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Thursday, November 12, 2009 

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We are pleased to announce that we will be back on the road in December, playing 4 dates with Michael Schenker Group!

DEC 16 2009 Manchester Academy 
DEC 17 2009 Sheffield Academy 
DEC 18 2009 JB's Dudley 
DEC 20 2009 Bristol Academy 

PQ are going to be opening up proceedings each night so if you are coming along to see us...make sure you get there early or you might miss it!

We are also working on a headline show for December 19th as well......more news on this when we have it in.

See you on the road!

POWER QUEST
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Monday, November 02, 2009 
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Friday, October 30, 2009 

POWER QUEST WITHDRAWS FROM ROCK OF AGES:

 

Power Quest has taken the decision to cancel their performance at Rock of Ages festival scheduled for 22.11.09 in ....London.... at The Bridgehouse. Unfortunately terms and conditions could not be agreed between the band’s management team and the promoter which means that the band would be facing a financial loss. We are very sad to have to have reached this decision and hope that any fans that brought tickets based on Power Quest appearance will understand our position.

 

 

 

“We are truly disappointed that we won’t be able to play, but promise our fans, that we will be on the road again in the ....UK.... in December.” Further details will be announced shortly. “We would also like to thank all the fans that came out to see us on our headline ....UK.... dates in October, as well as playing with Tarja. We really enjoyed hanging out with all our fans and are very pleased about the positive feedback we received on our new line-up.”

 

 

Please check our sites for updates on tour schedules:

www.power-quest.co.uk

www.myspace.com/powerquest

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Tuesday, October 06, 2009 

 

Catch the all new Power Quest line up at the following shows in October

October 17th - Derby, The Vic Inn (with Skies in Motion + Aeterna) £5
October 18th - Southampton, Firehouse (with Sorcerer's Spell) £5
October 19th - London, O2 Academy Islington (special guests of Tarja)
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Monday, September 28, 2009 
POWER QUEST reveals new line-up

We are very pleased to finally reveal the all-new Power Quest line-up. A farewell to members Alessio Garavello, Andrea Martongelli and Francesco Tresca was given at Saturday’s final show @ Metalfest UK in Dudley. The band’s final performance took the Metalfest crowd by storm as they tore through a blistering set of Power Quest classics.

Power Quest is now facing the biggest change in band history since they started in 2001.

Steve Williams is confident that the new members of the family will continue to keep the PQ dream alive.

First addition to the now UK based 6 piece is vocalist Pete Morten, who is also known from his guitar job in Threshold. Pete is an extremely talented vocalist and brings his own style to the unique Power Quest sound. “To recruit a singer similar to Alessios’ style was never an option, when we were looking for a strongly skilled singer with his own personality. Pete is just the man for it!” comments Steve.

The first of our new guitarists is 21-year-old Andy Midgley. He will take care of the rhythm parts but will also be blasting out some solos too!

Behind the drum kit is Derby based sticks man Rich Smith, an extremely talented drummer, Rich has been a part of the UK metal scene for more than ten years.

Replacing Andrea was never going to be an easy task; but Ben Randall will show the fans, together with his twin shredder Andy, that the new team is ready to strike in the Power Quest tradition. At the tender age of 16 Ben made it to the final of International Guitar Idol in 2008 where he was voted "most promising young guitarist" from over 750 contenders.

Completing the line up on bass guitar is Paul Finnie, a close member of the Power Quest family for many years, who’s now taking the chance to step into the spotlight.

The all-new POWER QUEST will be back on the road next month. You'll be able to catch the new Power Quest line up in action at the following shows in October 2009

POWER QUEST

October 2009

17th    DERBY – The Vic Inn (+ Skies In Motion + Aeterna)
18th    SOUTHAMPTON – The Firehouse (+ Sorcerers Spell)

Tarja Turunen + POWER QUEST

October 2009
19th    LONDON – O2 Academy, Islington
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Sunday, September 20, 2009 

Current mood:  accomplished
Press Release 21.09.2009

POWER QUEST ANNOUNCES LAST SHOW!

Following on from the departures of long standing members Steve Scott (bass) and Alessio Garavello (vocals) earlier in 2009, it is with great sadness that we bring you the news that Andrea Martongelli (guitars) and Francesco Tresca (drums) have also decided to call time on their tenure in Power Quest.

Andrea has recently taken on a lot more teaching work in Italy and has also got a lot of work to do with his band Arthemis and, as a result, felt he wouldn't be able to dedicate enough of his time to PQ as he would have liked and has done in the past. Francesco came to the conclusion that it would not make sense to have a drummer based in Italy when he realised that the new guys were more than likely going to be UK based. He is now teaching drums regularly in Italy as well as working with his band Hypnotheticall.

Founding member Steve Williams commented: “Well, it's certainly been an eventful year! That's probably the understatement of the year as well! It was a wrench to see Steve and Alessio leaving earlier in the year but to hear from "Doc" and "Checco" that they were stepping down as well, it felt like being hit by a sledgehammer! However, I must point out that after working with these guys for so many years now the split is perfectly amicable. Friendships have been formed that will last a lifetime and I wish the guys all the very best for the future and I look forward to hanging out with them again in Italy very soon!

As you can imagine, this left me behind the 8 ball somewhat. Should I carry on with PQ? Or should I lay it to rest now? Having thought the whole thing through and discussed it with friends, family, management and other business contacts I came to the conclusion that I have invested 10 years of my life into Power Quest and have been the driving force behind the band as well as the primary writer, why should I stop now?

At this point I made the decision to recruit a UK based line up for the next incarnation of Power Quest. Having had the additional costs of flying guys in from Europe for so many years, this seemed a logical move on a financial level. It also means that rehearsals will be a lot easier to arrange now and also it will be possible to play live a lot more than it has been in the past.

Unfortunately this has meant that I have had to part ways with bassist extraordinaire Oliver Holzwarth. In the short time we have been working together we have become great friends and I look forward to that continuing in the future. As Oliver is very busy with Blind Guardian and Tarja, amongst other things, there was no way that schedules would work for both parties particularly as now rehearsals are required more than ever. I look forward to meeting up with Oliver at the Tarja show in London on October 19th.”

Your very last chance to catch Power Quest with Alessio, Andrea and Francesco will be on Saturday, September 26th at Metalfest which is being held at JB's in Dudley: www.metalfest.org.

And another chapter in the books of POWER QUEST will start soon, with the new line up being already completed.

It will be revealed right after Metalfest on 28th September!
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 
The 2 guys (vocals and guitar) have now been recruited and we'll be making an announcement about this during the course of September!
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 
POWER QUEST to support Tarja in London

After securing the co-headlining spot for Rock of Ages Fest 2009, scheduled for November 20th to 22nd at The Bridgehouse 2 in Canning Town, London, POWER QUEST is pleased to confirm they have been selected as main support for the Tarja Turunen show in London.

The former Nightwish singer is embarking on her “Final Storm Tour 2009” on 19th September across Europe and will have her final show in London on Monday, 19th October at the O2 Academy Islington.

This will be the first show for POWER QUEST with the new selected front man and also the new rhythm guitarist will be introduced to the audience. Steve Williams comments: “We are looking forward to introduce our new line-up in London and are planning 2 warm up shows beforehand, one of which will be in Southampton on October 18th. Also there is more news that we will be revealing very shortly.”

On 26th September POWER QUEST will share the stage with Primal Fear, Brainstorm and Circus Maximus amongst others at Metalfest in Dudley. This will be the last show featuring singer Alessio Garavello. More information on this 3-day festival here: http://www.metalfest.org.uk/

Tarja Turunen + POWER QUEST

October 2009
19th    LONDON – O2 Academy, Islington

POWER QUEST

September 2009
26th    DUDLEY – Metalfest @ J.B.’s

November 2009
22nd    LONDON – Rock Of Ages Fest @ The Bridge House 2

‘MASTER OF ILLUSION’ is out now on Napalm Records
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009 
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 
Hey guys

From a Power Quest perspective we are absolutely gutted that we won't be able to come over for PPUSA. We've been looking forward to this for the best part of a year and it was going to be the highlight of 2009 for us. Having spoken at great length with Glenn, there was absolutely nothing that could be done once we heard the decision that had been made.

I'm so sorry for the fans who had contacted us saying how much they were looking forward to finally seeing us on US soil.....and then this happens!!! Hopefully we can come over in the future and be a bit more fortunate when it comes to whoever reviews our visa applications.

We had booked flights as well so the band will take a loss of around £1500 on that alone......

Glenn has done a great job in sorting out the roster at such short notice.......I'm sure you will all have a fantastic time as always at PPUSA. I'm just sorry that we won't be able to be there and share it with you.

Cheers

Steve

Check out the full story here

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/progpower-usa/511238-pp-usa-x-major-roster-changes.html
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