Fort Hope

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Fort Hope
Jon Gaskin of Fort Hope performing in Club 85, North Hertfordshire in 2013.
Jon Gaskin of Fort Hope performing in Club 85, North Hertfordshire in 2013.
Background information
OriginHertfordshire, England
Genres
Years active2013–2017 - 2022 - present
Labels
Members
  • Jonathan Gaskin
  • Jamie Nicholls
  • Simon Rowlands
  • Peter Oliver

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 2014, which peaked at 8 on the UK top Rock and Metal albums.

History

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Formation and EP releases (2013–2014)

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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 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)

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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 they were 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]

Record Label & Hiatus

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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 played 2000 trees, T in the Park and Reading & Leeds. They parted with Virgin EMI in 2018 after being signed in 2016.

From the end of 2017, Fort Hope ceased all social media updates, without anything said they disappeared and you would get small updates from Drummer James through his Instagram. However nothing from Jon or Simon. This hiatus lasted just over 5 Years.

Return to music and Powers

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In September 2022, Fort Hope finally returned and announced that they were touring as an opening act for LostAlone in December 2022, alongside potentially working on new music [17]

In late August of 2023 they announced that Peter Oliver is now a full member of the band. [18]

The band has also officially announced that they will be releasing a new single named "Powers" and will be released September 29th 2023.

Members

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Current

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  • Jon Gaskin – vocals, guitar, piano (2013–present)
  • Jamie Nicholls – drums (2013–present)
  • Simon Rowlands – bass guitar (2013–present)
  • Peter Oliver – guitar (2015–present)

Unofficial members

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  • Matthew Whelan – guitar (2014–2015)

Previous members

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  • Ande D'Mello – guitar (2013–2015)

Discography

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Fort Hope discography
Studio albums1
EPs5
Singles3
Music videos7
Mini-albums1

Albums

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Title Album details
The Flood Flowers (Vol. 1)
  • Release: 16 June 2017
  • Label: EMI Records
  • Formats: CD, download

Mini-albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
Rock
Courage 8[19]

EPs

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Title Album details
The Future's in Our Hearts
  • Release: 24 June 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
Choices
  • Release: 12 November 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Download
Fort Hope
  • Release: 8 February 2015
  • Label: LAB Records
  • Formats: CD, Download
Manne of Lawe
  • Release: 22 April 2016
  • Label: Virgin EMI Records
  • Formats: Download, Vinyl
A r m u r e .
  • Release: 2 December 2016
  • Label: Virgin EMI Records
  • Formats: Download

Singles

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Title Year Album
"Control" 2013 Courage
"Plans" 2015 Fort Hope
"That's The Way The River Flows" 2016 Manne Of Lawe EP
"Powers" 2023 Powers

Music videos

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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
"Say No" 2016 A r m u r e
"The People Of The Lake" 2017 The Flood Flowers (Vol. 1)

References

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  1. ^ "Fort Hope: Exclusive First Interview". Ultimate-guitar.com. Ultimate-Guitar. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. ^ "BBC Introducing... Rudden & Bridge". BBC.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Fearless Vampire Killers Announce UK Tour with Fort Hope Read more: Fearless Vampire Killers Announce UK Tour with Fort Hope". Alreadyheard.com. Already Heard. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Fort Hope". Rocksound.tv. Rocksound. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  5. ^ Bhamra, Satvir. "Fort Hope – "Control" Music Video". Amplified.tv. Amplified. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Choices – single". iTunes. Fort Hope. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Fort Hope EP Teaser". YouTube.com. Fort Hope. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Fort Hope & Max Raptor announce UK headline tour". Rocksound.tv. Rocksound. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  9. ^ H, Candi. "Fort Hope sign to LAB Records and will release debut mini-album, Courage, in May". Altsounds.com. Altsounds. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Fort Hope – The Rapture". Rocksound.tv. Rocksound. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  11. ^ Carter, Emily. "Fort Hope stream New Life music video". Kerrang.com. Kerrang!. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Sonisphere Festival memories, Fort Hope". Rocksound.tv. Rocksound. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Frank Lero to support Mallory Knox on November tour". Kerrang.com. Kerrang!. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  14. ^ Akomanyi, Sarah. "The Lowdown: Interview with Fort Hope". AltSounds. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  15. ^ "Going to see Fort Hope this month? You need to hear their new track 'Plans'". Rocksound.tv. Rocksound. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  16. ^ Akonanyi, Sarah. "Watch Fort Hope – Plans". Hangout.Altsounds.com. Altsounds. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  17. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/forthopemusic/status/1565412625042837505. Retrieved 4 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ^ "Instagram". Instagram.
  19. ^ "2014 Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive 24th May 2014". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
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