A band that needs no introduction and who is with us since the early days, first headliner for 2016: THRESHOLD. It will be their fourth time, but the last time was during our 10th aniversary, back in 2008.

If you do not know them, some quotes on their latest release "For the journey":

• For the Journey is everything you expect from a Threshold album. It's a treasure trove of sweet harmonies and melodies and it's so pleasing to the ear, you can sometimes forget it's metal, but it is.
• "For the Journey" is another great chapter in the history of a band that needs to be thrust further into the limelight of progressive metal. Whether intended or not, the band's charming "anti-Dream Theater" approach represses self-indulgent fapping and emphasizes the purity of a team approach - one that pushes the music "forward or onward" in a linear, but no less dazzling "progression."
• This album has its share of heartbreak, but it also has renewed joy running in its favor. "For the Journey" is a frequently moving record (the breathtaking, borderline sobbing bridge on "The Mystery Show" being one of many emotive spots) and for any fools who have written THRESHOLD off as DREAM THEATER acolytes, let the proof be served against that claim. YES is more of a significant influence, but THRESHOLD continue to possess that rare ability to embellish with charisma instead of ostentatiousness while maintaining a true songwriter's acumen. In this case, the journey is not merely good; it's divine.

Check out the Threshold bandpage on our website and listen to a few songs.

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