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About Me

The conception of Forever Lost originated in mid summer of 2002. Guitarist Derik Smith and drummer Jayson Cessna assembled to refashion a local metal scene that had lost it's vitality. By 2003, the search for a frontman was over as Tom Sturniolo's fierce and gravelly vocals gave breath and persona to the band. Immediately after, the quest for a second guitarist continued and eventually led to like-minded metaller Nate Hamann in 2004. After several unsuccessful months and assorted line up changes, Craig Trimmer would soon take the rightful position on bass. Three years in the making, Forever Lost was at last complete.With a comprehensive group of innovative musicians and song writers, the band initiated to unify their sound. Taking influences from bands such as Death, Kalmah, Amon Amarth, Children of Bodom, and In Flames, they began to provide their own archetype towards today's melodic death metal. In the winter of 2005, they released a 3 song demo into circulation and began to distribute themselves into the local scene. In the autumn of that same year, Forever Lost entered the studio to record their first official 4 song EP, entitled "Caverns of the Catastrophic," aspiring to be their turning point achievement as of yet. Faced with several delays, the summer of 2006 finally showed promise to be the moment for well-overdue unveiling. Later, in the fall of 06, Derik Smith decided to leave Forever Lost, putting the future of the band into question. Not long after, the remaining members decided to lay their creation to rest. Realizing that they could no longer continue with the loss of a founding member and main song writer, they mutually departed.

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Member Since: 11/21/2004
Band Website: forever-lost.com
Band Members: Tom Sturniolo - VocalsCraig Trimmer - BassJayson Cessna - DrumsDerik Smith - Lead GuitarNate Hamann - Lead Guitar
Influences: (old) In Flames, Children Of Bodom, Carcass, Death, Kalmah, & Amon Amarth.
Sounds Like: Original take on melodic death metal.
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

FL review in Metal Maniacs Magazine

Forever Lost was featured in the March 2007 eddition of Metal Maniacs magazine. Pick up a copy and check it out for yourselves! Here's what the nice guys at MM's "Firing Squad" had to s...
Posted by Forever Lost (RIP) on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 03:46:00 PST

Forever Lost calls it quits.

As you all know, it has been several weeks now since Derik's departure from Forever Lost. His leave has spawned many questions of our future and whether or not things were going to ...
Posted by Forever Lost (RIP) on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:52:00 PST

Derik Smith speaks out...

The following is an official statement from Derik Smith, regarding his decision to part ways with Forever Lost. "You can never truly vision the impact of your art until you decide you've call...
Posted by Forever Lost (RIP) on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:00:00 PST

Derik Smith parts ways with FL

Forever Lost has said goodbye to lead guitarist Derik Smith yesterday due to personal reasons and can no longer continue . Derik has been like a brother to us and his departure has been a painful...
Posted by Forever Lost (RIP) on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 10:37:00 PST

Review on The Metal Hotline

We would like to show our gratitude to the stand up guys at The Metal Hotline for their kick ass words of support. You can check out The Metal Hotlines review on Forever Lost by clicking HERE. ...
Posted by Forever Lost (RIP) on Sat, 12 Aug 2006 02:34:00 PST