Based out of Cleveland, Ohio, with a wide base of roots feeding deep into their city’s underbelly, the members of YOUTH FORGOTTEN culminate in this new outfit with a unified sense of keeping the movement alive with the utmost urgency.
While overall retaining dark hardcore/metal outfit tactics to spread their message, an influx of thrash metal dynamics and streetpunk energy coalesce in fueling the anthems YOUTH FORGOTTEN deploys. Genre boundaries and inner-scene platforms are eradicated as this quintet relentlessly dispatches song after song of energized, enraged fury, while lyrically the outfit speaks from an equally grounded, forward-thinking mentality. The lineup consists of vocalist J.C. Koszewski (Dead Even), lead guitarist Matt Brewer (ex-Integrity), drummer Rob Walters (Salt The Wound), guitarist Aaron Salo (Above This Fire) and bassist Jim LaMarca (Chimaira).
Having coalesced their collective strengths into the powerhouse dubbed YOUTH FORGOTTEN, the band recorded their debut record, Ghost Of A Fallen Empire, at RobArnoldWorld with Rob Arnold of Chimaira, marking his debut as a producer. Destroying and decimating, while aiming to aggravate and invigorate, they burn through nearly forty-five minutes of material surging with the vitality the often overlooked energy the Cleveland landscape has provided over the past few decades, a high-octane release with the bustling angst, recalling the energy of the 1990s punk/hardcore movements, action-packed release packed with ten anthems aimed at lethargic, fad-driven acts that pollute the current scene.
YOUTH FORGOTTEN released independently Ghost Of A Fallen Empire digitally on January 31st, 2014, with physical product followed shortly behind.
Having shared the stage with a plethora of regional bands as well as international acts including Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, Battlecross, Ringworm, 3 Inches of Blood, Revocation, The Acacia Strain and countless more over the years.
CRITICAL PRAISE
“Brutal riffs, hardcore punk intensity, anthemic vocals, an ear for meaningful technicality, all combined with a live show that more than punctuates the sentiment- Youth Forgotten should prove a force to reckoned with in 2014.” – Blow The Scene
“Contender for album of the year. If rating is something I would do I would give this one 10 sticks of dynamite.” – Hard Times
“If their past success in the metal scene is any indication of things to come for this band, then audiences should take notice of this release. This is only a warm-up for Youth Forgotten and I can’t wait to see what’s next.” – Broken Neck Radio
Formed In: 2013
Years Active: 2013-Present
Jedediah Christopher- Vocals
Matthew Brewer - Guitar
Aaron Salo - Guitar
Robert Walters - Drums
Bradly Alliance - Bass
Country of Origin: United States
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Genre: Thrash Metal/Hardcore
Current Label: Unsigned/Independent
Email: Firestormpro@gmail.com
Press contact Dave@earsplitcompound.com
Bandcamp: https://youthforgotten.bandcamp.com
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/youth-forgotten
Reverbnation: https://www.reverbnation.com/youthforgotten
Ghost Of A Fallen Empire (Full-Length Album - 2014)
Released January 30, 2014
CREDITS
Studio Line Up
Matt Brewer - Lead Guitar
Jim Lamarca - Bass
JC koszewski - Vocals
Rob Walters - Drums
Aaron Salo - Guitar
Recorded @RobArnoldWorld
Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Rob Arnold
Artwork/Logo by Gregory Martinis
Concept by Rob Walters & JC Koszewski
Gang Vocals by Steve Rauckhorst, Jeb Holder, Aaron Salo, Ryan Forman, Ed Battes, Derek Miller, Jim LaMarca, Matt Brewer, Tommy "Tkilla" Hogarth
All Photography by Ed Bates @ setTab Photography
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