Formed in February of 1997 in the San Francisco Bay Area , the
band's initial goal was to bring back a forgotten style of music
with a new twist and have fun doing it.
Four songs/one month into the band's career, The Forgotten was
signed by TKO Records out of San Francisco. With the success of
"Class Separation", the band's first 7" on TKO, The Forgotten was
commissioned to produce a full length album for TKO. With good
friend and fellow musician, Lars Frederiksen back in the
producer's seat, The Forgotten created their first LP, "Veni Vidi
Vici", over the span of three days.
Shortly after the release of "Veni...", The Forgotten embarked on
their first U.S. tour with legendary Brighton, UK punks, Peter and
the Test Tube Babies. By the time the year 2000 hit The Forgotten
had recorded for various compilations and was quickly making a
name for themselves. The band had toured the US a second time and
had also toured Europe.
The
Forgotten was graced by being given the chance to play and/or tour
with several of their idols including The Business, Agnostic
Front, Fear, Dropkick Murphys, Cocksparrer and The US Bombs. And
to correctly round out the year the band recorded it's second LP
for TKO entitled, "Keep the Corpses Quiet".
In
early 2001 The Forgotten made the conscious decision to push the
European market. Working hand in hand with Make a Difference
Booking (MAD) The Forgotten returned to Europe for the Unity Tour
with Agnostic Front and Ignite, as well as headline their own two
month tour. During this push The Forgotten gained the interest of
street-punk record label, Knockout Records. The ep "...Ask No
Questions", on Knockout Records, was released in Europe only, in
the summer of 2001.
In 2002, the band signed a deal with Better Youth
Organization Records (BYO) and released their latest full length
record in July 2002. The Forgotten is excited to be a part of BYO's roster
of bands like Youth Brigade, The Unseen, Rancid, Leatherface,
Pistol Grip, NOFX, and Filthy Thieving Bastards. Look for The Forgotten on tour in the U.S.
& Europe soon!!!
Gordy (vocals)
Craig (guitar)
Johnny (guitar)
DKash (drums)
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