Biography
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Years Active
2009 – present (16 years)
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Founded In
Antwerp, Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium
FireForce was founded in August 2008 by former Double Diamond members Flype and Erwin. Soon the band was completed by THB (drums ex-Double Diamond) Joeri (Guitars ex-Self Inflicted) and Patrik (Bass ex-Grinning Ghoul). In Februari 2009 the band entered the studio to record a 4 song EP which was produced by Mystic Prophecy singer RD Liapakis. After this Joeri decided to put his family first and was replaced by Steve Deleu (ex-Gwyllion). The 4 song EP finally led them to a record deal with 7hard records from Germany, after this, THB decided to leave the band due to musical and personal disagreements , Tom Heijnen replaced him just to do the recordings… be prepared for a metal anthem in 2011 - The metal will rage on!
Metalpat was replaced by Geert Van Dyck and Christophe De Combe became their new skinsman. In 2013 the final line-up was: Flype (Vocals), Erwin (Guitars), Yves Vermeersch (Guitars), Geert Van Dyck (Bass), Christophe De Combe (Drums). The recordings of the new album started in march 2013 with the same productionteam as before…the band signed a new record deal with Limb Music from Germany and the release of their second album, Deathbringer, was set on 20 June 2014. The videoclip "Deathbringer" was released on the net by Limb Music on 15 May 2014. Prior to the release of the album, the second video "Highland Charge", was released on 19 June 2014. Just before the release of Deathbringer, drummer Christophe De Combe resigned for personal reasons and guitarist Yves Vermeersch stepped back because he couldn't be there for a full 100% for the band. In August 2014, Sepp Coeck became the new drummer and Thierry van der Zanden the new sologuitarist. This didn't really work and after the tour with Mystic Prophecy and Crystal Tears in October, Sepp was fired and a "reborn" Christophe returned to the band in December 2014. After two months it was clear that Christophe wasn't reborn at all and before he could be fired by the band for his deceitful behavior, he abandoned ship. Patrick Sacré was found as new skinsman and this new line-up proved to be the best ever. Lots of great concerts were played in 2015 and 2016. Patrick Sacré stepped back due to health issues and was replaced by Jonas Sanders (Propain) for the recordings for the third Fireforce album in the last part of 2016… That album was called "Annihilate The Evil" and was released on September 1st, 2017. Before that, Geert Van Dyck left the band because he wanted to be more in charge and this wasn't tolerated by the others. The band found very quick a new bassist: Serge Bastaens.
In 2025, the band is:
Søren Adamsen - Vocals
Erwin Suetens - Guitars
Marcus Forstbauer - Solo guitars
Serge Bastaens - Bass
Christophe De Combe - Drums
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