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Come in and feed your mind

Band
Biography

lineup 2011

Dutch progressive metal band FeedForward has been around since 2001. Since then the members have created their own unique style, which can be best defined as a mix between progressive rock and melodic metal. In spite of the sometimes complex arrangements, the songs are accessible for a large audience, due to the recognisable vocals and catching melodies.

The band has managed to build up a big fan-base, which shows by the increasing number of concerts they have played the last couple of years. These gigs included performances with Fates Warning, Evergrey, Damian Wilson and Enchant. The on-stage performance full of energy and intensity accentuates the power of their songs.  

At the end of 2006 FeedForward recorded their full length debut album “Barefoot & Naked”, which really shows the many sides of this band. The album contains catchy rock songs, progressive pieces, pounding metal, but also epic songs and even a piano ballad.
“Barefoot & Naked” received a wave of positive reviews from all over the world. This lead to signing a record deal with the dutch label Rusty Cage Records, resulting in a re-release of their album in 2008.

FeedForward's first vocalist and co-founder Biejanka decided to move to Finland in June 2009. After a lot of searching and auditions FeedForward found a worthy successor: Patrice.

In 2011, FeedForward recorded their second full length album, titled “Upstream”. This album contains 9 songs in the now unmistakable FeedForward style. “Upstream” is released on December 6th 2011, and is distributed by Nightmare Records.

 
Patrice


Gear:
Wireless Shure Beta58

Previous bands:
SPCHLSS
Speakers
Dropshot
ZipiT
DejaVu
Pride & Joy

Favourite bands:
Dream Theater
Symphony X
Helloween
Nightwish
Whitesnake
Savatage

Favourite songs:
Every song that kicks $%@ !!


 
Pi



Gear:
Sloggi underwear
Pearl drums
Zildjian
Paiste
Sabian Signature Stax and Splash cymbals
Gibraltar hardware
LP-percussion
Pro Mark Portnoy-sticks

Previous Bands:
The Apaches
Skullcrusher
Goden
Tears of endless oblivion
Thombe
Obvious
Chained Alice

Top 5 Bands:
U2
Dream Theater
Simple Minds
Pink Floyd
VDS (the bear productions)

Top 5 Albums:
The joshua tree / U2
Scenes from a memory / DT
Fields Of Gold / Sting
Achtung Babe/U2
Octavarium / DT

Top 5 Songs:
With or without you / U2
Comfortably numb / Pink Floyd
Walk beside you / DT (I can't actually choose one song of DT)
If I ever losse my faith in you / Sting
The child in us / Enigma


 
Jan


Gear:

Yamaha bass
Peavey amps
MarkPro Amps

Previous Bands:
DesuntCetera

Top 3 Bands:
Porcupine Tree
Transatlantic
The Beatles

Top 3 Albums:
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever

Top 3 Songs:
Transatlantic - Stranger In Your Soul
Porcupine Tree - Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Symphony X - Awakenings

  


 
Mario



Gear:

Bo-el MC6 The Snake
Jackson DR-2
Marshall JCM900 + 1960A cabinet
Rocktron Pro-Gap
TC Electronic G-Major II
Trace Elliot RA300

Previous Bands:
Spermazoid (yeah...well...I was very young)
Sonic Decay
Obvious

Top 5 Bands:
Rush
Enchant
Fates Warning
Dizzy Mizz Lizzy
Counting Crows

Top 5 Albums:

Rush - Power Windows
Queensryche - Rage For Order
Metallica - Master Of Puppets
Enchant - Break
Last Crack - Burning Time

Top 5 Songs:
Rush - Time Stand Still
Enchant - My Enemy
Dream Theater - 6:00
Pearl Jam - Even Flow
Porcupine Tree - Blackest Eyes

 
Job



Gear:
Korg X5D
Yamaha
Korg Triton LE

Previous Bands:
Forever Times

Top 3 Bands:
FeedForward
Savatage
Ayreon

Top 3 Albums:
Threshold - Extinct instinct
Dream Theater - falling into infinity
Metallica - Master of puppets