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"Surprised? So are we! Two days ago we were all off living in our personal worlds and the notion of WHW doing anything anytime soon...if ever..was far-fetched...but when our friends from ProgPower USA reached out in the eleventh hour of course we had to take that seriously - despite the madness of it, despite having taken our parting bows in Madrid nearly 9 months ago...the fact is there's been this nagging feeling of "are we really going to do nothing to commemorate 30 years of While Heaven Wept in the USA?" And the 10th Anniversary of "Vast Oceans Lachrymose"? Yeah, that would be ridiculous after having given entire lifetimes to this......so we're going to do our best to whip something special together in time to open this years ProgPower festivities in the most EPIC way possible! We know this is incredibly short notice but this is just as unexpected for us, and the very definition of "exclusive" or "one night only"...hope you can join us in Atlanta when we take one more journey through the last three decades as this falls under "or forever hold your peace" folks!"" - Tom Phillips
[...] Onto the Good News:
We are happy to report that both INSOMNIUM and GALNERYUS both had their visa petitions approved and were able to secure their appointments in time. Insomnium was at their consulate this last week, while Galneryus will visit theirs later this week. This gives both bands enough time to have their passports returned and not miss our show.
We also would like to welcome Theocracy and While Heaven Wept to our show this year. Both bands are ProgPower USA alumn and deserve huge props for accepting the challenge and making arrangements to make this happen. Theocracy keeps getting dozens of requests year after year to bring their melodic power metal back to our stage. As for While Heaven Wept, two days ago they weren’t sure the band would ever play together again. When I approached them about doing this, they went above and beyond to make this happen for their US fans, one last time. I have zero doubt both bands will deliver sets that transcend expectations and will be remembered for a long time. Both bands will issue exclusive updates, expanding on the news.
Thanks everyone for understanding, and for still continuing to support us over the years. See you in two weeks. [...]
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.
