Forever Blind
A band started simply as a musical outlet for songwriters Andrew Wong and Tristan Villani. Performances around Westwood and at the Worcester Palladium have gotten a few curious about the melodic thrash metal quartet.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Guitarists Andrew Wong and Tristan formed a band as a way to explore their songwriting and to just have fun playing music they enjoyed. While the band was still in its infancy, bassist Jon Stoker left to pursue a degree from Berklee School of Music. In the search for a replacement bass player, Josh Lennon switched roles from drummer to bassist and drummer Steve Schrieber was added to the group. Andrew and Josh had been in a band together previously, so had Josh and Steve, and so had Steve and Tristan. The band chemistry abounded well before the first rehearsal and the band continues to grow musically. Tristan has decided to step down from Forever Blind. Former bassist Jon Stoker returns as the bands second guitarist.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
We've played at the Worcester Palladium as well as at Westwood High School. We are currently looking for more opportunities to play. Hopefully this summer we will be performing in the Waltham area.
Your musical influences
Killswitch Engage, Opeth, In Flames, Soilwork, old Metallica, etc
What equipment do you use?
Pearl Drums, Sabian and Zildjian cymbols, ESP and Parker guitars, Fender and Tobias basses, Marshall and Peavey amplification
Anything else?
Big thank you to Mr Troy Sutler for kindly inviting us to use his home studio for our cd
