Patrik Lundström: lead vocals & guitar Fredrik Lindqvist: bass, irish bouzouki, mandola, recorders & whistles Johan Nordgren: drums, nyckelharpa Jon Gamble: keyboards
Influences
Gentle Giant, Queen, Yes, King Crimson, Planxty, The Beatles, Peter Gabriel, Iron Maiden, Väsen, Tove Jansson (the late Finnish writer/illustrator) and much more...
RITUAL is a internationally acclaimed progressive rock band from Stockholm, Sweden. The band was formed in 1993, but three of its members had previously worked together in the band Bröd. RITUAL has released four studio albums and one live.
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The Hemulic Voluntary Tour 2008:
Photos by Jaak Geebelen (Verviers) and Christopher A Petro (ROS Fest, USA)
Hey, guys, I just listened to "Ritual" again and I must really say: this album is a masterpiece! And I wonder if there are any Live-Videos at all except those two with the excerpts? Any!? I'd love to see something!
Thanks for welcoming me into your circle of friends! Really great meeting you guys at Rosfest and the cd signing. The music & presentation is truly a work of art. Hope your journey home was a safe one and we see you sooner than later over here again! cheers, Sharon
Hi from France ! Thanks a lot for your "friendship"...it's a real pleasure... I've been loving your work since the first album... Hope you enjoyed my music too... Happy everything to you all ! Chris
George here from RoSfest. Thank you for a stellar performance and thank you for your friendship. You left such an impression and mark on many people. It was the one of the finest performances at RoSfest. Kudos to you for bringing such great music to this world.
Guys, thank you... I will remember forever your gig yesterday night in Voghera!! These are moments when I realize how lucky I am, my heroes in front of me, almost like I'm on stage with them... take pictures, shake hands, having conversations... Oh, Lord, I love progressive!!...
I'll send you soon some photos I made, hoping you'll like them.
All the best, Have a nice trip and a great tour with BF e Tangent!
Wonderful to see you guys perform at Rosfest. I work for ProgRockRadio. com and we have selected Ritual for this month's Artist Spotlight on the home page. Keep up the wonderful music and inspiration.
Fantastic show at RoSfest on Saturday! I went in with high hopes and came out much happier than I even imagined. Really enjoyed hanging out for a bit and our little "20 Minutes of Nothing" jam at the party as well. Sincerely appreciate your coming downstairs and hooking up with Amy too. (Jon: Hope you had a great birthday--and also that you enjoyed our present.)
Looking very forward to the next time (hopefully soon). In the interim, I wish you guys all the best with the rest of your upcoming gigs.
Gone, but not forgotten! I am still reeling… The four of you just blew me away this past weekend at RoSfest – with a show that was beyond my greatest expectations. Fantastic, powerful, beautiful music that took me on an amazing (and only occasionally dangerous ;-)) journey. I hope that you consider returning to the States one day - you were so well-received here that a return visit would make many folks very happy indeed – myself included.
All the best to all of you, and thank you from my heart and soul for your incredible and wonderful music.
Patrik, Fredrik, Johan and Jon, Thank you for your incredible performance at ROSfest! The oldies medley was fantastic, especially Wing Spread. I really enjoyed hanging with all of you as well, the party on Saturday was a great time- best wishes, Tim
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