Doomed Nation

Sounds For The Lost Generation

Doomed Confessionary: Tolga Otabatmaz (Forgotten)

Forgotten is a melodic doom/death metal from Ankara, Turkey.

So far, the band’s discogpaphy includes several demos, »The Battle Of Tribunus« EP (2014) and 3 full-length albums, »13 Martyrs« (Noisehead Records, 2012), »Of Past and Passion« (Sleaszy Rider Records, 2019) and »Returnless« (Sleaszy Rider Records, 2022). Debut album »13 Martyrs« was also reissued on CD in 2023 via Sleaszy Rider Records.

Can you say a few words about your band?
Hi Bojan and Doomed Nation family, first of all I want to thank you for this interview. We are Forgotten, our band was founded in 1995, for a long time we quit playing and recording music but in 2017 we gathered again and began to record new music. We have released three albums until now. Late this year or early 2025 we will release our new album.

What was the biggest challenge for the band last year?
We had no challenge last year because we are generally not performing live, we generally release albums and songs. So we are writing songs of our new album at home, because of this we do not face challenges. During the recording session of our new album may be we will face, I do not know. But in general, to find member for the band is a challenge that we always face, because not too much suitable musicians here for our band.

What can you be most proud of last year?
Our vocalist and I have a thrash metal band too, its name is Trenchwar. We are recording and releasing albums of our bands’ every two or three years. This year we finished the new album of Trenchwar and we will release it on the 8th of March 2024. This makes me proud.

What was your biggest regret?
I don’t have any regrets for last year, but in general, just being born and living is enough to regret.

What was the best concert/tour last year and why?
As I mentioned before we do not prefer to perform live. But in 2023, after four years from our last show in 2019 we again performed live, and the crowd was great, I understood that fans missed us to see on the stage.

What was the biggest surprise on the music scene for you?
I am no longer excited about any news about albums, bands or concerts. It was only important for me that ELOY, the biggest band of all time, released a new album. Other than that, I haven’t experienced any surprises for a long time.

Where can we see you live this year (concerts/tours)?
I do not know where we will perform live this year. Sometimes promoters are inviting us to play but we do not accept. May be in Europe at one or two festivals or may be in Ankara or Istanbul we can play. I do not know already.

What were your New Year’s Eve activities like?
I went to Russia to see my kids, I was with them on New Year’s Eve. It was great to welcome the new year with my kids.

What are your plans for this year as a band? What do you personally want the most?
As a band our plan for this year is to record and release our new album. Now I am pre-recording the new album. I personally want to write an album where I tell all my troubles and pour my heart out.

How can people best support your band?
People can come to our shows when we perform live and buy our albums via our label, this is the best way to support us.

Do you have any message for your listeners?
We love them all.

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Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well

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