Eric Forrest (born 1970) is a Canadian heavy metal musician. Active since 1988, Forrest is best known for playing in a number of metal bands, including Voivod, E-Force, and Project Failing Flesh.

Career

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Forrest was a member of the bands Liquid Indian and Thunder Circus. He joined Voivod in early 1994 as bassist and vocalist, picking up the nickname "E-Force". He recorded two studio albums with Voivod, '' Negatron'' (1995) and '' Phobos'' (1997), and the live album '' Voivod Lives'' (2000), before departing in 2001 when original singer

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returned. Upon his departure from Voivod, Forrest formed his own band called E-Force. In 2003 he formed the band Project: Failing Flesh in

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, which released three albums up to 2012. In 2017, Forrest conducted a European tour in which he performed songs from the ''Negatron'' and ''Phobos'' albums by Voivod. The band assembled for that tour, operating under the name E-Force Performing Voivod, continued touring and played at the

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festival in 2018.

Discography

Voivod

*'' Negatron'' (1995) *'' Phobos'' (1997) *''

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'' (1998) *'' Voivod Lives'' (2000)

E-Force

* ''Evil Forces'' (2003) * ''Modified Poison'' (2008) * ''The Curse'' (2014) * ''Demonikhol'' (2015) * ''Mindbender'' (2021)

Project: Failing Flesh

*''A Beautiful Sickness'' (2004) *''The Conjoined'' (2007) *''Count Back from Ten'' (2010)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Forrest, Eric 1968 births Living people Canadian heavy metal bass guitarists Musicians from Toronto Voivod (band) members