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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. Regarding the campaign for the upcoming EP, vocalist Chris Simpson had this to say:
"Part I of our new album ‘Valour’ will be released on 30 August 2024*. It’s been a long time coming, but now we need your help to get it over the finishing line. The tracks are done and dusted, but artwork, graphic design, promotion, distribution, merch and all the other backstairs activities that make a new release happen aren’t free, and can put a massive financial strain on a small, independent band. So, for the first time, we are asking for your help to make this release happen and giving you the opportunity to be a part of ‘Valour - Part I’ for as little as £5.
“What’s in it for us?”, we hear you ask. Well, in addition to the satisfaction of helping to bring more epic, historical heavy metal into the world, we have some fantastic rewards planned for our supporters.
All supporters, whatever the size of their contribution, will receive regular newsletters (featuring updates and historical and behind the scenes content), membership to our private Supporters’ Facebook group (featuring plenty of content not featured on our regular social feeds), access to our exclusive podcast series exploring the history behind ‘Valour - Part I’, and will have their names entered into a private, supporters-only artwork raffle and enshrined on our online Roll of Honour.
For those looking to make a bigger contribution, we have music in digital and physical formats - the latter coming in the form of a lavish CD digipak with exclusive, limited edition cover art and your name in the sleeve notes - as well as our trademark massive merch bundle and, for those big spenders who really want to go crazy, a few rare and historic gems to add to your collection.
We firmly believe that the songs on ‘Valour’ are the best we’ve ever written. Please help us make this release a reality."
You can find details for the crowdfunding campaign itself, as well as pledge to the various tiers on offer by following the link here.
And below you can see the beautiful cover artwork, once again created by long time artist for the band, the talented, Mitchell Nolte.
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