News Archive
Welcome to the Forever Never news archive.
New Album Preview!20/06/2008 Just a quick note to say: Check our myspace tomorrow (Saturday 21st) for a sneak peak at what to expect on our upcoming new album! We've bundled together a few samples of a few tracks, and you can check them out tomorrow from midday to see what we've been working on!
Midday tomorrow: www.myspace.com/forevernever - DIG IT.
The Latest!
27/05/2008 Ok so it's been a while since I typed up one of these! Most of you that read this I'm sure will know about the unfortunate near-death van crash/ill nino cancellations of April. If you don't - well... we nearly died basically! Lots of photos on the myspace, so check them out!
I've just typed up a massive Q&A for people that have been asking questions, so check out our myspace blog, or the FN forum to read that.
But the most important bit of news out of that is the fact that we now have a studio date to start recording the 2nd album! We begin tracking drums on the 24th July - with an estimated finishing date of 5th September! It's gonna be killer, and if the pre-production is anything to go by, the real thing is going to surpass even our own expectations! If you thought "Aporia" was a cool album... seriously, just wait!
Right, my fingers are seriously close to falling off after typing up the blog, so if you want to read more of my ramblings please visit the myspace and read the new blog!
Cheers for all the messages of support and concern over the last month - it has really been incredible xxx
Renny
Ill Nino Tour
06/04/2008 Hey people, hope everyone is well! So what's the latest? The very latest news is myself, Jack and Kev returned from Germany today having met with the awesome people at Warwick/Framus. The guys there showed us round the factory, and we discovered just how much goes into each and every guitar and bass that comes out of there, which is why it gives me great pleasure to tell you all that Kev and Jack are now full exclusive endorsees of Warwick and Framus respectively!
We'd like to thank everyone at Warwick for their hospitality, and we're very proud to be associated with such an awesome bass and guitar manufacturer. Here's to the future guys!
Secondly - literally just before we went out there, we were given the great surprise of the opportunity of supporting ILL NINO on their UK tour dates at the end of April! So it's awesome to let you know that we are main support to the boys in London, Wrexham, Birmingham and Cheltenham - so we hope to see plenty of you at the shows!
Lastly, if you haven't already noticed, there is now a LINK to the store where you can purchase an extremely limited edition copy of Empty Promises (with 2 additional new tracks), both signed and numbered by the band. Check them out, and why not get a bit of merch while you're at it!
That's all for now folks, but we are also busy demoing up all the new tracks for our mighty 2nd album which will follow at the end of this year. Believe me, it's sounding epic and if you "liked" Aporia, you're going to LOVE this. Trust blud.
Renny
It's been a while!
27/02/2008 You sir. You madam. Yes you reading this now, have every reason to spank the hell out of me for not having given an update on here for quite some time! My apologies first for being so slack - but we have had a pretty heavy start to the year, and on a less chirpy note some more personal family related matters, which have made the start of 2008 a bit up and down! But hey - here I am!
The tour with Madina Lake in Europe was absolutely awesome - and we'd just like to say what a great bunch of guys they all are - so thanks to them, and we might just pair up again in the future hopefully! Cheers also to Rich, and Steve the bus driver! Legends.
So anyway a few days after our return to the UK, and as many of you will know already, Mike Row our drummer of 4 years decided to quit the band. Obviously as an original member of the band we were sad to see him go, but we fully respect his reasons for leaving that he told us; as a married man he wanted to put more time into his marriage and to building a family - and we really do wish him and Mrs Row all the best for the future!
We have been busy auditioning new drummers, and if you know someone, or you are one that hasn't come forward yet - it's still not too late. You need to email us at info@forevernever.com with simply "Drummer" as the subject - and attach a photo, with some details of your past experience, and if you have any audio of you playing, this would be great too!
Thanks to all the Essex peeps that came out to Rayleigh last Friday - and thanks to Rob from Fei Comodo for filling in for us on the night! It was an awesome laugh, and hopefully everyone enjoyed themselves! Was great to see some familiar faces in the crowd, and some new ones too! You mean the world to us, so thanks for your continued undying support!
EMPTY PROMISES LIMITED EDITION SINGLES - Yes, to answer some emails, they are still happening! They are in production as we speak. What with the tour in January and the other stuff that went on, they just got delayed a bit, but they are in the pipeline now. As a reminder, there are 250 signed and numbered copies of this - and once they are gone, that's it! They're gone! So if you want to get your hands on a copy, you'll have to get in there quickly! Look out for the details on myspace, or on the mailing list! It will be in the store to pre-order very shortly!
Lastly, we've got a handful of shows in March with Breed 77, Panic Cell and Last Stop China Town, which should all be awesome. Please remember, that we are on FIRST at these shows - so if you wanna catch the FN stompede get there EARLY, so that you don't miss us! Spread the word about this please peeps! Nice one!
That's all for now - keep well, stay out of trouble. Uncle Renny. x
EUROPE WITH MADINA LAKE!
18/12/2007 As you will see by the tour dates, we can now announce we are touring with MADINA LAKE this January in Europe! This is gonna be our first trip to Europe so we're obviously very excited - so we hope to meet some of you out there at the shows! Support on the German shows also comes from iO who are awesome, so we can't wait to get out there and rock out!
So that's what we're up to in January 2008! 2008 should be an interesting year for FN with our 2nd album to be released! We can now reveal that the recording process for album no.2 will be begin in the first 2 weeks of March! More details on the 2nd album very soon! We'll do a big blog on exactly where we're at with it!
Anyway, that said about 2008 - 2007 has been a great year, and as we approach xmas on behalf of all the FN gang, thankyou so much for being awesome to us this year! We have made a lot of new friends this year, and we truly hope to see you at some more shows in 2008 - without your support it would be literally impossible to do this. So thankyou, and keep supporting us and we'll keep rocking! Thanks to all the tour buddies this year, Fei Comodo, Stone Sour, Flyleaf, Breed77, Lunarmile, Mnemic, Profane, Panic Cell, I-def-I and Man of The Hour for all being awesome people!
See y'all in 2008!! WEEEEEEERD!
Renny
Rock Sound Goodness
12/12/2007 Hey guys and gals, It's nearly xmas time and there's lots of good stuff happening! Firstly if you want to get hold of another brand new FN track then you need to pick up the current issue of ROCKSOUND Magazine! It's the one with Matt from BFMV on the front cover, and on the CD that comes with it you can get hold of "Thanks for Letting Me Know" which we recorded on the Empty Promises session, so check it out! But that's not all either - inside the mag we've been featured as a band to watch in 2008, and furthermore there is a 10/10 live review and we were named KBY band of the year, so all diehards get it this month because there is loads of FN goodness in there!!
The website has had a little bit of an update - you might notice a few new photos here and there, and also the STORE has been updated with some wicked new merch - particularly cool are the new BEANIES which we've had done due to popular demand, so if you want one - don't hang about - get stuck in!!
There will be some more awesome news in a couple of days or so - just waiting on a confirmation so keep checking back! Particularly if you are one of our European fans! Can't say more than that though!
There are only a few shows left of 2007, so if you can make it to any of them do come along cos it would be great to see you before the year is out! 2008 should be an awesome one, but more on that in the next block of news! WEEEEEEERD.
Renny
EMPTY PROMISES RELEASED TODAY!
29/10/2007 Today Empty Promises was officially released worldwide digitally - you can buy it from Itunes - simply search us up on there, and it's yours for the taking! What are you waiting for? Go get it!!
"Empty Promises" On K! TV!
21/10/2007 Hey guys, first thing to say is thanks to everyone that came out to the Panic Cell shows to see us, and to all the new friends we've made: welcome! Also big shout outs to PC and their crew who made the tour an enjoyable one, was an absolute pleasure!
Onto some pretty awesome news now: The video for "Empty Promises" is finished, and can now be seen on Kerrang! TV! So keep your eyes peeled for it on there, and you might just catch it! Thanks for all the positive comments already about it, it really means a lot to us. Total Guitar this month even has "Empty Promises" in their top 20 tracks to download, so make sure you do when it's released 29th October!
Renny
Cancellations
02/10/2007 Hey guys, firstly apologies for the 4 cancellations that happened Thurs-Sun. I've been a bit of an ill puppy, and during the Manchester show on Wednesday, I was in great discomfort and to my horror I was coughing up blood. It was decided that night that I see a doctor the next day, and cancel the next few shows so as to be fully 100% ready for the run of shows starting this Thursday. The Doc confirmed to me I had a gross nasal discharge which was pouring stuff down my throat. Yuk. Anyway, I've been on antibiotics and I think it's pretty much there now, so we will see you on the road starting Thursday! Can't bloody wait! :)
In other news - the video for "Empty Promises" has been fully completed, and looks great! You will be seeing it on screens very soon, and then we'll give you the addresses you need to be requesting it!
Thanks to all the well-wishers, it has been greatly appreciated - much love to everyone. Your support is amazing. x
Renny
Empty Promises Video
20/08/2007 Hey guys and gals, just an update to bring you up to speed on the latest going ons in the FN camp. This weekend just gone we all went to Shepherds Bush to record our performance element for the "Empty Promises" video!
It was a really long day, and we have all seriously bad necks/backs from giving it some welly for 10 hours straight! haha. But hopefully it will all be worth it when the video is all finished. You should expect to see this towards the ends of September with any luck!
Also, while we were there, we had some rather lovely new promo shots done, which you will be seeing much sooner! We are just currently getting them into some kind of order, and once that's done we'll get a few of them online so you can see the brand new FN! (Thanks Carly, you're a legend!).
We are still waiting on more headline tour dates to come in - I don't know how long we'll be waiting for, but sit tight and perhaps we'll have some more to add to the listings at the end of the week!
The single has now been fully mastered and sounds great, and once again, end of September or possibly early October looks likely to be the release date of "Empty Promises". We will have a definite 100% date for it shortly though!
That's all for now peeps - over and out. Rendog.
Headline Shows/Forum Fixed
25/07/2007 Hey guys, just so you know - the forum is now working again! For some reason it wasn't letting new people register, but our webguy has sorted it now, so you should be able to get signed up and get involved on the Forums now! So get chatting!
So we have the first few headline dates in, to support the release of our forthcoming single "Empty Promises" in September. So far we are hitting up Brighton, Southampton and Exeter - but there are loads more to come in! Hopefully between the headline shows and the Panic Cell dates, we'll be absolutely everywhere - so nobody will have an excuse to not come out to a show and say hi!
Lastly, another couple of Panic Cell tour dates have been added in Bolton and Newcastle. Check the tour dates for more details!
That's it from me, I'm outta here. Boomshanka. Renny
Panic Cell Tour
21/07/2007 haha. Seems like I'm updating more or less every day! Lots of stuff is happening though, so it's all good! Todays update is to let you know that we are now confirmed to be hitting the road with our friends in PANIC CELL in October! The dates are up in the tour section!
These are completely separate to our own headline dates that will be starting from the 15th September! Keep an eye out for them soon!
Empty Promises
20/07/2007 Ok guys, so those of you that listened in to the Total Rock show yesterday will know already but for those of you that don't, the news is that "Empty Promises" one of our brand new recordings is going to be released as a single sometime in September. The date is not 100% confirmed yet, but we're gonna be shooting a video for it very shortly, so that everything is ready in preparation.
Coupled with this, we are gonna be embarking on a headline tour starting the 15th September. Dates to follow shortly!
Furthermore, at some point in the future we are gonna need you to request "Empty Promises" everywhere and anywhere - but not yet. We'll let you know once we have put it in the hands of people that count, and then you can bombard them with requests to this tune played!
Also, all the personal bios are now online for your enjoyment, and another wallpaper is on the download page!
That's all for now folks, will keep you updated with everything happening in the FN camp as and when it happens!
FESTIVALS/TOTAL ROCK
15/07/2007 Hey folks - hope everyone is good and that our "summer" is not completely annoying you! haha. Anyway here's a few bits of news which shall hopefully brighten it up for you a bit.
First thing is to let you know that we are going to be visiting the people at TOTAL ROCK RADIO this Thursday, to preview the 3 BRAND NEW TRACKS that we have recently recorded. This is going to be the first time you can hear the new recordings, so make sure you head to totalrock.com at 11am on Thursday to hear us talking rubbish and spinning the utterly brand new tunes live on the air!
In other news, FN can confirm we are on a number of festivals coming up this year. Rockoff Festival, Bloodstock Festival and Hard Rock Hell are all gonna be getting some FN loving this year. The dates and details can be found in the tour section, but we're really looking forward to these festivals, we hope we'll see a few of you there. Also keep your eyes out on more tour dates, and the announcement of our future plans.
One Love, Renny x
Recording News
30/06/2007 Hey people! As you may or may not know we've been in the studio this week from Monday-Friday recording a few brand new tunes. They're still in the mixing stages at the moment, but I can tell you it sounds absolutely amazing and I feel has definitely captured the sound we've strived for with past recordings.
As far as whats happening with these new recordings, you'll have to wait til after the Mnemic tour when we're gonna give you some news which should hopefully put a smile on your very beautiful metal faces. haha.
For those of you coming out to the Mnemic shows starting Monday - look forward to "having it large" with you. Not in a gay way though.
Renoir. xxx
Real Short Notice Show!
29/06/2007 Real short notice show - tomorrow at the Bitter End in Romford, we're gonna be playing with the awesome Beyond All Reason, so anyone in town should come down, as I believe it's actually a FREE show as well. So 'av some of that! Renny
Glasgow Cancelled
28/06/2007 The Glasgow Cathouse show on the Mnemic Tour has been cancelled by the promoter. Which is a great shame, but once again out of our hands. Can't speak for Mnemic, but we will definitely be back there as soon as we can.
If you haven't already - please lodge a vote for "Forever Never" as Best British Newcomer at this years Kerrang Awards at: www.kerrangawards.com/kerrangawards - every vote we get is greatly appreciated, so if you do vote, then thankyou very much.
Renny
Merch Store Now Online!
23/06/2007 Hello lovely people! Just a note to say that the webstore is now fully operational, and with a few clicks of the mouse you can now order your merch here on the official website! BOSH!
You don't need a paypal account to even use it, all you need is a debit/credit card. That's it. It's safe and secure as all are monitored by Paypal, so it's all good! All orders are subject to availability.
Also if you take a peak at the downloads section, we also have our first wallpaper for your desktop! So feel free to add this to your home computer and snazz it up a bit! Mega.
Also one more show to tell you about - August 3rd, we are gonna be hitting up the Twist in good old Colchester. Should be a wicked show, it's always good to come back to the Twist for a home town show so if you want to get a ticket then give the Twist a call - the number is in the gig section!
Renny
Liverpool Cancelled
12/06/2007 Hey people, trust you all had a mega download weekend if you went - if you didn't, hope you enjoyed the sunshine. Just a quick one to report that sadly the show on the 7th July in Liverpool is no longer happening. This was due to a venue error, so was completely out of our hands sadly. Hopefully we can get in town soon and do another show for those of you who were hoping to catch us there.
New Website
20/05/2007 It's been a long time coming, but here it is once and for all - the brand new Forever Never website! This will be kept up to date with all the FN news to do with touring, recording, and whatever else we can think of to stick up here!
A few things are still to be fully operational like the Store, but if you can't wait to get your hands on merch then chuck us over an email to info@forevernever.com and we can get these sorted for you - but in future you will be able to order everything by a few clicks of the mouse! Lovely Jubbly! Also the Downloads section is on it's way - we're still working on the content here, but there will be some sexy banners and wallpapers which you can use! Nice.
Head on over to the Forum and get signed up, we'll always be about on there to answer any questions you might have - get to know your fellow FN fans and get along to the shows!
We are also now on the look out for Street Team and E-Team personnel, so if you fancy helping us out, please go to the JOIN US section under the BAND menu.
So keep checking back here for all your FN updates, many thanks to Ace is High web design, I think everyone will agree they've done a superb job.
Anyway, that's me over and out people. Speak to you soon! Renoir de Carroll.
