NEVERMORE will play their first Canadian show in nearly 17 years at ProgStorm Festival 2027. Announced as the festival’s first headliner, the band will perform on Saturday, August 21, at Club Soda in Montréal.
The announcement brings one of metal’s most talked-about returns to Montréal, where NEVERMORE last performed in October 2010. For fans who saw them then, the wait has spanned almost two decades. For those who discovered the band in the years since, ProgStorm will be their first chance to see NEVERMORE in Canada.
Led by guitarist Jeff Loomis and drummer Van Williams, NEVERMORE returned to the stage in 2026 with vocalist Berzan Önen, guitarist Jack Cattoi, and bassist Semir Özerkan. A sold-out opening show in Istanbul was followed by appearances at Wacken and Bloodstock and seven European dates supporting JUDAS PRIEST. With a new album in the works, the band’s return continues into 2027.
NEVERMORE’s place on the ProgStorm lineup carries particular weight for a festival dedicated to progressive metal. Albums such as Dead Heart in a Dead World and This Godless Endeavor have remained favourites long after the band stopped touring, and the chance to hear that music live again has b...