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.”
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+.
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.