He’s driving off into the desert. No more fighting, no more failing. He’s been imagining this moment for as long as he can remember, and now he’s finally done it. His hands are loose on the wheel and his foot pushes the pedal flat on the floor.
He’s free, heading west under a star-lit sky towards something new. The past disappears in the darkness behind and for the first time in as long as he remembers, the future is unknown, hopeful. Then a song comes on the radio….he turns it up….he thinks he’s heard it before, but he hasn’t. It’s just that kind of song – instantly familiar like an old friend, and this band knows just what he’s feeling…
The Band
Formed in 2010, Forth is a band with a story to tell. Delivering classic rock vibes with grunge flavours, Forth is known for their heavy and memorable songs. Front man Brian Forth hails from Canada but landed in Finland. After finding himself stranded thousands of miles from home, he connected to his new country through music, forming the band with friends and newfound brothers-in-rock, Tim Norrgrann (lead guitar), Kari Storkovius (drums) and Mikael Söderbäck (bass). Together, they turn their failures, broken relationships, hopes and dreams into awesome rock songs.
The Sound
The music is inspired by classic melodic rock artists like Neil Young and Tom Petty, but the songs are shaped with a thick vocals, harmonies and a grungy, emotional edge. Deep, melodic guitars sit on top of growling bass and thundering drums. The music is like an old friend you haven’t seen in a long time – he’s still the same person, but something feels new. The band calls their style “Newstalgic Rock” because everything old is new again.
The Charts
For a little band from the suburbs of west Helsinki with no label, Forth has racked up some impressive chart performance from their first releases in Finland and abroad.
| Track / Album | Chart / Radio | Year |
| “Up Up Away” | #2 Finnish iTunes rock charts | 2014 |
| “Fairytale Princess” | 1 month in top 10, Finnish national radio YLE’s Toppen chart | 2015 |
| “Black Angel” | #2 YLE Radio Vega, Vega Toppen | 2018, week 50 |
| “Higher Ground” | #1 Radio Indie Alliance UK, Monie’s New Music | Feb 2019 |
| “Captivity” |
Record of the week Featured artist of the week, Eye on Indie, Q108 Canada |
Mar 2019 |
| “On Top of the World” | #5 and most played song of the week, Finnradio.fm | 2019, week 11 |
| “Let Me In” | YLE Radio Vega – on rotation 17 weeks | 2019 |
| “1993” | #1 Finnradio.fm Top 20 | 2021, week 34 |
| “Paralyzed” | #1 Finnradio.fm Hard Rock | 2021, week 42 |