Tuesday, May 12, 2009
New Song Up: Burnt Earth
We posted up a rough (unmastered) new song on our myspace titled "Burnt Earth" so go check it out. This song will be on our upcoming LP on Reaper Records in the Summer. More news on the record coming soon. http://www.myspace.com/forfeitny
Monday, May 4, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
-Almost done recording the LP - expect a new song and announcement of artwork and record title soon.....
-Spring Tour
-Europe in July
-August tour with Living Hell (more info soon)
Here's the tentative Spring Tour Schedule:
Just waiting on some venue information right now but this is the jist of it. Shoutouts to Creatures and Downpresser playin' the Cali shows with us
- May 16 2009 9:00P The Tower - Cleveland, OH
- May 17 2009 6:30P Static Age - Romeo, MI
- May 18 2009 6:30P Johnny’s Coffeehouse - Metamora, IL
- May 19 2009 7:00P Eclipse Records - St. Paul, MN
- May 21 2009 5:00P The Viaduct - Tacoma, WA
- May 22 2009 7:00P 820 El Camino Real - Belmont, CA
- May 23 2009 7:00P Casa De La Raza - Santa Barbara, CA
- May 24 2009 6:00P Hickey Underworld - Long Beach, CA
- May 25 2009 6:30P The Living Room - Tucson, AZ
- May 26 2009 7:00P Rock Bottom - San Antonio, TX
- May 27 2009 7:00P The Junction - Houston, TX
- May 28 2009 7:00P The Alamo - Ft. Worth, TX
- May 29 2009 6:30P The Hideaway - Johnson City, TN
- May 30 2009 2:00P Studio B - Superbowl of Hardcore - Brooklyn, NY
- May 31 2009 8:00P The Clara Barton Hall - Edison, NJ
- Jun 1 2009 8:00P TBA - Dover, DE
- Jun 2 2009 7:00P Corpse Fortress - Silver Spring, MD
- Jun 3 2009 5:30P The Brickhouse - South Nitro, WV
- Jun 4 2009 8:00P TBA - Greensboro, NC
- Jun 5 2009 6:00P Ben’s House - Charleston, SC
- Jun 6 2009 8:00P TBA - Tallahassee, FL
- Jun 7 2009 7:00P The Blackbox Collective - Orlando, FL
- Jun 8 2009 7:00P Transitions Art Gallery - Tampa, FL
- Jun 9 2009 7:00P TBA - Pensacola, FL
- Jun 10 2009 7:00P The Warehouse - Atlanta, GA
- Jun 11 2009 8:00P TBA - Columbus, OH
- Jun 12 2009 7:00P Mohawk Place - Buffalo, NY
Monday, March 30, 2009
The kids will have their say...
You take their shit
Stand up and fight
Fuck those rules
And show your might
Thursday, March 26, 2009
United Blood Tomorrow, More Shows Added!
Getting ready to head down to united blood, we leave tonight and should be getting into richmond early in the morning. we're going to be there for both days and we are playing around noonish on saturday so make sure you come out early to check out our set. parking is going to be insane so keep on top of that.
After united blood we are hitting up a week of shows around the upper east coast area so check the dates below and come out if you live near any of those cities...see you all soon!
- Mar 27 2009 12:00P Alley Katz (United Blood) Richmond, Virginia
- Mar 28 2009 12:00P Alley Katz (United Blood) Richmond, Virginia
- Mar 29 2009 6:00P Alfishway Washington DC, MD
- Mar 30 2009 6:00P Wallingford American Legion Wallingford, CT
- Mar 31 2009 8:00P The Land of Heaviness and Joy Pawtucket, RI
- Apr 2 2009 6:00P Anchors Up Haverhill, MA
- Apr 3 2009 6:00P Crescent Cafe Worcester, MA
- Apr 4 2009 6:00P Basement of Core Wilbraham, MA
- Apr 10 2009 5:30P The Dungeon Watertown, NY
- Apr 11 2009 7:00P The Landing Zone Latham, NY
Monday, March 23, 2009
No Alpha, No Omega Interview w/ TomDom
I got the chance to interview Tomdom, the bassist from forfeit (basically my favorite band). I never realized how young he was and was completely surprised by his age. Anyways heres the interview.
So lets get down to brass tax. Who are you and what do you do?
I'm tomdom and I play bass In Forfeit from Syracuse, new York.
How did you get involved in hardcore and the music scene?
I met our drummer, Ben Shaw, in 7th grade in ecology and he was all decked out in gear and I went to go see what's up. From there he took me to my first show and we've been in bands ever since.
What are your biggest influences when writing and playing in Forfeit?
My biggest influences when writing in Forfeit is definitely Life Of Agony, Metallica, Pantera and Entombed. Honestly, One of the biggest influences besides music is anger and frustration. I usually lock myself in my room and write in my journal and pull out my guitar and just write.
What is your opinion on the direction of where hardcore is going presently?
I'm only 19 so I can't be one of those people who say hardcore is better or worse than it was ten years ago but I am very excited for hardcore. I like a lot of the current bands out now.
Where was the best show you have ever played? where did kids go off is what I'm really asking?
That is a tough question. One of the best shows definitely has to be either our record release show at the Westcott Community Center or the Have Heart show we played at the Westcott; there is a video of it on the Internet.
Where do you see the band going in the future?
Well We are almost done writing our first lp that will be released on Reaper Records in late Spring and have plans of touring from May until late August. From there I can only see us wanting to play more and touring more- hopefully touring the rest of the world.
Shoutouts to Patrick Kitzel and Reaper Records, Paulyedge, The Brotherhood, Forfeit Crew, Foundation, Unholy, Polar Bear Club, Trapped Under Ice, Outbreak and The Mongoloids
conducted by James Morgan: http://noalphanoomega.blogspot.com/
So lets get down to brass tax. Who are you and what do you do?
I'm tomdom and I play bass In Forfeit from Syracuse, new York.
How did you get involved in hardcore and the music scene?
I met our drummer, Ben Shaw, in 7th grade in ecology and he was all decked out in gear and I went to go see what's up. From there he took me to my first show and we've been in bands ever since.
What are your biggest influences when writing and playing in Forfeit?
My biggest influences when writing in Forfeit is definitely Life Of Agony, Metallica, Pantera and Entombed. Honestly, One of the biggest influences besides music is anger and frustration. I usually lock myself in my room and write in my journal and pull out my guitar and just write.
What is your opinion on the direction of where hardcore is going presently?
I'm only 19 so I can't be one of those people who say hardcore is better or worse than it was ten years ago but I am very excited for hardcore. I like a lot of the current bands out now.
Where was the best show you have ever played? where did kids go off is what I'm really asking?
That is a tough question. One of the best shows definitely has to be either our record release show at the Westcott Community Center or the Have Heart show we played at the Westcott; there is a video of it on the Internet.
Where do you see the band going in the future?
Well We are almost done writing our first lp that will be released on Reaper Records in late Spring and have plans of touring from May until late August. From there I can only see us wanting to play more and touring more- hopefully touring the rest of the world.
Shoutouts to Patrick Kitzel and Reaper Records, Paulyedge, The Brotherhood, Forfeit Crew, Foundation, Unholy, Polar Bear Club, Trapped Under Ice, Outbreak and The Mongoloids
conducted by James Morgan: http://noalphanoomega.blogspot.com/
Monday, March 9, 2009
Update 3/9/09: WRITING IS COMPLETE
So we finished up the writing process for the LP yesterday. We are very excited on the outcome of all the songs, each one as a their own unique style.
There will be ten songs on the LP, eight new songs and two re-recorded songs that we will announce in the future. Right now we are currently working on putting lyrics to each of the songs in which we are almost near the final stage of that.
We have been throwing around ideas for the title of the record, we will be announcing that soon as well. Next week we will be going into the studio to start drum tracking with Jocko at MoreSound and then finishing up all the guitars and vocals with Josh Coy (Wayne Manor). We will be keeping you updated on how everything is going, maybe a small clip on what to expect.
As for other related forfeit activities, we will be hitting up Toronto on the 19th with Bane, Cruel Hand, End of the Year and more so come check out that show if you live near the area. Toronto has been very good to us in the past so we are very excited to play there again.
As for other related forfeit activities, we will be hitting up Toronto on the 19th with Bane, Cruel Hand, End of the Year and more so come check out that show if you live near the area. Toronto has been very good to us in the past so we are very excited to play there again.
After that we will be heading back into the studio until we head out to United Blood. We are playing day two with the Cro-Mags and many more so come and check it out. Drive out, mosh hard, and support all the bands.
After united blood we will be hitting up the upper east coast for the following week so check out our show listings to see if we're playing your town. Keep checking back for more updates, peace!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
And so I begin...
Brotherhood is strong... even in cellphone pictures. Taken post As One Fest. The Pit was no joke, inside or out of the venue.
What up, world? It's Steve. So I've not yet posted anything here, but I feel like no one's reading this but us, so it won't really make a difference if I start posting as well. I've been reading my good friend (read: 'mortal enemy') Tracker's blog over at http://www.polarblogclub.com/ recently and pouring over his remarkable dry wit and hilarious anecdotes about life on the road with a hard-working (HA!) rock and roll band like Polar Bear Club. Regardless, While sifting through the bullshit Trevor writes over there (all of which is actually true, despite what he may attempt to pass off as lies. Some of that is actually a lie), I had a shocking and absolutely disheartening revelation. Trevor Backer is good at something. And worse... he's better at something than I am. If you've met that unfortunate man, you can possibly begin to comprehend what a crushing blow to my inflated ego that really is.
After weeping solemnly whilst listening to "Convinced I'm Wrong" (criers of the world, unite and get fucked), I decided that it was time to not only step up my blog game, but also, and more importantly, to step up my shit-talk. Anyway, those dudes recently signed to Bridge 9 Records and are out in Europe with The Gaslight Anthem and Frank Turner. They're probably running that alcohol-fueled party-cruise they call a band directly into the ground, so go see them while you still have a chance.
As for team Forfeit, We're writing and practicing and all the shit you're supposed to do when you're in a band and getting ready to start recording in under a month for the as-of-yet-untitled LP we'll be releasing through Reaper Records and have some sweet shows coming up including Toronto with Bane, and also United Blood Fest in Richmond. Hard. I'll be back to post tour dates for the US and Europe this summer when it all gets locked down for sure and any other boring stuff like that in a few weeks.
Reaper has some crazy stuff coming out really soon, too so head over there for info on Maximum Penalty, Naysayer, Born From Pain and all kinds of other Pit-related soundtracks.
I swung home to shovel my parents driveway and be a responsible son, and now I'm going to go raid the fuck out of their refrigerator and take it for all it's worth... See ya when I see ya.
I'll leave you with an audio interview we did last summer at the start of our full US tour. Kyle and Sawyer conducted (and subsequently lost complete control of) the interview for Bystander Fanzine out of Albany. I think it has it's moments.
http://bystanderfanzine.com/theboard/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=6148
I still want to talk to Kyle about his sister more, but he's much bigger than me.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE!
So we've been working the past few months on writing new songs that will be put out on an LP around late spring on Reaper Records. This past tour we played a few songs that will be on it, so far we are really excited and anxious to record and get it out there. We will be hitting the studio in the middle of march to record.
We are shooting for 10 or 11 songs, so far we have 8 songs and a few more in the process of being put together. So far every song has come together really well, each different in their own way. The songs have defiantly progressed from the last record but in a good way. Defiantly some helmet influence on a few of the riffs but basically....its HARD AS FUCK!
We will be playing day two of United Blood this year with Converge, Cold World and more so be sure to check out some of the new songs we will be playing at that show. This summer we will be hitting the road to support the LP, chances are we ill be gone almost the entire summer, so keep on the lookout for that. Make sure you keep checking out Reaper Records for future release, there is a lot of cool stuff coming out like the new Reaper Comp featuring, Naysayer, bad seed, alpha omega and a few others along with the new Maximum Penalty record and so much more.
I'm sure we will keep updating this when we are recording to let you know how everything is going and other plans for the future.
We are shooting for 10 or 11 songs, so far we have 8 songs and a few more in the process of being put together. So far every song has come together really well, each different in their own way. The songs have defiantly progressed from the last record but in a good way. Defiantly some helmet influence on a few of the riffs but basically....its HARD AS FUCK!
We will be playing day two of United Blood this year with Converge, Cold World and more so be sure to check out some of the new songs we will be playing at that show. This summer we will be hitting the road to support the LP, chances are we ill be gone almost the entire summer, so keep on the lookout for that. Make sure you keep checking out Reaper Records for future release, there is a lot of cool stuff coming out like the new Reaper Comp featuring, Naysayer, bad seed, alpha omega and a few others along with the new Maximum Penalty record and so much more.
I'm sure we will keep updating this when we are recording to let you know how everything is going and other plans for the future.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
TOUR UPDATE #2
So...we just got back home yesterday from tour. The last week of shows have been amazing, couldn't have asked for anything better. Unfortunately we had to cancel the last week of the tour due to an emergency. To everyone who was going to come out to all of those shows we are truly sorry and hope that you understand that we needed to be home to get everything situated. Thank you to all of the promoters who booked us on this tour and to the ones that booked the shows that we were not able to play.
We will make sure to come through those cities we did not hit up on the next tour. Now to recap the last few shows, the Atlanta show was amazing, one of the best shows we played on this tour. We've played there numerous times before and the reaction we got was insane, it was good to hang with some of our Atlanta friends again for a few days and hang out in the city.
After Atlanta we hit up Harrisonburg, VA and then Baltimore, MD both shows were really fun. From Baltimore we drove a few hours and stayed in Brooklyn for a few days with our good friend Reggie, it was a blast just having the day off going through the city eating a ton of vegan food and checking out all the stores. Wildcat was able to hang with Katie Holmes as she was shopping at some expensive store, keep on the lookout for any paparazzi shots with wildcat in the background, look out Tom Cruise! The next day we played Brooklyn, the show was awesome, the venue was a sick as well. Unfortunately before our set Wildcat suffered some head trauma, the best way to understand what really went down is to look below at the diagram and figure it out for yourself...
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a large destructive object
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This is what happens when champ decides to join in on all of the fun, he clearly failed. Moving on the show went well, we played the set without Wildcat and ended up only playing like 4 songs, but what are ya going to do. Incendiary played the show as well and they were awesome, i picked up their 7" and it rules, make sure you check them out if you haven't already. We left Brooklyn the next fay for Edison, NJ, we played their a few weeks ago with the Mongoloids and Trapped Under Ice, both shows were really fun.
I'm glad I chose not to ride in the foundation van that night, because 30 minutes into their drive towards Syracuse they were pulled over and searched for drugs for over an hour, of coarse the cherry toppers didn't find anything except for fireworks which were seized. Luckily they made it back to cuse well after we did. The Syracuse show was great, thanks to everyone that came out and showed their support! Its Alive played that night as well and they were tight as ever, they just got added to reaper so be ready to check that out, their integrity cover was ill. We left that morning for Boston and were able to hang in the city for a while, tomdom and i decided to get ignorant and get forfeit crew dog tags made, hard. We played Haverhill that night and it was a fun show, the venue was really cool. One of the coolest venues we got to play on this tour. That show was foundation's last show and ended up being our last show of the tour as well. Again thanks for everyone who came out to all of the shows, and all the promoters for letting us play, and to Whitey and Sam Yarmuth for being great road dawgs.
Right now we are home working on writing new songs for the LP, that will be out in early summer on Reaper. I'm sure we will be updating you on the writing process and how everything is going in the studio in the near future, in the meantime check out the new comp coming out on Reaper Records.
he wasn't their...bummer
We will make sure to come through those cities we did not hit up on the next tour. Now to recap the last few shows, the Atlanta show was amazing, one of the best shows we played on this tour. We've played there numerous times before and the reaction we got was insane, it was good to hang with some of our Atlanta friends again for a few days and hang out in the city.
After Atlanta we hit up Harrisonburg, VA and then Baltimore, MD both shows were really fun. From Baltimore we drove a few hours and stayed in Brooklyn for a few days with our good friend Reggie, it was a blast just having the day off going through the city eating a ton of vegan food and checking out all the stores. Wildcat was able to hang with Katie Holmes as she was shopping at some expensive store, keep on the lookout for any paparazzi shots with wildcat in the background, look out Tom Cruise! The next day we played Brooklyn, the show was awesome, the venue was a sick as well. Unfortunately before our set Wildcat suffered some head trauma, the best way to understand what really went down is to look below at the diagram and figure it out for yourself...
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a large destructive object
=
This is what happens when champ decides to join in on all of the fun, he clearly failed. Moving on the show went well, we played the set without Wildcat and ended up only playing like 4 songs, but what are ya going to do. Incendiary played the show as well and they were awesome, i picked up their 7" and it rules, make sure you check them out if you haven't already. We left Brooklyn the next fay for Edison, NJ, we played their a few weeks ago with the Mongoloids and Trapped Under Ice, both shows were really fun.
I'm glad I chose not to ride in the foundation van that night, because 30 minutes into their drive towards Syracuse they were pulled over and searched for drugs for over an hour, of coarse the cherry toppers didn't find anything except for fireworks which were seized. Luckily they made it back to cuse well after we did. The Syracuse show was great, thanks to everyone that came out and showed their support! Its Alive played that night as well and they were tight as ever, they just got added to reaper so be ready to check that out, their integrity cover was ill. We left that morning for Boston and were able to hang in the city for a while, tomdom and i decided to get ignorant and get forfeit crew dog tags made, hard. We played Haverhill that night and it was a fun show, the venue was really cool. One of the coolest venues we got to play on this tour. That show was foundation's last show and ended up being our last show of the tour as well. Again thanks for everyone who came out to all of the shows, and all the promoters for letting us play, and to Whitey and Sam Yarmuth for being great road dawgs.
Right now we are home working on writing new songs for the LP, that will be out in early summer on Reaper. I'm sure we will be updating you on the writing process and how everything is going in the studio in the near future, in the meantime check out the new comp coming out on Reaper Records.
he wasn't their...bummer
Saturday, January 3, 2009
TOUR UPDATE #1
We are one week into our tour now and it has been going great. Last night we played the Cave 9 in Birmingham, AL with Down to Nothing, the Mongoloids, Swamp Thing, Mother of Mercy and Bad Seed. It was the last show at Cave 9 and it couldn't have gone any better. Looking forward to come through Birmingham and play at the new cave 9 down the road.
The night before on new years eve we played Chattanooga, TN. It was at a house and was surprisingly a good time amidst the endless amount of dirty punk druggers. React! records own Mindset had a killer set and an awesome Warzone cover to boot.
We met up with our good friends in Foundation a few days ago and will be playing the next 12 or so days with them. Tonight we're playing Atlanta with Foundation, Down to Nothing and more. Check back for more updates!
The night before on new years eve we played Chattanooga, TN. It was at a house and was surprisingly a good time amidst the endless amount of dirty punk druggers. React! records own Mindset had a killer set and an awesome Warzone cover to boot.
We met up with our good friends in Foundation a few days ago and will be playing the next 12 or so days with them. Tonight we're playing Atlanta with Foundation, Down to Nothing and more. Check back for more updates!
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