOPE
KIUAS
ASSAILANT

MINDWARP CHAMBER
CIRCLE OF PAIN
LOST IN BLUE
(BuzzNews.com Metal Wars Winner)

Saturday, May 9:

DEVILDRIVER
SOIL
NOVEMBERS DOOM
PERZONAL WAR
SHEEPHEAD
LUNA MORTIS
DIAMOND PLATE


Acoustic Sets...

Friday, May 8:

EARTHEN GRAVE
SACRED DAWN
WILL BOZARTH


Saturday, May 9:

TONY VALLE
NOVEMBERS DOOM
GWYNBLEIDD

We would like to congratulate this year's BuzzNews Metal Wars winners,
Lost in Blue, who have won the opportunity to play Powerfest 2009, opening the Friday night festivities at 5:15pm.  Many thanks go out to the BUZZNEWS staff & crew for their support of the fest & help with the contest. Read the full story here.

Tickets on sale!

Posted by: cpfadmin in Events Details on

Single day tickets are now on sale for all 3 days via Ticketmaster http://www.ticketmaster.com/search?tm_link=tm_header_search&q=powerfest&search.x=0&search.y=0 and 2 & 3 day are available ONLY via the event details page or at Metal Haven in Chicago.

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