When Symforce negotiated with both Karmakanic and Agents of Mercy their joined Autumn tour under the banner of ?The Power Of Two? was only a dream. As time evolved the dream resulted into a staggering 13 days playing both Europe and America! Having played the very first edition of Symforce with The Flower Kings, both Roine Stolt and Jonas Reingold have a soft spot for the festival and thus wanted to do something extra. Agents of Mercy will feature the entire Karmakanic line-up as backing band so there will be eight people on stage. Karmakanic will feature both Roine Stolt and Nad Sylvan as guests which means the same eight people will be on stage. So for both bands the line-up will exist of:
Roine Stolt - guitar, voice, keyboard (The Flower Kings, Transatlantic, Kaipa, The Tangent)
Jonas Reingold - bass & basspedals (Flower Kings, The Tangent, Kaipa)
Zoltan Cs?rsz - drums (Flower Kings, Jonas Hellborg)
Nad Sylvan - lead vocal & mellotron (Unifaun)
Goran Edman - lead vocal (Yngwie Malmsteen)
Lalle Larsson - pianos & synths (Weaveworld)
Krister Jonson - guitars (The Tangent)
Inger Ohlen - vocal & percussion
With material from all three Karmakanic CD?s as well as Agents of Mercy?s debut The Fading Ghosts Of Twilight, for sure these concerts are a must for fans of classic progressive rock. However, only for Symforce III will this line-up play some extra material at the end of their set. These songs will only be performed on Sunday 27th September, a day you surely can?t miss!
For sure let?s not forget the Beach Boys of prog: Moon Safari who will perform their full set; Belgium?s answer to the Mars Volta: The Sedan Vault; Finland?s hidden gem Kataya merging melodic prog and folk; Germany?s guitar driven ambient sounds of Long Distance Calling and the upcoming talent of Neo-Prophet merging intricate symphonic soundscapes with rocking riffs.
Symforce III takes place at the well known 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland on Sunday 27th September. Tickets available through www.ticketmaster.nl/html/evinfo.htmI?CNTX=6659381&l=NL&C=
Hurry as only a limited amount of tickets are left for sale!
[Source: John "Bobo" Bollenberg - Symforce