Thank you to all the bands and all the fans who came and supported this year's Flight of the Valkyries Festival! Check out some of our photos below and in the photos section:
Please send us a message if you have additional pictures or videos you would like to share. We'll be happy to credit you.
Please check under the "About" section in the area labeled CALLING ALL FEMALE-FRONTED METAL BANDS if your band (female lead vocals only, please) is interested in being considered for the Flight of the Valkyries festival.
Please take some time to visit our sponsors and show them your support!
For more information on sponsorship and promotional opportunities, please visit the Promo page of our Web site.
Thank you...
to all our 2007 and 2008 Flight of the Valkyries Bands who made our first two year so successful! These bands are still listed under the "Sounds Like" section below. Please check out their pages.
Rock on and Fly Strong!
Influences
Female warriors, women with soul, headbangers, and - of course - THE FANS!
Sounds Like
Female-fronted metal - power, symphonic, epic, death, thrash, black, progressive, and heavy metal
CALLING ALL FEMALE-FRONTED METAL BANDS
If you are a metal band with lead female vocals, we want to hear from you.
Interested in playing the next Flight of the Valkyries Metal Festival?
Please visit the FAQ page of the Flight of the Valkyries Web site or visit our blog on how to get your bands name in front of the promoter - SwordLord Productions. Click here for all the details.
Please understand that this is the proper way to contact us about your interest in being on the festival. While we appreciate and welcome all your comments and message on MySpace, simply leaving us a comment about your interest in playing the fest or sending us a message on MySpace will not get the necessary information to the promoter. Please visit the FAQ section of our Web site or click the link above.
The History of Flight of the Valkyries
The timing couldn't have been better.
2007 was the year for female-fronted metal in the U.S.
With culminating events like the "Hottest Chicks in Metal Tour," and the ascending amount of female-fronted metal bands both debuting and touring in the US (including Nightwish, After Forever, Within Temptation, Visions of Atlantis, Echoes of Eternity, In This Moment, The Agonist, and many others), the U.S. metal scene was begging for an all female-fronted metal festival.
Word was announced that Doro Pesch (Warlock, Doro) was making her return to the US for her first North American tour in several years. The timing was just perfect.
Nathan "The SwordLord" Block of SwordLord Productions considered himself fortunate enough that the Doro tour came to St. Paul, Minnesota on a Saturday.
The stars had aligned and SwordLord Productions was soon announcing the first ever FLIGHT OF THE VALKYRIES metal festival - the ONLY US festival dedicated to metal bands with female lead vocalists.
The festival debuted in June of 2007, including additional bands on the roster such as Vainglory, Earthen, The Ottoman Empire, Visideon, Spiritual Decay, and Sirens of Titan.
Thanks from the Promoter:
Thank you everyone who has supported SwordLord Productions in the efforts to make this a reality. Thank you to all the bands and their management for joining me in delivering the best female-fronted metal to the fans!
Power METAL to the People!
SwordLord Productions -- 6 years old!
2002 - 2008
GOING STRONG!!! www.myspace.com/SwordLordProductions
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Unfortunately, this 10 minute video drained my batteries and I was only able to shoot pictures after this point, but I did get one more a little earlier... :D
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Thank you so much for that amazing night of incredible music Saturday! You really put together a great line-up from beginning to end. It was certainly a night that will not be forgotten... met some great people, made some new friends, and the music will be a challenge to top next year, but I'm all geared up for FotV 3 already! Can't wait!!! Thanks again...
Thanks for the Friend's honor as well:)
Just one of many pictures I'll be posting in the coming days:)
Hell Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks again for having us this year!!!!!! we all had a blast hanging out and performing with everyone :D Nathan and Bobbie, you guys kick serious ass thanks for everything!!!!!
hope to see you guys next year Veronica,Pete,Paul,Tony, and Chris
Congratulations Flight of the Valkyries for a fantastic festival. I'm sorry that I couldn't be there, but it was so smokin' hot that I felt that heat all the way to Detroit.
It's been a lot of fun to work with you and let's do it again next year.
