ICED EARTH Confirmed For CHICAGO POWERFEST

January 30, 2008

American power metallers ICED EARTH have been confirmed for Chicago Powerfest 2008, set to take place on May 1-3 at The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois. This will be ICED EARTH's very first performance since the return of vocalist Matt Barlow.

ICED EARTH founder Jon Schaffer had the following comments about their upcoming performance at the Powerfest: "A big hello goes out to all of our friends in Chi-town! I'm very happy to announce that ICED EARTH will be playing our first gig of '08 and our first gig with Matt Barlow back behind the mic at the Chicago Powerfest. It's an honor and a privilege that our first show re-united with Matt is in Chicago. This was the first city to really embrace ICED EARTH back in 1997 when we started our U.S. 'campaign.' It was also the passion of our Chicago fan base that was a big reason for the band moving out of Florida and into the Midwest. We LOVE Chicago, we have a lot of friends there and many great memories. It's only fitting that we kick off the next chapter in the city that's always been so important to ICED EARTH and our history. This very special night will be a celebration of our past as well as a celebration of a bold and bright future for ICED EARTH and our fans. We look forward to seeing you all there! It's going to be something special, guaranteed!"

Festival organizers CRJ Productions commented: "After months of going after ICED EARTH, we're so ecstatic to finally make this announcement. With ICED EARTH and TESTAMENT both headlining the Powerfest this year, we whole-heartedly believe that this will one of the most anticipated American festivals of 2008 and we're looking forward to seeing the hoard of frenzied metal fans enjoying the fest right along side us."

Also scheduled to appear with are Sweden's DARKANE, Germany's SUIDAKRA, Finland's ENSIFERUM and TURISAS, Denmark's TYR, Switzerland's ELUVEITIE, Florida's THE AUTUMN OFFERING, Chicago's TWELFTH GATE and Italy's CHAOSWAVE.

Tickets for the ICED EARTH headlining show (May 2) will go on sale this Saturday, February 2 at all Ticketmaster locations and The Pearl Room box office. Single-day tickets for the Powerfest kick-off with Paganfest show (May 1) and the TESTAMENT headlining show (May 3) are available now.

For more information, visit www.ChicagoPowerfest.com.

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