Since playing their first show in 2014, For I Am have grown into one of the most well-known and active bands in the Belgian punk scene. The band’s always been a proud advocate of upbeat, powerful punk rock songs with catchy hooks and strong vocals by lead singer Hanne. Over the course of the next 9 years the band’s released an EP called "15 Minutes Late" (2015), a first full album by the name of "All About Perspectives" (2017), a compilation CD made for their Japanese Tour in 2019 and a second full length album named "Late Bloomers" (2019).
Encouraged by their enthused audiences, the band has gone back to the studio and has recorded its third full album, which is due to be released in 2024. To promote their music, For I Am has played a great deal of national and international shows, including several international tours through Europe, the UK and Japan. On top of that, they opened club shows for bands such as The Bombpops, Propagandhi, Lagwagon, Frenzal Rhomb, Iron Chic, Not On Tour and Satanic Surfers among others. 2019 was a great year for the band as they got to play Belgian punk festivals GROEZROCK, El Topo Goes Loco and Brakrock Ecofest and they also headed out to Slovenia a second time for Punk Rock Holiday.
As mentioned before, in November of 2019 For I Am released second full album, "LATE BLOOMERS", which showcases the band’s evolution towards reaching bigger audiences and obtaining an overall more professional sound. The album was released on Bearded Punk Records (BE), Sound Speed Records (US), Punk & Disorderly Records (CAN), Lockjaw Records (UK), La Agonía De Vivir (ES), Fond Of Life Records (DE), NoReasonRecords (IT), Milestone Sounds (JAP) & Trilob Records (NL).
When in 2020 the entire world, and consequently the music and events industry took severe hits from the corona virus, it also took a toll on For I Am. The band had only just released their brand new album and had big plans to promote it far and wide. Fortunately (digital) sales kept coming in and thus For I Am’s continued existence was guaranteed. Meanwhile Hanne (vocals) received a number of requests to provide vocals for collabs with bands / musicians such as Janez Detd (BE), Swecore (SE), CF98 (PL) ,Alessandro Gavazzi (IT) & Chris Mason (UK).
Now, the new album is meant to further professionalize the band and widen audiences both nationally & internationally and should hit turntables worldwide in 2024 to the latest.
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