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  • Formed: 1998
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "(Waging War)", "The Absolute Uncontrollable", "Thoughts Are Thought

Biography

Widening the scope of alternative metal, Swift delivers thick pushing rhythms, mostly relying on strong bass and drum sections. Coming from Salem, NC, Swift relies on a four-piece, team consistent lineup. Vocalist Gary Forsyth, guitarist Mikey Gentle, bassist Billy Deal, and Jamie King (drums) have guaranteed Swift's better creations since they first got together in 1998. After rehearsing and performing regular gigs locally for more than a year, the quartet delivered their first album, Thoughts Are Thoughts, in 1999. Enjoying respectable acclaim, the unit also started gathering a loyal fan base. During the two years that followed, the group continued to gather a considerable following, also preparing what turned out to be their second full-length. Waging War hit record stores in 2001, continuing to proclaim Swift's intrepid and disturbing metal-style themes. ~ Mario Mesquita Borges, All Music Guide
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Swift
Origin North Carolina, USA
Genres Metal
Rock
Years active 1998 – 2005
Labels Tribunal Records
Associated acts The Robot Revolt
The Lemming Award
Website Myspace Page
Members
Gary Forsyth
Billy Deal
Taylor Mabe
Mikey Gentle
Jamie King

Swift is a band hailing from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, formed by Gary Forsyth, Billy Deal, Mikey Gentle, and Jamie King in 1998. Taylor Mabe later joined the band in 2003. As of October 2005, Swift decided to take a hiatus while members focus on other areas of their individual lives. On November 9th, 2009 they announced a 10 year reunion show:December 19th, 2009 at The Millenium Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. On December 7th, 2009 they put uploaded a new song titled "Forest Of Death" on the Official Swift website

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New Projects

  • Jamie King has continued producing bands, most recently including Between The Buried And Me, Killwhitneydead, and Woe Of Tyrants.
  • Taylor Mabe was in the band 'Waiting for Wednesday' but has since then left the band and is now doing a project called Two To Tango.
  • Gary Forsyth, Billy Deal, and Michael Gentle moved to Brooklyn, NY in 2005 and played music under the band name The Robot Revolt. They recorded a 5 song EP with Jamie King, which is yet to be released.
  • Gary Forsyth and Billy Deal are also noted as session musicians and members of the Brooklyn based improv music comedy group "Leek".
  • Gary Forsyth is currently working on two studio projects.The Lemming Award is an open ended solo effort with material covering many different genres and is set to release an album in Mid 2009. The other, a concept metal record under the name "The Kings of the Outworld", is currently in pre-production.
  • Gary Forsyth recently became the schmoopiest person alive. You should see it, it's gross.

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