NEVERMORE will return to Canada for the first time in almost 17 years next summer. Montréal's ProgStorm Festival has confirmed the Seattle band as the first headliner of its 2027 edition: they play Club Soda on Saturday, August 21, with a 90-minute set.
The band last performed in Montréal in October 2010, months before the band went on hiatus. For longtime fans that means a wait of nearly two decades; for anyone who found Dead Heart In A Dead World or This Godless Endeavor after the fact, it will be the first chance to see NEVERMORE in Canada at all.
The current lineup is led by the two remaining classic-era members, guitarist Jeff Loomis and drummer Van Williams, with vocalist Berzan Önen, guitarist Jack Cattoi and bassist Semir Özerkan. The reunion opened with a sold-out show in Istanbul in 2026, followed by Wacken, Bloodstock and seven European dates supporting JUDAS PRIEST. A new album — the first since 2010's The Obsidian Conspiracy — is in the works.
We've been following the comeback closely: earlier this year Van Williams said that Warrel Dane would be proud of Önen, and 2027 already holds a 21-date European headline run with RIVERS OF NIHIL and URNE and a ProgPower USA headline slot in Atlanta. ProgStorm now adds a North American date north of the border.
ProgStorm's third edition runs August 20–22, 2027, at Club Soda. NEVERMORE are the second act revealed, after NATIVE CONSTRUCT announced they will end their hiatus to perform Quiet World in full. The final bill will feature 18 international and local bands, and the remaining sixteen names will be revealed gradually starting next week. After just two editions, the festival has become a meeting point for the progressive metal community, drawing fans from well beyond Québec.
ProgStorm Festival 2027
- August 20–22, 2027
- Club Soda, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- NEVERMORE: Saturday, August 21
Tickets & info: progstorm.com