The Forces of Evil was an Orange County-based ska punk band, formed in January 2001 with the intention of creating a ska supergroup, being the side project of fellow ska punk band Reel Big Fish. The band split in 2005 after releasing a four-song EP, which was available on their website.
Aaron Barrett Justin Ferreira Chris Colonnier Derek Gibbs Jay Lafayette John Throop John Christianson
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Aaron Evil, guitar (Aaron Barrett), of Reel Big Fish fame, formed The Forces Of Evil in January 2001 by recruiting three members of the then recently defunct ska group Jeffries Fan Club at their farewell concert, Justin Evil, drums (Justin Ferreira), Chris Evil, trombone (Chris Colonnier) and Derek Evil, bass (Derek Gibbs). Jay Evil, trumpet (Jay Lafayette of The Scholars) and Jonny Evil, trombone (John Throop of Lone Raspberry) were later added to the line-up, and with the addition of friend John Evil, trumpet (John Christianson), the band was made complete.
According to Barrett, He created the Forces of Evil as a fall-back plan, as he believed that Reel Big Fish was going to tank after releasing Cheer Up!, thinking everyone would hate it. In the commentary for the Reel Big Fish DVD You're All In This Together, He said he started FoE because "if Reel Big Fish was over, then I'd still want to prove to everyone that I still love ska and love to play it."
Between formation and June 2002, the band played many concerts across the U.S., playing both songs written by the band and covers of other songs from many genres.
In June 2002, the band released their first record, an EP titled Because We Care..., featuring tracks that had seen popular receptions during concerts. The first album to be released by The Forces Of Evil appeared in October 2003, titled Friend Or FOE? and featuring all of the tracks previously released on the EP as well as many new tracks, one of particular note being "Fight", which was the theme song for Ska Summit 2003, a huge achievement for such a newly formed band and one that served to increase the group's popularity not only in US Ska circles but also in Ska fans across the world. As such, the band was signed by Jive Records.
In 2005, The Forces Of Evil disbanded, while in the process of recording their second album for Jive Records. Finished songs from the planned albumwere later posted on the internet under the title Four Song Obituary.
Barrett later stated the work effort was too similar to the work he was doing with Reel Big Fish, and he decided to concentrate his efforts on the other band. Barrett also noted the president of Jive at the time of the release of Friend or Foe? was angered by the fact that it was not the new Reel Big Fish album, and wondered why it wasn't; former Reel Big Fish bassist Matt Wong said he wondered the same thing as well.
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Aaron Evil (Aaron Barrett) - Guitar, Lead Vocals (Reel Big Fish)
Juston Evil (Justin Ferriera) - Drums (Jeffries Fan Club)
Chris Evil (Chris Colonnier) - Trombone (Jeffries Fan Club)
Derek Evil (Derek Gibbs) - Bass (Jeffries Fan Club)
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s notability guideline for music Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources The Forces of Evil news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Forces of Evil news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The Forces of Evil was an Orange County based ska punk band formed in January 2001 with the intention of creating a ska supergroup being the side project of fellow ska punk band Reel Big Fish The band split in 2005 after releasing a four song EP which was available on their website The Forces of EvilOriginOrange County California United StatesGenresSka punkYears active2001 2005LabelsJivePast membersAaron BarrettJustin FerreiraChris ColonnierDerek GibbsJay LafayetteJohn ThroopJohn ChristiansonWebsiteweb wbr archive wbr org wbr web wbr 20061105031507 wbr http wbr www wbr theforcesofevil ska wbr com wbr History editAaron Evil guitar Aaron Barrett of Reel Big Fish fame formed The Forces Of Evil in January 2001 by recruiting three members of the then recently defunct ska group Jeffries Fan Club at their farewell concert Justin Evil drums Justin Ferreira Chris Evil trombone Chris Colonnier and Derek Evil bass Derek Gibbs Jay Evil trumpet Jay Lafayette of The Scholars and Jonny Evil trombone John Throop of Lone Raspberry were later added to the line up and with the addition of friend John Evil trumpet John Christianson the band was made complete According to Barrett He created the Forces of Evil as a fall back plan as he believed that Reel Big Fish was going to tank after releasing Cheer Up thinking everyone would hate it In the commentary for the Reel Big Fish DVD You re All In This Together He said he started FoE because if Reel Big Fish was over then I d still want to prove to everyone that I still love ska and love to play it Between formation and June 2002 the band played many concerts across the U S playing both songs written by the band and covers of other songs from many genres In June 2002 the band released their first record an EP titled Because We Care featuring tracks that had seen popular receptions during concerts The first album to be released by The Forces Of Evil appeared in October 2003 titled Friend Or FOE and featuring all of the tracks previously released on the EP as well as many new tracks one of particular note being Fight which was the theme song for Ska Summit 2003 a huge achievement for such a newly formed band and one that served to increase the group s popularity not only in US Ska circles but also in Ska fans across the world As such the band was signed by Jive Records In 2005 The Forces Of Evil disbanded while in the process of recording their second album for Jive Records Finished songs from the planned albumwere later posted on the internet under the title Four Song Obituary Barrett later stated the work effort was too similar to the work he was doing with Reel Big Fish and he decided to concentrate his efforts on the other band Barrett also noted the president of Jive at the time of the release of Friend or Foe was angered by the fact that it was not the new Reel Big Fish album and wondered why it wasn t former Reel Big Fish bassist Matt Wong said he wondered the same thing as well Members editAaron Evil Aaron Barrett Guitar Lead Vocals Reel Big Fish Juston Evil Justin Ferriera Drums Jeffries Fan Club Chris Evil Chris Colonnier Trombone Jeffries Fan Club Derek Evil Derek Gibbs Bass Jeffries Fan Club Jay Evil Jay Lafayette Trumpet the Scholars Jonny Evil John Throop Trombone Lone Raspberry John Evil John Christianson Trumpet Reel Big Fish Discography editBecause We Care EP 2002 Vague Love Song My Life Mistake Independent Angry Anthem No 347 Fight For Your Right to Skank Friend or Foe Album 2003 Angry Anthem Go To Hell Suburban Rhythm cover My Life Dance the Night Away Van Halen cover Vague Love Song Hey Woo Yeah Mistake Worst Day Maybe I m Wrong Independent Fight 99 Hell Jay Z Remix mp3 Download 2004 Ball amp Chain Sublime cover Forever Free Sublime Tribute 2005 Four Song Obituary EP 2005 Good Old Days Ska Show Evil Approaches Missing Piece Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Forces of Evil amp oldid 1172415014, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
