Glenn Harveston's guest appearances

Glenn Harveston

Progtopia

Sonic Perspectives

The Metal Exchange Podcast

JACK KOSTO

Luca Turilli

John Macaluso

Adrienne Cowan

Lux Terminus

OLAF THORSEN

Ted Nugent

Rob Zombie

Frankie Banali

Steve Hackett

Chris Bay

Geoff Tate

Phil Campbell

Jason Bonham

Glenn Hughes

OwlTail

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys are joined by ProgPower USA promoter Glenn Harveston to discuss ProgPower USA III from a different perspective. www.progpowerusa.com https://www.facebook.com/ProgPowerUSA  *Bands* Zero Hour:  https://www.facebook.com/zerohourtowers Silent Force:  https://www.facebook.com/silentforceofficial Edguy:  http://edguy.net/ &amp; https://www.facebook.com/edguy Blind Guardian:  https://www.blind-guardian.com/ &amp; https://www.facebook.com/blindguardian Pain of Salvation:  https://painofsalvation.com/ &amp; https://www.facebook.com/Painofsalvation Reading Zero:  https://www.facebook.com/ReadingZero Threshold:  http://www.thresh.net/ &amp; https://www.facebook.com/threshold Devin Townsend:  https://hevydevy.com/ &amp; https://www.facebook.com/dvntownsend Gamma Ray:  https://www.gammaray.org/ &amp; https://www.facebook.com/gammarayofficial Angra:  http://www.angra.net/ &amp; https://www.facebook.com/AngraOfficialPage  *Join us at The Metal Exchange* https://linktr.ee/MetalExchange https://www.facebook.com/TheMetalExchangePodcast https://www.instagram.com/themetalexchangepodcast/ https://twitter.com/MetalExchangePd

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys are joined by ProgPower USA promoter Glenn Harveston to discuss ProgPower USA III from a different perspective. <a href="https://www.progpowerusa.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.progpowerusa.com</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ProgPowerUSA" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ProgPowerUSA</a> *Bands* Zero Hour:  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/zerohourtowers" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/zerohourtowers</a> Silent Force:  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/silentforceofficial" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/silentforceofficial</a> Edguy:  <a href="http://edguy.net/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">http://edguy.net/</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/edguy" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/edguy</a> Blind Guardian:  <a href="https://www.blind-guardian.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.blind-guardian.com/</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/blindguardian" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/blindguardian</a> Pain of Salvation:  <a href="https://painofsalvation.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://painofsalvation.com/</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Painofsalvation" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Painofsalvation</a> Reading Zero:  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ReadingZero" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ReadingZero</a> Threshold:  <a href="http://www.thresh.net/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thresh.net/</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/threshold" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/threshold</a> Devin Townsend:  <a href="https://hevydevy.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://hevydevy.com/</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dvntownsend" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/dvntownsend</a> Gamma Ray:  <a href="https://www.gammaray.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gammaray.org/</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gammarayofficial" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gammarayofficial</a> Angra:  <a href="http://www.angra.net/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.angra.net/</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AngraOfficialPage" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/AngraOfficialPage</a> *Join us at The Metal Exchange* <a href="https://linktr.ee/MetalExchange" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/MetalExchange</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheMetalExchangePodcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheMetalExchangePodcast</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/themetalexchangepodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/themetalexchangepodcast/</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MetalExchangePd" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/MetalExchangePd</a>

Ep. 52 - A ProgPower USA III Conversation with Glenn Harveston - September 16, 2021

I found myself in a dilapidated Chicago airport on a damp and dingy Friday in February 2001 without a plan, without a debit card, and frankly, without a clue. The freezing winds somehow didn’t feel terribly cold, I had traveled light, and I had to figure out quickly how I was going to make the fifty mile trek to J.J. Kelley‘s, a dank little dive bar spitting distance from a neighboring state. The snow, of which I’ve seen precious little in my lifelong home state of Texas, had melted and refrozen several times over, and had turned into a disgusting muddy slush as it emulsified with dirt, engine oil, and tire grime. I eventually made it to J.J. Kelley‘s and ended up sharing a hotel room with a group of fellow Texans who, unlike me, were old enough to rent a car back then. The venue itself was unremarkable, with a capacity of about 350 and with a low ceiling that would prove to be the bane of Tom S. Englund‘s existence. Oh yeah, did I mention a few bands were playing? Three sets over the course of a day and a half featured the likes of Englund‘s outfit Evergrey, New Jersey luminaries Symphony X (who had replaced Nevermore), Bay Area beasts Zero Hour, Colorado old-schoolers Jag Panzer, and Swedish deities Pain of Salvation. Also on the bill were lesser-known but promising American acts like Reading Zero, Onward, and fellow Texans Power of Omens and Destiny’s End.  The setting was meh, but the weekend was nothing short of magical. Roughly half the bands that mattered most to me were all gathered under one roof, playing their asses off to the shit-eating delight of a small but extraordinarily enthusiastic crowd. Metal festivals were hardly anything new; Donington had been enormous, Wacken was gargantuan, and Reading is literally as old as my dad is. Stateside, we had the Milwaukee Metalfest, which hosted roughly a hundred mostly death metal bands over the course of a weekend, and Ozzfest, a touring festival that focused on radio-friendly “metal.” But there was nothing prog-centric, and few power metal bands played at Milwaukee.  Progpower USA creator Glenn Harveston Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention.  From so simple a beginning,  ProgPower USA was soon moved into a top-notch venue in Atlanta‘s trendy Midtown district, and began focusing on bringing talent over from abroad. Multiple sellouts and a number of high-profile headliners later, ProgPower is currently the undisputed king of American heavy metal festivals. With the twentieth edition of the festival rapidly approaching, we thought we would invite festival founder a promoter Glenn Harveston onto the podcast. Glenn graciously joins SP totalitarian overlord and festival photographer Joel Barrios, Sonic Perspectives contributor and Talking Perspectives founder Nick Andreas, and host Gonzalo Pozo to discuss the festival’s impact, longevity, and his looming retirement. Glenn also talks about his favorite of the many magical moments that have graced the ProgPower USA stage, lkijbvfkjdvb, and the many headaches caused by the Agency That Will Not Be Named. So have a seat, pop open a beer, and envision yourself in the esoteric weirdness that is the Artmore Courtyard while you scratch your head in appalled befuddlement while the panel and guest all manage to let an obvious Dream Theater reference fly right past them.   The post TALKING PERSPECTIVES: A Conversation with PROGPOWER USA Mastermind GLENN HARVESTON (Episode No. 26) appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.

I found myself in a dilapidated Chicago airport on a damp and dingy Friday in February 2001 without a plan, without a debit card, and frankly, without a clue. The freezing winds somehow didn’t feel terribly cold, I had traveled light, and I had to figure out quickly how I was going to make the fifty mile trek to J.J. Kelley‘s, a dank little dive bar spitting distance from a neighboring state. The snow, of which I’ve seen precious little in my lifelong home state of Texas, had melted and refrozen several times over, and had turned into a disgusting muddy slush as it emulsified with dirt, engine oil, and tire grime. I eventually made it to J.J. Kelley‘s and ended up sharing a hotel room with a group of fellow Texans who, unlike me, were old enough to rent a car back then. The venue itself was unremarkable, with a capacity of about 350 and with a low ceiling that would prove to be the bane of Tom S. Englund‘s existence. Oh yeah, did I mention a few bands were playing? Three sets over the course of a day and a half featured the likes of Englund‘s outfit Evergrey, New Jersey luminaries Symphony X (who had replaced Nevermore), Bay Area beasts Zero Hour, Colorado old-schoolers Jag Panzer, and Swedish deities Pain of Salvation. Also on the bill were lesser-known but promising American acts like Reading Zero, Onward, and fellow Texans Power of Omens and Destiny’s End.  The setting was meh, but the weekend was nothing short of magical. Roughly half the bands that mattered most to me were all gathered under one roof, playing their asses off to the shit-eating delight of a small but extraordinarily enthusiastic crowd. Metal festivals were hardly anything new; Donington had been enormous, Wacken was gargantuan, and Reading is literally as old as my dad is. Stateside, we had the Milwaukee Metalfest, which hosted roughly a hundred mostly death metal bands over the course of a weekend, and Ozzfest, a touring festival that focused on radio-friendly “metal.” But there was nothing prog-centric, and few power metal bands played at Milwaukee.  Progpower USA creator Glenn Harveston Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention.  From so simple a beginning,  ProgPower USA was soon moved into a top-notch venue in Atlanta‘s trendy Midtown district, and began focusing on bringing talent over from abroad. Multiple sellouts and a number of high-profile headliners later, ProgPower is currently the undisputed king of American heavy metal festivals. With the twentieth edition of the festival rapidly approaching, we thought we would invite festival founder a promoter Glenn Harveston onto the podcast. Glenn graciously joins SP totalitarian overlord and festival photographer Joel Barrios, Sonic Perspectives contributor and Talking Perspectives founder Nick Andreas, and host Gonzalo Pozo to discuss the festival’s impact, longevity, and his looming retirement. Glenn also talks about his favorite of the many magical moments that have graced the ProgPower USA stage, lkijbvfkjdvb, and the many headaches caused by the Agency That Will Not Be Named. So have a seat, pop open a beer, and envision yourself in the esoteric weirdness that is the Artmore Courtyard while you scratch your head in appalled befuddlement while the panel and guest all manage to let an obvious Dream Theater reference fly right past them.  The post <a href="https://www.sonicperspectives.com/podcasts/talking-perspectives-episode-twenty-six/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TALKING PERSPECTIVES: A Conversation with PROGPOWER USA Mastermind GLENN HARVESTON (Episode No. 26)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.sonicperspectives.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonic Perspectives</a>.

TALKING PERSPECTIVES: A Conversation with PROGPOWER USA Mastermind GLENN HARVESTON (Episode No. 26)

It's only a few days from the annual installment of ProgPower USA, and although your humble host won't be in attendance this year, he's still in the spirit by speaking with someone who will be shifting from attendee to performer this time.  Vikram Shankar's dance card is quite full at the moment, because not only will he be on the ProgPower stage with stalwarts Redemption as their new keyboardist, he and his band Lux Terminus have just released their debut album The Courage to Be.  In his chat with Mark, he runs through how Tom Englund's enthusiasm for his piano cover song videos got him the Redemption gig, his many upcoming projects, and why he wanted the only song with vocals on the new album to be voiced by his favorite singer, Anneke van Giersbergen.  Then we go back to the archives with an interview with ProgPower promoter Glenn Harveston from 2015, in which he goes into detail (often forcefully!) about the challenges surrounding visas and how much he appreciates his staff and fans of the festival for supporting his efforts through thick and thin.  You'll find Lux Terminus online at https://luxterminus.bandcamp.com/ and ProgPower USA at http://progpowerusa.com/Featured songs/excerpts:Lux Terminus: "Miles Away," "Fly," "The Courage to Be," "The Journey," "Effusion"Redemption: "The Echo Chamber""Like" Progtopia on Facebook (www.facebook.com/Progtopia and www.facebook.com/groups/1380357308874546/) and follow Progtopia on Twitter (@Progtopia) to send a message about the show and to receive news about current and upcoming interviews. Thanks for listening!Photo: Kyle Finlan Photography

It's only a few days from the annual installment of ProgPower USA, and although your humble host won't be in attendance this year, he's still in the spirit by speaking with someone who will be shifting from attendee to performer this time. Vikram Shankar's dance card is quite full at the moment, because not only will he be on the ProgPower stage with stalwarts Redemption as their new keyboardist, he and his band Lux Terminus have just released their debut album The Courage to Be. In his chat with Mark, he runs through how Tom Englund's enthusiasm for his piano cover song videos got him the Redemption gig, his many upcoming projects, and why he wanted the only song with vocals on the new album to be voiced by his favorite singer, Anneke van Giersbergen. Then we go back to the archives with an interview with ProgPower promoter Glenn Harveston from 2015, in which he goes into detail (often forcefully!) about the challenges surrounding visas and how much he appreciates his staff and fans of the festival for supporting his efforts through thick and thin. You'll find Lux Terminus online at <a href="https://luxterminus.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://luxterminus.bandcamp.com/</a> and ProgPower USA at <a href="http://progpowerusa.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://progpowerusa.com/</a> Featured songs/excerpts: Lux Terminus: "Miles Away," "Fly," "The Courage to Be," "The Journey," "Effusion" Redemption: "The Echo Chamber" "Like" Progtopia on Facebook (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/Progtopia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/Progtopia</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/1380357308874546/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/groups/1380357308874546/</a>) and follow Progtopia on Twitter (@Progtopia) to send a message about the show and to receive news about current and upcoming interviews. Thanks for listening! Photo: Kyle Finlan Photography

Episode 136 : ProgPower Prep with Lux Terminus; Glenn Harveston from the Archives