Fort Hope
Fort Hope | |
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 Jon Gaskin of Fort Hope performing in Club 85, North Hertfordshire in 2013. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Hertfordshire, England |
| Genres | Alternative Rock, Post-Hardcore, Pop Rock |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | LAB Records, Virgin/EMI |
| Members | Jon Gaskin Jamie Nicholls Simon Rowlands |
Fort Hope are a British rock band formed in 2013 after the disbandment of electronic rock band My Passion in 2012. The band has released three EPs and released their debut mini-album in May, which peaked at 8 on the UK top Rock and Metal albums.
History
Formation and EP releases (2013–2014)
The band consists of four former members of the electronic rock band My Passion, the line-up consisting of Jon Gaskin, Simon Rowlands and Jamie Nicholls, who all agreed to stay together as and form a new band while Laurence Rene, the former singer of My Passion, did not. The band was officially announced on 13 January 2013 along with the release of their first song titled 'Control'.[1] The song was aired on BBC Radio a month later.[2] In April the band embarked on their first ever tour supporting Fearless Vampire Killers throughout April in the UK.[3]
The first album release by the band was in the same year when they released their debut EP titled 'The Future's In Our Hearts' and was free to download after it was streamed online in June, also officially releasing the song 'Control' as the EPs official single, of which they also released their first music video for.[4][5] In November they released their second EP titled 'Choices'.[6][7]
Courage (2014–present)
In 2014 they embarked on a tour in the UK along with Max Raptor in January 2014 across the UK, making it their first tour they've embarked on as a headliner and where also announced to be part of the LAB Records roster and would be releasing their debut mini album titled 'Courage' on 11 May.[8][9] To promote the release the band released an official music video for the song 'The Rapture'.[10] In July the band released their music video for the song 'New Life' and a month later the band performed at Sonisphere Festival.[11][12] The band are supported rock band Mallory Knox in the UK throughout November along with Frank Iero and Moose Blood.[13][14]
On 7 November the band released their second single titled 'Plans' in promotion of their third EP release named after the band which was released on 8 February 2015.[15] They also released 'Sick' as the second single to promote the EP and released a music video for 'Plans' two days prior to the EPs release.[16]
2015
Fort Hope have continued to grow with numerous plays on Radio 1. They have been nominated for "Best British Newcomer" in the 2015 Kerrang! Awards and played on the Fresh Blood stage at Slam Dunk Festival. In the summer they will play 2000 trees, T in the Park and Reading & Leeds.
Members
Current
- Jon Gaskin – vocals, guitar, piano (2013–present)
- Jamie Nicholls – drums (2013–present)
- Simon Rowlands – bass guitar (2013–present)
Unofficial members
Previous members
- Ande D'Mello – guitar (2013–2015)
Discography
| Fort Hope discography | |
|---|---|
| EPs | 3 |
| Singles | 3 |
| Music videos | 5 |
| Mini-albums | 1 |
Mini-albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK Rock | ||
| Courage |
|
8[17] |
EPs
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Future's In Our Hearts |
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| Choices |
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| Fort Hope |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Control" | 2013 | Courage |
| "Plans" | 2015 | Fort Hope |
| "That's The Way The River Flows" | 2016 | Manne Of Lawe EP |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Control" | 2013 | Courage |
| "The Rapture" | 2014 | |
| "New Life" | ||
| "Plans" | 2015 | Fort Hope |
| "Skies" | ||
| "That's The Way The River Flows" | 2016 | Manne of Lawe EP |
References
- ^ "Fort Hope: Exclusive First Interview". Ultimate-guitar.com. Ultimate-Guitar. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "BBC Introducing... Rudden & Bridge". BBC.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Fearless Vampire Killers Announce UK Tour with Fort Hope Read more: Fearless Vampire Killers Announce UK Tour with Fort Hope". Alreadyheard.com. Already Heard. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Fort Hope". Rocksound.tv. Rocksound. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ Bhamra, Satvir. "Fort Hope – "Control" Music Video". Amplified.tv. Amplified. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Choices - single". iTunes. Fort Hope. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Fort Hope & Max Raptor announce UK headline tour". Rocksound.tv. Rocksound. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ H, Candi. "Fort Hope sign to LAB Records and will release debut mini-album, Courage, in May". Altsounds.com. Altsounds. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Fort Hope - The Rapture". Rocksound.tv. Rocksound. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ Carter, Emily. "Fort Hope stream New Life music video". Kerrang.com. Kerrang!. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Sonisphere Festival memories, Fort Hope". Rocksound.tv. Rocksound. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Frank Lero to support Mallory Knox on November tour". Kerrang.com. Kerrang!. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ Akomanyi, Sarah. "The Lowdown: Interview with Fort Hope". Altsounds.com. AltSounds.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Going to see Fort Hope this month? You need to hear their new track 'Plans'". Rocksound.tv. Rocksound. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ Akonanyi, Sarah. "Watch Fort Hope - Plans". Hangout.Altsounds.com. Altsounds. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ "2014 Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive 24th May 2014". Officialcharts.com. Official Charts. Retrieved 26 August 2014.