Flight of the Valkyries – Female-Fronted Metal Festival

NEWS

FLIGHT OF THE VALKYRIES

SPECIAL PRE-SHOW RADIO BONANZA

ON ROOT OF ALL EVIL RADIO!

Greetings to all!

I am proud to announce that on Sunday, 6/21, there will be a special radio program devoted to Flight of the Valkyries! The program will be aired live on ROOT OF ALL EVIL RADIO (www.rootofallevil.com) which is a special program of KFAI community radio in Minnesota (www.KFAI.org).

The program will air live on Sunday, 6/21 from 2:00am to 3:30am CST. You can listen on the internet at KFAI.org (click "Listen Now!" in the upper left hand corner) or if you live in Minnesota, you can tune into the station at 90.3FM or 106.7FM.

If you miss the live broadcast, you can still check it out via the archives on KFAI's website! Visit www.KFAI.org, click ARCHIVES, then click 6/21 and select ROOT OF ALL EVIL. The FOTV segment will start approximately one hour into the program.

Don't miss the live broadcast! We will be fielding call-in questions to the artists, giving away tickets and much more! We will be interviewing Veronica from Benedictum, Molly from ROTT, our co-founder BlackRoseMetalHeart, our program mistress Lori and more! It's going to be a great time!

Hope to have you join us!

Nathan "The SwordLord" Block

Founder, Flight of the Valkyries

FLIGHT OF THE VALKYRIES
Female Metal Festival
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Station 4 - St. Paul, Minnesota
www.femalemetalfest.com

Freak Near-Death Mishap Knocks Blood Corps Out of Line-Up:

Idaho’s Melodic Goth-Metal Band Rott Tapped

To Open 2009 Flight of the Valkyries Metal Fest

St. Paul, Minnesota – Flight of the Valkyries, America’s premiere female-fronted metal fest – the first of its kind in the U.S. – was forced to make a last-minute change when Blood Corps, an up-and-coming band from Virginia, experienced a brush with death.

According to festival co-founder Bobbie Jeans Dickerson, Blood Corps was on their way to do some promotion out of town when their bass player’s car caught fire on the highway. They managed to pull the car over and everyone scrambled out before the car was engulfed in flames. But the experienced left the band shaken and in dire financial straits. (For more info on Blood Corps’ harrowing experience, see the band's latest myspace blog.)

“Our hearts go out to Blood Corps,” said Dickerson. “We absolutely understand why they aren’t able to be the opening act in the 2009 FLIGHT OF THE VALKYRIES (FotV) festival. There are no hard feelings. In fact, Nina Osegueda, Blood Corps’ vocalist, still plans to attend. We’re working out the details for a special performance with her as part of this year’s events.”

According to Dickerson, fans will be thrilled with Blood Corps’ replacement: Rott of Spirit Lake, Idaho. (http://rottband.com/; http://www.myspace.com/rottband).

Rott masterfully combines powerful, haunting vocals and melodic harmonies – with gothic undertones, crunchy guitars, and thought-provoking lyrics – to create a magical sound all their own. Signed to UK label Ravenheart Music Records, Rott draws influences from bands like Lacuna Coil, Tool, Alice in Chains, Evanescence, Within Temptation and Otep as well as old-school speed-metal bands.

“This band makes my blood run cold in an awesome way!” said Dickerson. “I’m excited to see them perform on our stage and kick off this year’s festival in true Flight of the Valkyries fashion. Fans are going to love these guys.”

Dickerson thanks Rott and their management at Ravenheart Music for working to fill this important role on such short notice.

Rott joins (in order of appearance) Kaptivating Kate, Sirens of Titan, A.D.D, Hydrogyn, Todesbonden, Luna Mortis, and headliner Benedictum at this year’s FotV festival, the third annual installment of this fast-growing metal fest.

Tickets for the 2009 Flight of the Valkyries festival are on sale now. Ticket prices are $15 in advance and $20 on the day of show, Saturday, June 27th. Doors open at 3:00 pm. The show is 16+.

Tickets for the Flight of the Valkyries festival can be purchased here: http://swordlordproductions.indietic...tomer/home.php

FotV has welcomed many female-fronted metal bands that have toured extensively abroad but haven’t had a chance to showcase their talents Stateside, bands that include both well-known and up-and-coming female-fronted bands such as Doro, Shadowside, Vainglory, and Dendura.

FotV is the first annual music festival of its kind in the US devoted to metal bands with female lead vocalists. The festival, which debuted in 2007, showcases all metal sub-genres with the only common denominator (and festival requirement) being that a female vocalist must front the band.

Fans are encouraged to visit The Official FotV forum on UltimateMetal.com to keep abreast of all the latest FotV festival news.

For more information on the Flight of the Valkyries festival, please visit the festival’s web site at www.femalemetalfest.com or MySpace at www.myspace.com/femalemetalfest.

For more information on SwordLord Productions, promoter and co-founder of FotV, visit www.MySpace.com/SwordLord.

Flight of the Valkyries Announces Final 3 Bands

A.D.D., Kaptivating Kate and Blood Corps Join Roster of Third Annual Female-Fronted Metal Festival

St. Paul, Minnesota -- SwordLord Productions has announced A.D.D., Kaptivating Kate and Blood Corps as the final 3 bands to join the 2009 FLIGHT OF THE VALKYRIES (FotV) festival roster. The 3^rd installment of the annual metal festival will be held Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Station 4 in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota.

"A.D.D. is storming through the American metal scene with support from many angels and with good reason.” says Bobbie Jeans Dickerson, Flight of the Valkyries festival co-founder. “With the talent and passion packed into this band it’s no wonder they’ve won the support of mainstream radio, Chicago’s finest rock venues, a UK label, and now Flight of the Valkyries."

The metal quintet from Illinois mix of lyrical passion and superb musicianship have previously earned A.D.D. opportunities to perform with bands such as Doro, Shadows Fall, Kittie and Otep, as well as the support of UK label Femme Metal.

“FotV is very excited to share this relationship with Femme Metal,” says Dickerson, “and through it we hope to bring many new talented female-fronted metal acts to the fans!”

Blood Corps, of Northern Virginia, has also been confirmed for the 2009 FotV festival. “With their heavy guitar riffs, gritty yet fiery voice and intense stage presence,” says Dickerson, “Blood Corps made a fan of me the first time I saw them. Their style of metal has been classified many different ways – from melodic, to classic, to Euro-inspired, but Blood Corps has a quality all their own. That and their captivating stage presence are what landed them the opening slot at this summer’s Flight of the Valkyries. You need a strong band to kick off a festival and I am confident Blood Corps will not disappoint.”

Local favorite, Kaptivating Kate, an all-female hard rock band from Eau Claire, WI has been selected by SwordLord Productions to finalize the 2009 FotV bill. The band brings together an eclectic mix of hard rock with heavy riffs and melodic vocals and an occasional, almost demonic growl.

Valkyrie voices already announced for this summer’s FotV festival include Sirens of Titan, Hydrogyn, Todesbonden, Luna Mortis, and headliner Benedictum.

Tickets for the Flight of the Valkyries festival are on sale now. Ticket prices are $15 in advance or $20 on the day of show. Doors will open at 3:00 pm. The show is 16+.

Advanced tickets for the festival can be purchased here: http://swordlordproductions.indietic...tomer/home.php

FotV has previously featured both well-known and up-and-coming female-fronted metal acts such as Doro, Shadowside, Vainglory, and Dendura. It is the first annual music festival of its kind in the US devoted to metal bands with female lead vocalists. The festival, which debuted in 2007, showcases all metal sub-genres with the only unifying factor being that a female vocalist obviously must front the band.

For more information on the Flight of the Valkyries festival, please visit the festival’s web site at www.femalemetalfest.com or MySpace at www.myspace.com/femalemetalfest. For more information on SwordLord Productions, visit www.MySpace.com/SwordLord.

CONFIRMED BANDS

Confirmed bands so far that can be announced are BENEDICTUM, Hydrogyn, LUNA MORTIS, TODESBONDEN, Sirens of Titan

Benedictum Todesbonden