Eric Forrest

Eric Forrest
Eric Forrest and Sébastien Chiffot (Toulouse, France, 2022)
Background information
Born	(1970-02-13) February 13, 1970 (age 54) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Heavy metal, thrash metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Bass, vocals
Years active	1988–present
Formerly 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.^[8]

In 2020 Forrest announced the forthcoming album called Mindbender.^[9]

In 2021 the band signed with the Danish label Mighty Music:^[10] Mindbender was released on September 19, 2021.^[11][12]

Discography

Voivod

• Negatron (1995)
• Phobos (1997)
• Kronik (1998)
• Voivod Lives (2000)

E-Force

• Evil Forces (2003)
• Modified Poison (2008)
• The Curse (2014)
• Demonikhol (2015)
• Mindbender (2021)

Project: Failing Flesh

• A Beautiful Sickness (2004)
• The Conjoined (2007)
• Count Back from Ten (2010)

References

1. "Interview with Eric Forrest of E-Force: The unreleased Voivod album has some of that Angel Rat vibe". Agoraphobicnews. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
2. Wiebe Taylor, Laura (January 1, 2006). "Voivod Cannot Be Silenced". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
3. Crigler, P. (2010). Keeping It Tight in the Old Dominion: A History of Virginia Rock Music. Dog Ear Publishing. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-60844-414-4. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
4. "Project: Failing Flesh begins mixing new album". Blabbermouth. December 1, 2009. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
5. "E-Force Phobos/Negatron Spanish Tour 2017 Details Revealed - "A Tribute To Voivod"". bravewords.com. May 30, 2017. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018.
6. "E-Force To Revisit Frontman Eric Forrest's Voivod Past On Phobos / Negatron Eurotour 2018". bravewords.com. April 29, 2018. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
7. "E-FORCE (Can/Fra) – Revisiting Voivod Phobos/Negatron Eurotour 2018". RoadmasterBooking.com. April 24, 2018. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
8. E-Force performing Voivod live at Brutal Assault "Insect", archived from the original on December 21, 2021
9. https://www.mixcloud.com/nicole-durrance/inter-sanctum-weric-forrest-of-e-force-voivod-and-project-failing-flesh/
10. Weiss, Søren. "E-Force – Mighty Music" (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-08-16.
11. Blabbermouth (2021-06-23). "Former VOIVOD Frontman ERIC FORREST's E-FORCE To Release 'Mindbender' Album". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
12. Meister, The (2021-07-27). "E-FORCE - Mindbender (November 19, 2021)". CGCM Rock Radio. Retrieved 2021-08-16.