Sound the Warning Horns – a new standard of Australian progressive/alternative rock is on it’s way to breakdown the castle!
Brisbane’s Forever the Optimist are a four-piece heavy/prog/rock outfit who have been quietly and surreptitiously clawing their way through the ranks of Brisbane’s heavy alternative scene and are now here to herald their arrival with their new single Warning Horns.
The track is expansive and sprawling with huge melodious vocals, chunky riffs and big, in your face percussion, that ensures the listener can do nothing but be entranced. The track is heavy, yet tempered, melodic, yet energetic, dark, yet complimented with sections where the listener can bathe in riffs of pure light and with a sense of urgency and desperation, a desire to connect.
Warning Horns will be released on iTunes and the film clip on Youtube as of Friday April 26, just in time for the tour to begin.
They are heading out on their sophomore East Coast tour to celebrate the release of the single. The band will be visiting Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, playing iconic venues such as The Espy and The Bald Faced Stag along the way and sharing the stage with artists such as Strangers, Ezekiel Ox and more.
Forever the Optimist are; Jamie Page (vocals/bass), Daniel Page (guitar/vocals), Kellie Buckman (guitar/vocals) and Andrew Knox (drums). They formed in June 2010 and has since shared the stage with some of the biggest names in modern Australian music including Grinspoon, Calling All Cars, Redcoats, Harmonic Generator (France), Helm, Electric Horse, Thousand Needles In Red and Floating Me.
Early in 2012, producer Gareth David from Tall Poppy Productions, lit the fuse on what will, later in 2013, become the band’s debut full-length album. Their first dip into the waters, video and single “Enter, Circus” was released in November 2012.
The album is set to be a melting pot of exciting, extraordinary songs that push the boundaries of modern alternative rock, vocally and instrumentally. The album will feature somewhat reminiscent of progressive structures and contrast heavy, aggressive riffs with exquisite, unforgettable melodies.
Forever the Optimist have set out to write an album that explores the odd psychological motivations that alter our normal decision making process into something that distorts our moral and ethical standards.
“The four-piece dominate the stage as guitar duels play out over a cacophony of feedback and combine to create an aural assault that is utterly mind-blowing. Frontman Jamie Page’s aggression and almost unbelievable vocal range are only matched by his repeated professions of love for the crowd.” – Rave Magazine
“The Brisbane-based band’s live show has been described as an experience of “rhythmic, stadium riffs” with “ornate drum fills scattering around every pause” and “a penchant for the ‘breakdown riff’ style of guitar work, the band are strong and lean.” – Time Off
“Forever The Optimist’s female guitarist plays in perpetual hero-shot, and she knows it. In front of a wind machine with long black hair and a hefty guitar, she stands tough and effortlessly cinematic. Image aside, the locals have a solid grasp on their groovy blend of metal. With cleverly interlocking riffs and songs that are well fleshed out, they play most engagingly in their instrumental sections and proggy, extended outros.” – themusic.com.au
FOREVER THE OPTIMIST – THE WARNING HORNS TOUR
MAY/JUNE 2013
QLD DATES
Friday 3rd May – Tempo – Brisbane – FREE ENTRY – We Live Forever + Interim
Friday 17th May – Sugarland Tavern – Bundaberg – FREE ENTRY – w/ Strangers + Epidemic… Over
Saturday 18th May – The Grand Hotel – Gladstone – $25 Pre-Door/$30 on the door –
El Grande Festival w/ Strangers + Epidemic…Over
VIC DATES
Thursday 13th June – The Espy Front Bar – St. Kilda – w/ Hail Mary + Destroy She Said + Virtue
Friday 14th June – The Barley Corn Hotel – Collingwood – $10 – w/ I Confess
Saturday 15th June – Gertrude’s Brown Couch – FREE ENTRY – Fitzroy w/ Guests
NSW DATES
Thursday 27th June – Port Macquarie Hotel – Port Macquarie – FREE ENTRY – w/ Jay Hoad
Friday 28th June – Fitzroy Hotel – Windsor – FREE ENTRY w/ Guests
Saturday 29th June – The Bald Faced Stag – Sydney – $15 – w/ Guests