Godspeed
When vocalist Andy B. Franck formed SYMPHORCE in October 1998 to write straight and energetic metal songs, no one would have guessed what a hard, albeit successful, road the band had ahead of itself. Following their last strike "Twice Second", SYMPHORCE present what is to be a real milestone of rock and metal in 2005: "GodSpeed"!Already with their debut "Truth To Promises" (1999 - Noise Records) Andy and his band delivered a strong piece of work which immediately gained the band a lot of attention and fantastic reviews. After a tour supporting MERCYFUL FATE, a change in the line-up turned out to be a fluke: enter guitarist Cédric "Cede" Dupont (ex-FREEDOM CALL) and bassist Dennis Wohlbold, who to this day conform a real power metal songwriting machine along with Andy. A year later "Sinctuary" (2000 - Noise Rec.) was released to enthusiastic reactions by press and fans alike. At the same time, Andy became the singer in one of Germany's main metal exports, BRAINSTORM, giving him a double responsibility which he has easily mastered.After the release of "Truth To Promises" and "Sinctuary", the puzzle was completed by Sascha Sauer on drums and second guitarist Markus Pohl. "Finally!" comments Andy. "From our very first rehearsal we could feel that this band works! No one had expected this amount of energy! Incredible!"Now working with Metal Blade as their new partner, SYMPHORCE recorded their following two albums, "phorcefulAhead" (2002) and "Twice Second" (2004) at the House of Music Studios with Achim Köhler (PRIMAL FEAR, BRAINSTORM, etc.) producing. "Energetic", "modern", "with real bite" are just some of the descriptions that the worldwide press gave the band. Through tours supporting the likes of KAMELOT and GRAVE DIGGER, as well as several festival shows (Wacken Open Air, Summer Breeze, Sweden Rock, among others), SYMPHORCE established themselves as a first-class international live act.Despite the difficulty of following up the press' and fans' favorite "Twice Second", SYMPHORCE delivered once again. No matter if true "phorceheads" or the last few skeptics, everybody has got to agree on the fact that "GodSpeed" is the band's strongest work to date and elevates the band to a household name in the music world. Working with producer Dennis Ward (ANGRA, PINK CREAM 69) at the House of Music Studios, the band has created a modern yet timeless album, which will appeal to every fan of heavy music, far beyond the confines of so called power metal.Unsurprisingly, SYMPHORCE are close to making the first step to conquer America. Later in the year the band will tour Europe extensively, securing a ticket to the Champions' League of Metal.GODSPEED - what a godsend!