On 25/04/1915 the SS River Clyde, Britain’s “Wooden Horse”, grounded at V Beach Gallipoli, disgorging British troops into a hurricane of Turkish bullets. This disastrous opening to the “forsaken” Gallipoli campaign inspired our song ‘Ulysses, 1915’.

Last year, Chris was…

Forlorn Hope are excited to announce that they will be headed back into Whitewood Studios once more this December, to record the second part of their Valour project “Valour Pt. II”.

The upcoming EP will be releasing in 2026, and…

Today marks the release of Forlorn Hope's latest EP, ‘Valour - Part I’, the first instalment of the band's second full length album ‘Valour’. ‘Valour’ tells the stories of fifteen VC actions from Crimea to the Second World War; stories…

Forlorn Hope have just released a new single, ‘Down in Flames’. The track is the first single to be released from the band's upcoming EP ‘Valour - Part I’. The single comes accompanied by a new lyric video by Very…

Forlorn Hope have launched their crowdfunding campaign for their upcoming EP, ‘Valour - Part I’. In addition to this, the cover artwork has finally been unveiled and the release date announced. ‘Valour - Part I’ will be releasing on 30/08/24…

Forlorn Hope have released the title and subject matter of their long awaited second album.

‘Valour’ is a collection of stories of the Victoria Cross; Britain’s highest military honour since 1856, awarded for “most conspicuous bravery or some daring or…

To raise funds for their new release, Forlorn Hope have today opened their first Christmas raffle.

The grand prize is a ‘Redcoat’ battle map signed by Chris on the field at Waterloo earlier this year, with a complete CD discography…

Forlorn Hope will return to the studio this month to record five new tracks, to be released in the first half of 2024.

Former drummer and founder member Danny Kelly has returned to drumming duties on a part-time basis to…

Forlorn Hope will no longer be playing this year’s Warhorns Festival in Yorkshire. The band released this statement on social media -  

“We are immensely sorry to announce that we have had to withdraw from Warhorns Festival 2022. 

Due to…

Drummer and founder member of Forlorn Hope, Danny Kelly, has announced that he will be leaving the band with immediate effect. 

Danny released this statement on the band’s social media channels: 

“Unfortunately, I have decided to bring my time…

“so powerful it borders on epic” 

“It’s a testament to the band’s huge amount of talent that the song is able to take us through a complex and often deeply controversial history” 

“Redcoat is not…

Forlorn Hope have released the official lyric video for their upcoming standalone single ‘Redcoat’. 

The lyric video was produced by Andy Pilkington of Very Metal Art, who was also responsible for the lyric video to Forlorn Hope’s previous release ‘To…

Forlorn Hope’s new standalone single ‘Redcoat’ - out 25/02/22 - is now available to pre-order from forlornhope.uk/store 

Along with CD copies of the new single are two new merch bundles, including the lavish and strictly limited edition ‘King’s Shilling’ bundle. 

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Forlorn Hope have revealed the artwork for their forthcoming standalone single ‘Redcoat’ and announced that the single will be released on 25/02/22 with pre-orders opening on 14/01/22. 

The band released this statement on social media: 

“‘‘Redcoat’ is the story…

Forlorn Hope regret to announce that due to work commitments they have been forced to cancel their shows in Inverness, Glasgow and Edinburgh previously scheduled for 7-9 March 2022.

Forlorn Hope apologise for any disappointment and hope to return to…

Forlorn Hope have announced that their next release, the standalone single 'Redcoat', will now be released in February 2022. The band published this statement on social media:

"As you may remember, our forthcoming standalone single 'Redcoat' was originally due for…

Forlorn Hope have announced that their next release, standalone single ‘Redcoat’, will be released this autumn. The band released this statement on social media -  

“We are delighted to announce the details of the next chapter in the Forlorn Hope…

After a long period of no live music due to the ongoing global situation, the calendar is finally starting to fill out as Forlorn Hope announce a host of new live dates for 2021 & 2022. A complete list can…

Liverpool’s own historical heavy metal storytellers return for their first post-pandemic show, in the heart of their hometown. Fresh from the release of their standalone First World War single ‘To the Bitter End’, and with a follow-up release on the…

Forlorn Hope are proud to release their new single, ‘To the Bitter End’ today along with a brand new lyric video.

In this brand new, standalone single, the UK’s premiere historical heavy metal outfit turn their attention to the…

On 12/02/2021 Forlorn Hope will release their new First World War single, ‘To the Bitter End’; a thrilling retelling of the story of the 1916 defence of Frankfurt Trench. 

To accompany this release, the band have produced their first ever…

Forlorn Hope’s brand new First World War single will be released on 12 February 2021 and you can now pre-order your copy at forlornhope.uk/store. 

These CDs come in lavish digipaks and include the new single, an instrumental bonus track…

Forlorn Hope are pleased to announce that their new single ‘To the Bitter End’, recently recorded at Whitewood Studios, Liverpool, will be released on February 12th 2021. 

This standalone single represents the band’s first foray into the vast and brutal…

Earlier this week, Forlorn Hope announced the upcoming release of their new single; 'To the Bitter End'. 18-25 November marks the anniversary of the events that inspired 'To the Bitter End'; the 1916 Defence of Frankfurt Trench, described by the…

Forlorn Hope are delighted to reveal a new addition to the History section of the website, a page dedicated to their upcoming single 'To The Bitter End'. This new page will give fans an insight into the story behind the…