The Forgotten (band)

The Forgotten
Origin	Campbell, CA
Genres	Punk rock
Years active	1997-present
Labels	TKO Records (current) BYO Records Knockout Records (DE) People Like You Records (DE) Core-Tex Records (DE) Abusive Records
Members	Gordy Carbone Johnny Gregurich Dave Kaskha Nick Schuneman
Past members	Craig Fairbaugh Jonny Manak Gabe Gossack Ken Helwig Todd Loomis Shea Roberts
Website	http://www.theforgotten.net

The Forgotten is an American punk rock band based in Campbell, CA. The Forgotten have toured the US, Canada, Europe and Japan numerous times and continue to play locally and tour abroad occasionally. Currently The Forgotten are playing locally and writing new material for the next full-length record. The Forgotten appear every year at Punk Rock Bowling Tournament/Music Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. All current members of The Forgotten belong to the SKUNX.

History

The Forgotten started in 1997. The band started by singer Gordy Carbone, guitarist Craig Fairbaugh, bassist Ken Helwig and drummer Shea Roberts was signed as the second band ever to TKO Records where they currently have 4 full lengths and 3 EP's. The Forgotten has also have releases on BYO records (CA, USA), Knockout Records (DE), Coretex Records (DE) and People Like You Records (DE) and have appeared on numerous compilation and tribute albums. Dave Kashka joined in 1999 on drums, Johnny (Bleachedjeans) Gregurich joined in April 2000 on bass. The band toured heavily throughout Europe, the US and Japan from 2000-2003 building a loyal and growing following. Original guitarist Craig Fairbaugh left the band in late 2003 and moved to the Los Angeles area to pursue a solo music career, shifting Johnny over to guitar after many unsuccessful guitar player tryouts by the band. Nick (Ugly) Schuneman joined in November 2006 on bass.

The current line-up since late 2006 consists of Gordy Carbone, Johnny Gregurich, Dave Kashka and Nick Schuneman. The Forgotten have 4 full length albums, 4 EP/LP's and two versions of a Greatest Hits compilation. Rancid's Lars Frederiksen has produced three works by The Forgotten: Class Separation EP, Veni Vidi Vici LP and the Self Titled CD 'The Forgotten'. Gordy Carbone also plays and records with Lars Frederiksen in Lars Frederiksen & the Bastards

The Forgotten has played shows and/or toured with Rancid, Dropkick Murphys, The Unseen, The Casualties, U.S. Bombs, GBH, Oxymoron, Agnostic Front, The Business, Madball, Cock Sparrer, Anti-Nowhere League, The Adicts, Nashville Pussy, Demented Are Go, Slayer, Anti-Heros, Bouncing Souls, Hot Water Music, Ignite, Misftis, Sham 69, Cro-Mags, Earth Crisis, U.K. Subs, One Man Army and Stiff Little Fingers.

Members

Current members

• Gordy Carbone – vocals (1997–present)
• Dave Kashka – drums (1999–present)
• Johnny (Bleachedjeans) Gregurich – guitar, backup vocals (2000–present, bass 2000-2005)
• Nick (Ugly) Schuneman – bass, backup vocals (2006–present)

Timeline

Previous members

• Craig Fairbaugh - guitar (1997–2003)
• Jonny Manak - bass (2005–2006)
• Gabe Gossack - bass (1999)
• Ken Helwig - bass (1997–1999)
• Todd Loomis - drums (1998–1999)
• Shea Roberts - drums (1997–1998)

Discography

• Class Separation 7" EP (1997) TKO Records
• Veni Vidi Vici CD/LP (1998) TKO Records
• Picture Disc 7" EP (1998) Abusive Records
• Keep The Corpses Quiet CD/LP(2000) TKO Records
• Singles Collection CD/LP (2000) Core-Tex Records (DE)
• Ask No Questions CD/10" EP (2001) Knockout Records
• Control Me CD/LP (2002) BYO Records
• The Forgotten/Heartaches split CD/LP (2003) People Like You Records
• Out Of Print US-release of Singles Collection CD (2003) BYO Records
• The Forgotten CD (2008) TKO Records

Covers

• "Riff Raff" - AC/DC (2000 "A Punk Tribute to AC/DC" CD/LP)
• "No Room For You" - Demob (2000 US Tour - present)
• "Your Generation" - Generation X (2003 "The Forgotten/Heartaches Split" CD/LP)
• "I Am The Hunted" - GBH (2003 "The Forgotten/Heartaches Split" CD/LP)
• "On The Dark Side" (inside "Social Security") - John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band (2005-2006 live)
• "Solitary Man" - Neil Diamond (2005-2006 live)
• "Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw" - Rose Tattoo (2006 live with Shawn Packer)
• "Knife's Edge" - GBH (2008 "Self-Titled" CD)
• "Safe European Home" - The Clash (2008 European Tour - present)
• "I Got Your Number" - Cock Sparrer (2008 "A Tribute To Cock Sparrer" CD/LP)
• "Catastrophe" - Swingin' Utters (2010 "Untitled 21: A Juvenile Tribute to the Swingin' Utters" CD/LP)

Tours

• Peter and the Test Tube Babies/The Forgotten US Tour 9/4/98-10/10/98
• "TKO Records So-Cal Invasion" California Tour - Workin' Stiffs/The Randumbs/Reducers SF/The Forgotten/Pressure Point/The Bodies 11/3/99-11/5/99
• The Business/Agnostic Front/U.S. Bombs/The Forgotten European Tour 6/17/00-7/9/00
• Blanks 77/The Forgotten/Sixer/The Krays US Tour 7/21/00-8/4/00
• Agnostic Front/Ignite/The Forgotten/Shutdown/Discipline/Stampin' Ground European Tour 11/15/00-12/10/00
• The Forgotten/Sixer European Tour 5/10/01-7/8/01
• Oxymoron/The Forgotten/The Boils/Dead Empty US Tour 7/23/00-8/26/00
• The Forgotten US Tour 5/4/02-6/28/02
• "Chaos Across The Nation" US Tour - Oxymoron/The Forgotten/The Beltones/Pistol Grip 8/19/02-9/8/02
• The Unseen/The Forgotten/46 Short California Tour 10/10/02-10/14/02
• The Casualties/The Forgotten US Tour 11/1/02-12/15/02
• GBH/The Forgotten/Toxic Narcotic West Coast Tour 1/23/03-2/4/03
• The Unseen/The Forgotten US Tour 5/17/03-6/7/03
• The Forgotten US Tour 7/26/03-8/3/03
• F-Minus/The Forgotten/A Global Threat US Tour 8/4/03-8/11/03
• "Punk-O-Rama" Canada Tour - Bouncing Souls/Hot Water Music/The Forgotten/Worthless United 8/13/03-8/24/03
• The Forgotten/Last Target Japan Tour 10/11/03-10/19/03
• U.S. Bombs/The Forgotten California Tour 3/18/05-3/22/05
• The Forgotten/Radio Dead Ones European Tour 2/24/08-3/8/08
• The Forgotten Hawaii Tour 10/7/11-10/8/11

Festivals

• Oberwart Festival - Oberwart, Austria 6/24/00
• Will Full Force Festival - Roitschora, Germany 6/25/00
• Sommerloch Festival - Limburg, Germany 7/1/00
• Fasanenhof Antifascist Festival - Stuttgart, Germany 5/19/01
• Tonne Festival - Wangen, Germany 6/9/01
• Open Air Festival - Regensburg, Germany 6/22/01
• Holidays In The Sun Festival - Morcambe, England 7/6/01
• Sjock Festival - Antwerp, Belgium 7/8/01
• Beer Olympics Festival - Atlanta, GA 7/22/01
• Holidays In The Sun Festival - San Francisco, CA 8/26/01
• Holidays In The Sun Festival - Asbury Park, NJ 9/8/02
• Punk Rock Bowling Music Festival - Las Vegas, NV 2/03
• Punk & Disorderly Festival - Berlin, Germany 2/24/08
• Punk Rock Bowling Music Festival - Las Vegas, NV 5/26/12
• Punk Rock Bowling Music Festival - Las Vegas, NV 5/25/14

Associated Acts

• Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards - Gordy Carbone (vocals)
• Swingin' Utters - Nick Schuneman (bass, guitar, fill-in)
• Re-volts - Nick Schuneman (guitar)
• The Dwarves - Nick Schuneman (guitar, fill-in)
• Transplants - Craig Fairbaugh (guitar)
• The Casualties - Johnny Gregurich (bass, fill-in)
• Four Banger - Dave Kashka (drums), Johnny Gregurich (bass, guitar)
• Crack - Dave Kashka (drums)
• Bibles & Hand Grenades - Dave Kashka (drums)
• Muckruckers - Nick Schuneman (guitar, vocals)
• The Uglies - Nick Schuneman (guitar, vocals)
• Trashkannon - Nick Schuneman (guitar)
• No One's Victim - Johnny Gregurich (bass, guitar, fill-in)
• The Frontline - Johnny Gregurich (bass)

External links

• The Forgotten official website
• The Forgotten on myspace
• TKO Records website
• BYO Records website