Forgiven Rival

After forming in early 2005, the band proceeded to release their debut two-track self-titled demo later that year, which they recorded with Antiskeptic frontman Andrew Kitchen.{{cite web |url=http://www.mp3.com.au/artist.asp?id=21451 |title=Archived copy |website=www.mp3.com.au |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050322202423/http://www.mp3.com.au/artist.asp?id=21451 |archive-date=22 March 2005 |url-status=dead}} Extensive touring throughout Australia in 2006 led to national recognition, which the band followed up with their debut EP The Symphony of Words.

In 2008, Forgiven Rival signed to indie label El Shaddai Records and released their first full-length album This Is a War.{{Cite web |url=http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/13715/tempidx/4/menuid/2 |title=Blistering.com Review: Forgiven Rival - This is a War |access-date=5 February 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721211152/http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/13715/tempidx/4/menuid/2 |archive-date=21 July 2012 |url-status=dead }} This same year Cartel Music took over management duties for the band,{{Cite web |url=http://www.themusic.com.au/imm_display.php?s=christie&id=386&d=2008-06-17 |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 February 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090101071849/http://www.themusic.com.au/imm_display.php?s=christie&id=386&d=2008-06-17 |archive-date=1 January 2009 |url-status=dead }} and they also received an invitation to play the renowned Canadian Music Week festival in Toronto.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cmw.net/cmw2009/media_details.asp?media_ID=145 |title=Canadian Music Week 2009 |access-date=5 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329233242/http://cmw.net/cmw2009/media_details.asp?media_ID=145 |archive-date=29 March 2010 |url-status=dead }} After returning to Australia they teamed up with Premier Artists,[http://www.themusic.com.au/imm_display.php?s=christie&id=1215&d=2009-05-12]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.premierartists.com.au/roster/Forgiven_Rival |title=Premier Artists - Artist Roster |access-date=5 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221085354/http://www.premierartists.com.au/roster/Forgiven_Rival |archive-date=21 February 2011 |url-status=dead }} one of Australia's foremost booking agencies.

In June 2009, Forgiven Rival introduced Andrew Hennesy as their new bassist, thus freeing up frontman Joel Thornton. Following this in September 2009, the band announced the departure of guitarist Adrian Brown, who was heading back to Canada after the bands Canadian tour earlier that year. Forgiven Rival held a national tour for his farewell, playing alongside Haste the Day. Shortly after, Lee Omond joined the band to replace Adrian on guitar.

In November 2009, the band entered Complex Studios with Roman Koester of The Red Shore, to record two new singles for release in the US and Australia in early 2010.{{Cite web|url=http://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20060923162945/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ-rZQw5Dcs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/xJ-rZQw5Dcs |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title = YouTube - Los Angeles Main Event Live}}{{cbignore}} Early 2010 saw the band team up with Indianola Records for the US release of This Is a War.{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianolarecords.com/|title=indianola records | Still Elite, Still Underground|website=Indianola Records}}

Forgiven Rival have toured alongside Disturbed, Trivium, As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Story of the Year, Escape the Fate, The Audition, Parkway Drive, Silverstein, MxPx, I Killed the Prom Queen, and others.

In September 2011, Forgiven Rival announced they would be calling it a day. They played their final show at the Wheelers Hill Hotel in Melbourne on 30 September.

• Joel Thornton - Lead Vocals
• Lee Omond - Guitar/Vocals
• Peter Fabrizio- Guitar/Vocals
• Simeon Dux - Drums
• Andrew Hennessy - Bass

• Forgiven Rival (2005)
• The Symphony of Words (2006)
• This Is a War (2008)

{{Reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928223047/http://www.forgivenrival.com/ Official Website]
• [http://www.myspace.com/forgivenrival/ Forgiven Rival] at MySpace

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Category:Australian post-hardcore musical groups

Category:Musical groups established in 2005

Category:Indianola Records artists