The FIRST ever Italian „True Metal" Festival

Since 5 years thousands of Power & Prog-METALheads cerimoniously gather at the annual „Powermad Festival" that takes place over the first weekend in August in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.

METAL FORCE, the First Italian „free-of-charge" Metal Magazine, in
conjunction with „Grandi Eventi Promoter" are extremely proud to introduce you to the First European „Powermad Festival" to be held at the amazingly fascinating and historical location of the Vigevano Castle (600 years old), still only 20 miles from Milano City while easily reachable by car, train or bus.

No less than "top class Metal acts" have been approached to take part, where the german band RUNNING WILD (for the first time ever in
Italy) takes the headliner's spot strong of a 15 years career
and 13 albums to match. The "wild bunch" led by the singer / guitarist Rock'n'Rolf (Rolf Kasparak), will take to the Festival their full "Pirates World" stage show in order to shake the little town with their powerful yet melodic Heavy sound. The set-list will mostly air the quartet¼s two more recent albums „Victory" and „The Rivalry" (both out on G.U.N. Records) not to mention their old "classic anthems" that have somehow already found a deserved space in those Heavy Metal History Books. ABSOLUTELY UNMISSABLE!

Just before them, their labelmates GRAVE DIGGER will furiously rock the crowd (like they did throughout 3 impressive italian gigs back in March) with a stunning set spanning their entire catalogue. From the first "must" debut „Heavy Metal Breakdown" (1984) up to the latest „Knights Of The Cross", (King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table theme), singer extraordinnaire Chris Bolthendahl will undoubtely send a shiver or two down everybody's spine to make sure this Grave Digger show to be an Unforgettable experience!

The Italian Metal Scene of late has been surprisingly "very active" watching the birth and the healthy growth of several great bands and quite a number of internationally acclaimed albums. Two of (the best of..) them are going to open up the proceedings of the Powrmad Europe 2000. DOMINE, hailing from the Tuscany region, definetely bear the "Classic Metal" trademark all over their terrific sonic attack. Highly praised for their very recent „Gods Of Metal Festival" appearance, both Moby's powerful-larinx (also ex-member of
SABOTAGE and LABYRINTH)  and  the "intense" guitar tapestries care of
guitarist / virtuoso Enrico Paoli, will again be devoted to set ablaze many more hearts and souls among the Metal community treating your senses with their "heavy / catching" masterful melodies. Ones to watch.

The long day will be opened by MOON OF STEEL, prime-movers of the italian scene over 10 years ago, both still a very strong unit to be reckoned with and an all important reference point to the scene itself. Their debut „Passions" back in 1989 remains a masterpiece of Metal grace and fury. Reformed last year after a long break, they¼ve immediately released the EP „Beyond The Edges", where the wonderful voice of the new-girl Sarah Bonetti follows in the footsteps of their revamped "updated" sound where Metal has to marry "class" and "feeling" at all costs. A great past and a very promising
future. Long time has gone by, they¼re finally back to stay and win. You'll love them.

METAL FORCE will obviously attend the "event" welcoming you all
inside the arena from a colourful stand where the magazine will be freely available and where „Meet & Greet" sessions will take place at some point involving all bands duly in accordance with their managements.

SCHEDULE:
Gates open:         3:30 pm
MOON OF STEEL       5:00 pm  -   5:35 pm
Stage change:       5:35 pm  -   5:50 pm
DOMINE              5:50 pm  -   6:35 pm
Stage change:       6:35 pm  -   7:00 pm
GRAVE DIGGER        7:00 pm  -   8:30 pm
Stage change:       8:30 pm  -   9:00 pm
RUNNING WILD        9:00 pm  -  11:00 pm
 

TICKETS:
Cost: 30.000 italian lire (+ advance-sale-commission).
Tickets available from all the best italian records shops and
through the Box Office Chain (Milano headquarter ph. +3902/54721).
Tickets can also be purchased through money-order
(33.000 italian lire) to be made payable to:

ASSOCIAZIONE GRANDI EVENTI
VIA RONCHI n. 7
FRAZ. SFORZESCA - VIGEVANO (PV) ITALY.

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