Forever Changed

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Forever Changed
OriginUnited States
Genres Christian rock, indie pop
Years active1999–2006
Labels Floodgate [1]
Members
  • Dan Cole
  • Ben O'Rear
  • Tom Gustafson
  • Nathan Lee

Forever Changed was a Christian rock band from Tallahassee and Orlando, Florida. They came together in 1999 and broke up in 2006. [2] Dan Cole was the lead singer, a guitarist, and a pianist. Ben O'Rear was the lead guitarist, Tom Gustafson played bass, and Nathan Lee played the drums. They released three albums: Drifting into Amazing in 2002, The Need to Feel Alive in 2005 [3] and Chapters in 2006. [4]

Contents

Discography

Albums

Album CoverYearTitle Label(s) Producer
2002Drifting into AmazingIndependent release
Forever need.jpg 2005 The Need to Feel Alive [5] Floodgate Records James Paul Wisner
Chapters.jpg 2006 Chapters [6] Floodgate Records EastWest Jeremy Griffith Forever Changed

Demos and EPs

EP CoverYearTitle Label(s) Producer
20032003demoIndependent release Jeremy Griffith
Existenceep.jpg 2004The Existence EPIndependent releaseJames Paul Wisner
Epsmall.jpg 2004The Existence EP Floodgate Records James Paul Wisner

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