"We may be a few days late, but we'd still like to take the time to wish all of you beautiful bastards a Happy New Year! 

2019 was a truly incredible year for us. The release of 'Over the Hills' was everything we hoped for and more and the response to the album left us truly humbled. On top of that were some of the best gigs we've ever played - the Merseyside M2TM final, Power Metal Quest Fest and Ragnarok Metal Fest to name just a few highlights - not to mention more than doubling our online following. 

It'd be nonsense to suggest that we achieved all this on our own though, and there are an awful lot of people to whom we owe our gratitude; far too many to name individually, so we hope that this will suffice - 

To the amazing bands with whom we've played, laughed and forged new friendships; thank you. 

To the venues and promoters who gave us the time of day and so much more besides; thank you. 

To the reviewers and other media professionals who used your platform to give us another push up the ladder; thank you. 

To the hard-working, talented, creative professionals who worked with us to make 'Over the Hills' the incredible complete package that it turned out to be; thank you. 

To our friends and families for supporting us through rough and smooth; thank you. 

And most importantly of all, to every single one of you beautiful, mad, nerdy, incredible fans who listened, liked, shared, bought, banged your heads, sang along and kept us going with your ceaseless encouragement and enthusiasm; thank you from the bottom of our hearts. 

We hope you'll all be with us for another glorious year. Plans are already afoot and new battles already on the horizon. 2020 won't know what hit it!"

-Chris, Alex, John, Jade & Danny

Forlorn Hope are heading eastward with the Marching East Tour 2019. This tour will take the band to Stockport and Lincoln, with the final stop being at Ragnarok Metal Fest in Norwich. This tour comes hot off the heels of the bands stand out sets at Power Metal Quest Fest, Leeds and Forged in Fire Festival.

The dates for the Marching East Tour are as follows:
Nov 15th - The Spinning Top, Stockport
Nov 16th - The Alleykat Club, Lincoln
Nov 17th - The B2, Norwich

In addition to these dates, the band have also been confirmed for a show in February with long time allies, Sellsword. The show will take place on Feb 1st at the Fulford Arms in York and will mark the departure of Sellsword's tour de force vocalist, Stuart Perry. The band are honoured to be a part of his farewell show and wish him the best of luck in the future.

For more details regarding these shows, please see the events section of this website.

"a wonderfully rich sound ... 8/10" - Powerplay Magazine 

"the first step on a road going all the way to the top ... 9/10" - Metallum Sub Terra 

"maybe if this is how they taught it in schools, history would be much more fun ... 10/10" - Ever Metal 

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The stunning debut album from historical heavy metal storytellers Forlorn Hope is now officially released today. 

'Over the Hills' is a thrilling and ambitious concept piece; meticulously researched stories of horror and heroism from the Peninsular War of 1807-1814, set to intense, majestic and irresistibly catchy heavy metal. 

Available in lavish CD digipack format, featuring magnificent artwork and fascinating historical background notes, from forlornhope.uk/store or as a download from all major digital outlets. 

You can purchase the album here.

See Forlorn Hope live this summer: 

26/07/19 - The Royal Standard, Sheffield 
27/07/19 - EBGBs, Liverpool 
30/07/19 - Archie's, Prestatyn 
03/08/19 - The Boulevard, Wigan 
23/08/19 - Blossoms, Stockport

Mere days away from the release of their upcoming debut release, 'Over the Hills', Forlorn Hope frontman Chris SImpson sat down with Mark Cooper of The Spoken Metal Show for a podcast about the album. What followed was a fun exchange in which the two break down the album track by track, discussing the music, the history behind it and a few behind the scenes facts and stories.

For any fans who were wondering what was in store for them, then this is the most comprehensive breakdown of the album that you'll hear before it release this Friday, July 26th.

You can listen to the podcast here.

With the album release a mere two weeks away, Forlorn Hope release the final single from the upcoming 'Over the Hills'. A dark, epic, sweeping retelling of the battle of its namesake, 'Badajoz' is about a brutal siege that took place in 1812, as the allied forces of England and Portugal sought to capture the fortified town of Badajoz from French occupation. Time was of the essence and Wellington knew that it needed to be taken. So began one of the bloodiest battles in the entirety of the Peninsular war... 

You can stream 'Badajoz' on Youtube and on our Website: 
 

'Badajoz' will be available on Itunes and Spotify soon! 

'Over the Hills' releases on July 26th and is available to preorder from our webstore or digitally via Itunes. A selection of bundles are available for purchase. 

Forlorn Hope are delighted to reveal the second teaser trailer for 'Over the Hills'; theirr upcoming debut album, due for release on July 26th and is available to pre-order now from our official webstore:

In addition to this, Forlorn Hope have also released their second single 'Vitoria' which you can listen to here.

You can also go to the Itunes store to pre-order the album digitally via Itunes.

'Over the Hills' is a concept piece recounting stories of horror and heroism from the Peninsular War of 1807-1814 through the medium of intense, dramatic and irresistibly catchy heavy metal. 

You can purchase CDs in lavish digipaks available to pre-order, as well as some exciting merch bundles for those of you fancy a little something extra. 

Get your copy now!

Forlorn Hope's debut album 'Over the Hills' is now available to pre-order: https://forlornho.uk/storepe

'Over the Hills' is a concept piece recounting stories of horror and heroism from the Peninsular War of 1807-1814 through the medium of intense, dramatic and irresistibly catchy heavy metal.

The album will be available to pre-order in lavish digipaks, as well as some exciting merch bundles for those of you fancy a little something extra.If you're on the fence about pre-ordering, perhaps this new teaser trailer will convince you.

Get your copy now!

After a fantastic night of metal from some terrific bands (The Ominous, Salt Hill and Dark of Eden), Forlorn Hope proved victorious and will be headed to the Metal To The Masses final on the 22nd June to compete for a coveted slot at Bloodstock. It was a hard fought victory and the band are thrilled to be moving on to the final. Details for the show can be found on the events page or by following this link

Forlorn Hope are thrilled to announce that their debut album ‘Over the Hills’ will be released on 26/07/2019. 

‘Over the Hills’ is a concept piece about the Peninsular War of 1807-1814; the bloody and protracted conflict between the armies of Napoleonic France and the Allied powers of Britain, Spain and Portugal, which raged across the Iberian Peninsula in the early years of the 19th Century. The album does not seek to tell the whole story of the conflict. Rather, this is a collection of stories of horror and heroism from this fascinating period in history, all told through the medium of intense, dramatic and irresistibly catchy heavy metal. 

Recorded at Whitewood Recording Studios Liverpool across March 2019 and mixed and mastered by Daniel Woodward across April, the album will feature re-recorded versions of all of the tracks on the band's demo EP as well as several live favourites and material previously unheard by the public. 

The stunning cover artwork is by the supremely talented friend Mitchell Nolte, who was also responsible for the artwork on the band's demo EP and shirts. The band are very pleased to continue to work with Mitchell and think you’ll agree that he really has outdone himself on this project. 

The track listing for 'Over the Hills' is as follows: 

1 - Introduction 

2 - Vive L’Empereur 

3 - Rifles 

4 - Talavera 

5 - War in the Shadows 

6 - The Eagle Hunters 

7 - Die Hard 

8 - Badajoz 

9 - Man of Secrets, Man of Honour 

10 - Masterstrike 

11 - Vitoria 

12 - Over the Hills and Far Away 

13 - BONUS - Forlorn Hope 
 

To whet your appetite even further, today the band have officially released the first single from the album; ‘Rifles’. You can listen to this blazing fan-favourite on the band's official Youtube channel or download it from from the official webstore right now, and it will be available imminently to stream and/or purchase from all major digital platforms. 

Listen to 'Rifles' on Youtube!
Listen to 'Rifles' on Spotify!

Download 'Rifles' from the store now!
 

‘Over the Hills’ will be available to purchase on CD in a lavish digipack with detailed background notes to accompany each track, and also in digital format on all major platforms. Pre-orders will open shortly on the band's official webstore. 

We are very pleased to be working with SaN PR to promote this album. All press enquiries should be directed to - garry@sanpr.co.uk 

Finally, Forlorn Hope would like to take this opportunity to invite all of their fans to the Official Album Launch Party. This will take place at EBGBS in Liverpool on 27/07/2019; the 210th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Talavera. This will be your only opportunity to hear the band play the album in its entirety and to purchase a copy at a special, discounted price. Forlorn Hope will play alongside their good friends, Scarfoot and Winters Edge, as special guests for the evening.

Buy tickets here!
 

"Thank you all for your support. We look forward to sharing all kinds of exciting new things with you over the coming months."
-Forlorn Hope

In March, Forlorn Hope entered the studio to begin work on their upcoming devut album 'Over the Hills'. The mixing and mastering has now been completed on the album. Expect more details soon, including a release date, track listing and album artwork.

THe upcoming album will feature a collection of tales of horror and heroism from the Peninsular War, 1807-1814.

You can keep up to date with all of the latest Forlorn Hope news and announcements on this section of the website.