The Forgotten is an American punk rock band based in Campbell, California. The Forgotten have toured the US, Canada, Europe and Japan numerous times and continue to play shows in California regularly and occasionally tour abroad. The Forgotten appear every year at Punk Rock Bowling Tournament/Music Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. All current members of The Forgotten belong to the SKUNX.
The Forgotten started in 1997. The band started by singer Gordy Carbone, guitarist Craig Fairbaugh, bassist Ken Helwig and drummer Shea Roberts was signed as the second band ever to TKO Records where they currently have 4 full lengths and 3 EP's. The Forgotten has also have releases on BYO records (CA, USA), Knockout Records (DE), Coretex Records (DE) and People Like You Records (DE) and have appeared on numerous compilation and tribute albums. Dave Kashka joined in 1999 on drums, Johnny "Bleachedjeans" Gregurich joined in April 2000 on bass. The band toured heavily throughout Europe, the US and Japan from 2000-2003 building a loyal and growing following. Original guitarist Craig Fairbaugh left the band in late 2003 and moved to the Los Angeles area to pursue a solo music career, shifting Johnny over to guitar after many unsuccessful guitar player tryouts by the band. Nick "Ugly" Schuneman joined in November 2006 on bass.
The current line-up since late 2006 consists of Gordy Carbone, Johnny Gregurich, Dave Kashka and Nick Schuneman. The Forgotten have 4 full-length albums, 4 EP/LP's and two versions of a Greatest Hits compilation. Rancid's Lars Frederiksen has produced three works by The Forgotten: Class Separation EP, Veni Vidi Vici and the Self Titled CD 'The Forgotten'. Gordy Carbone also plays and records with Lars Frederiksen in Lars Frederiksen & the Bastards
The Forgotten has played shows and/or toured with Rancid, Dropkick Murphys, The Unseen, The Casualties, U.S. Bombs, GBH, Oxymoron, Agnostic Front, The Business, Madball, Cock Sparrer, Anti-Nowhere League, The Adicts, Nashville Pussy, Demented Are Go, Slayer, Anti-Heros, Bouncing Souls, Hot Water Music, Ignite, Misftis, Sham 69, Cro-Mags, Earth Crisis, U.K. Subs, One Man Army and Stiff Little Fingers.
Current membersGordy Carbone – vocals (1997–present)Dave Kashka – drums (1999–present)Johnny "Bleachedjeans" Gregurich – guitar, backup vocals (2000–present, bass 2000-2003)Nick "Ugly" Schuneman – bass, backup vocals (2006–present)Previous membersCraig Fairbaugh - guitar (1997–2003)Jonny Manak - bass (2005–2006)Gabe Gossack - bass (1999)Ken Helwig - bass (1997–1999)Eric Powers - drums (fill-in 2011 and 2014)Todd Loomis - drums (1998–1999)Shea Roberts - drums (1997–1998)Class Separation 7" EP (1997) TKO RecordsVeni Vidi Vici CD/LP (1998) TKO RecordsPicture Disc 7" EP (1999) Abusive RecordsKeep The Corpses Quiet CD/LP(2000) TKO RecordsSingles Collection CD/LP (2000) Core-Tex Records (DE)Ask No Questions CD/10" EP (2001) Knockout RecordsControl Me CD/LP (2002) BYO RecordsThe Forgotten/Heartaches split CD/LP (2003) People Like You RecordsOut Of Print US-release of Singles Collection CD (2003) BYO RecordsThe Forgotten CD (2008) TKO Records"Riff Raff" AC/DC (2000 "A Punk Tribute to AC/DC" CD/LP)"No Room For You" Demob (2000 US Tour - present)"Employer's Blacklist" The Business (2001 "Hardcore Hooligan: A Tribute To The Business" CD/LP)"Your Generation" Generation X (2003 "The Forgotten/Heartaches Split" CD/LP)"I Am The Hunted" GBH (2003 "The Forgotten/Heartaches Split" CD/LP)"On The Dark Side" (inside "Social Security") John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band (2005-2006 live)"Solitary Man" Neil Diamond (2005-2006 live)"Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw" Rose Tattoo (2006 live with Shawn Packer)"Knife's Edge" GBH (2008 "Self-Titled" CD)"Safe European Home" The Clash (2008 European Tour - present)"I Got Your Number" Cock Sparrer (2008 "A Tribute To Cock Sparrer" CD/LP)"Catastrophe" Swingin' Utters (2010 "Untitled 21: A Juvenile Tribute to the Swingin' Utters" CD/LP)"Corruption" Rancid (2014 "Hooligans United: Rancid Tribute Record" CD/LP)"I'm True" Anti-Heros (2016 live)Peter and the Test Tube Babies/The Forgotten US Tour 9/4/98-10/10/98"TKO Records So-Cal Invasion" California Tour - Workin' Stiffs/The Randumbs/Reducers SF/The Forgotten/Pressure Point/The Bodies 11/3/99-11/5/99The Business/Agnostic Front/U.S. Bombs/The Forgotten European Tour 6/17/00-7/9/00Blanks 77/The Forgotten/Sixer/The Krays US Tour 7/21/00-8/4/00Agnostic Front/Ignite/The Forgotten/Shutdown/Discipline/Stampin' Ground European Tour 11/15/00-12/10/00The Forgotten/Sixer European Tour 5/10/01-7/8/01"Pure Punk Tour" US - Oxymoron/The Forgotten/The Boils/Dead Empty 7/22/01-8/26/01The Forgotten US Tour 5/4/02-6/28/02"Chaos Across The Nation" US Tour - Youth Brigade/Oxymoron/The Forgotten/The Beltones/Pistol Grip 8/19/02-9/8/02The Unseen/The Forgotten/46 Short California Tour 10/10/02-10/14/02The Casualties/The Forgotten US Tour 11/1/02-12/15/02GBH/The Forgotten/Toxic Narcotic West Coast Tour 1/23/03-2/4/03The Unseen/The Forgotten US Tour 5/17/03-6/7/03The Forgotten US Tour 7/26/03-8/3/03F-Minus/The Forgotten/A Global Threat US Tour 8/4/03-8/11/03"Punk-O-Rama" Canada Tour - Bouncing Souls/Hot Water Music/The Forgotten/Worthless United 8/13/03-8/24/03The Forgotten/Last Target Japan Tour 10/11/03-10/19/03U.S. Bombs/The Forgotten California Tour 3/18/05-3/22/05The Forgotten/Radio Dead Ones European Tour 2/24/08-3/8/08The Forgotten Hawaii Tour 10/7/11-10/8/11Oberwart Festival - Oberwart, Austria 6/24/00With Full Force Festival - Roitschora, Germany 6/25/00Sommerloch Festival - Limburg, Germany 7/1/00Fasanenhof Antifascist Festival - Stuttgart, Germany 5/19/01Tonne Festival - Wangen, Germany 6/9/01Open Air Festival - Regensburg, Germany 6/22/01Holidays In The Sun Festival - Morcambe, England 7/6/01Sjock Festival - Antwerp, Belgium 7/8/01Beer Olympics Festival - Atlanta, GA 7/22/01Holidays In The Sun Festival - San Francisco, CA 8/26/01Holidays In The Sun Festival - Asbury Park, NJ 9/8/02Punk Rock Bowling Music Festival - Las Vegas, NV 2/3/03Punk & Disorderly Festival - Berlin, Germany 2/24/08Punk Rock Bowling Music Festival - Las Vegas, NV 5/26/12Punk Rock Bowling Music Festival - Las Vegas, NV 5/25/14Insta-Fest - Long Beach, CA 9/13/14Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards - Gordy Carbone (vocals), Craig Fairbaugh (guitar)Transplants - Craig Fairbaugh (guitar)Swingin' Utters - Nick Schuneman (bass, guitar, fill-in)Re-volts - Nick Schuneman (guitar)The Dwarves - Nick Schuneman (guitar, fill-in)The Casualties - Johnny Gregurich (bass, fill-in)The Vex - Johnny Gregurich (bass, fill-in)(Four) Banger - Dave Kashka (drums), Johnny Gregurich (bass, guitar)Crack - Dave Kashka (drums)Bibles & Hand Grenades - Dave Kashka (drums)Muckruckers - Nick Schuneman (guitar, vocals)The Uglies - Nick Schuneman (guitar, vocals)Trashkannon - Nick Schuneman (guitar)No One's Victim - Johnny Gregurich (bass, guitar, fill-in)The Frontline - Johnny Gregurich (bass)
