11th February 2017

Hi all, Vaughan here. On this page I'm going to attempt to write the history of Grave Forsaken a paragraph or two at a time. It will be my memories mainly and I will attempt to add a new post regularly. I'm going to start at the beginning and then pick up the story with each post. It will be a relatively informal account that is consistent with my interpretation of our history. I will be honest, so there may be revelations that will surprise some people. We will see.

The story of Grave Forsaken essentially began in 1994. It would be another 10 years before we became Grave Forsaken, but there was a critical turning point in 1994 when I played my first ever Christian metal gig. I was attending Bicton Uniting Church at the time and they had a decent sized youth group. Not massive, but big enough to be a viable entity. One of my best friends at the time was a guy named Chris Grieves. We had a mutual love of heavy metal and hard rock, and he introduced me to Christian metal in early 1994. It was an introduction that changed my life...

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