Eric Forrest Explained

Eric Forrest
Background:solo_singer
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Birth Date:1970 2, mf=yes
Instrument:Bass, vocals
Genre:Heavy metal, thrash metal
Occupation:Musician, songwriter
Years Active:1988–present
Past Member Of:Voivod

Eric Forrest (born 1970) is a Canadian heavy metal musician. Active since 1988, Forrest is best known for playing in a number of metal bands, including Voivod, E-Force, and Project Failing Flesh.

Career

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Forrest was a member of the bands Liquid Indian and Thunder Circus. He joined Voivod in early 1994 as bassist and vocalist, picking up the nickname "E-Force". He recorded two studio albums with Voivod, Negatron (1995) and Phobos (1997), and the live album Voivod Lives (2000),[1] before departing in 2001 when original singer Denis Bélanger returned.[2]

Upon his departure from Voivod, Forrest formed his own band called E-Force. In 2003 he formed the band Project: Failing Flesh in Vienna, Virginia, which released three albums up to 2012.[3] [4] In 2017, Forrest conducted a European tour in which he performed songs from the Negatron and Phobos albums by Voivod.[5] [6] [7] The band assembled for that tour, operating under the name E-Force Performing Voivod, continued touring and played at the Brutal Assault festival in 2018.

Discography

Voivod

E-Force

Project: Failing Flesh

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interview with Eric Forrest of E-Force: The unreleased Voivod album has some of that Angel Rat vibe. July 6, 2020 . Agoraphobicnews. August 7, 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200807134634/http://agoraphobic-news.com/interviews_view.php?url=interview_with_eric_forrest_of_e_force_the_unreleased_voivod_album_has_some_of_that_angel_rat_vibe.
  2. Web site: Wiebe Taylor . Laura . January 1, 2006. Voivod Cannot Be Silenced. March 3, 2011 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20151018032453/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/voivod_cannot_be_silenced . October 18, 2015. live.
  3. Book: Crigler, P. . Keeping It Tight in the Old Dominion: A History of Virginia Rock Music . Dog Ear Publishing . 2010. 978-1-60844-414-4. 106. July 4, 2020. January 9, 2022. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220109041452/https://books.google.com/books?id=HquWhOSc2XcC&pg=PA106 .
  4. News: December 1, 2009 . Project: Failing Flesh begins mixing new album . . dead. December 1, 2009 . September 12, 2012 . https://archive.today/20120912145224/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=131266 .
  5. Web site: E-Force Phobos/Negatron Spanish Tour 2017 Details Revealed - "A Tribute To Voivod" . May 30, 2017. bravewords.com. en. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181221230823/http://bravewords.com/news/e-force-phobos-negatron-spanish-tour-2017-details-revealed-a-tribute-to-voivod . December 21, 2018.
  6. Web site: E-Force To Revisit Frontman Eric Forrest's Voivod Past On Phobos / Negatron Eurotour 2018 . April 29, 2018 . bravewords.com . September 29, 2019. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181012161152/http://bravewords.com/news/e-force-to-revisit-frontman-eric-forrest-s-voivod-past-on-phobos-negatron-eurotour-2018. October 12, 2018 .
  7. Web site: E-FORCE (Can/Fra) – Revisiting Voivod Phobos/Negatron Eurotour 2018. April 24, 2018 . RoadmasterBooking.com . en. September 29, 2019 . live . April 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190406075126/https://roadmasterbooking.com/2018/04/24/e-force-can-fra-revisiting-voivod-phobos-negatron-eurotour-2018/.

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