Swift is a band hailing from Winston-Salem, North Carolina

North Carolina

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, formed by Gary Forsyth, Billy Deal, Mikey Gentle, and Jamie King in 1998. Taylor Mabe later joined the band in 2003. As of October 2005, Swift decided to take a hiatus while members focus on other areas of their individual lives. On November 9, 2009 they announced a 10 year reunion show:December 19, 2009 at The Millennium Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

. On December 7, 2009 they put uploaded a new song titled "Forest Of Death" on the Official Swift website

Band members

• Gary Forsyth - Vocals (1998 - 2005)
• Billy Deal - Bass (1998 - 2005)
• Mikey Gentle - Guitar (1998 - 2003, 2004 - 2005)
• Jamie King - Drums (1998 - 2005)
• Taylor Mabe - Guitar/Vocals (2003 - 2005)

New Projects

• Jamie King has continued producing bands, most recently including Between The Buried And Me
  Between the Buried and Me
  Between the Buried and Me is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina. They have released a total of five studio albums, as well as a cover album, an EP and a live DVD/CD...
  
  , Killwhitneydead, and Woe Of Tyrants
  Woe of Tyrants
  Woe of Tyrants is an American death metal band from Chillicothe, Ohio, formed in 2004.-History:Woe of Tyrants released their critically acclaimed debut album Behold the Lion through Tribunal Records in June 2007, and were soon in talks with several major players in the independent label market...
  
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• Taylor Mabe was in the band 'Waiting for Wednesday' but has since then left the band and is now doing a project called Two To Tango.
• Gary Forsyth, Billy Deal, and Michael Gentle moved to Brooklyn, NY in 2005 and played music under the band name The Robot Revolt. They recorded a 5 song EP with Jamie King, which is yet to be released.
• Gary Forsyth and Billy Deal are also noted as session musicians and members of the Brooklyn based improv music comedy group "Leek".
• Gary Forsyth is currently working on two studio projects.The Lemming Award is an open ended solo effort with material covering many different genres and is set to release an album in Mid 2009. The other, a concept metal record under the name "The Kings of the Outworld", is currently in pre-production.

Studio albums

• 1999: Thoughts are Thought
  Thoughts are Thought
  Thoughts Are Thought is Swift's debut album, released in 1999 on Blackbird Productions, and was rereleased in 2003 through Tribunal Records...
  
  (reissued in 2003)
• 2002: Waging War
• 2003: A Communication Manual
  A Communication Manual
  A Communication Manual is Swift's first EP, released in 2003 on Tribunal Records.-Track listing:#"Placebo" – 3:40#"To Phoenix By Foot" – 4:02#"Hold En" – 3:56#"The Search" – 5:11#"The Weight Of Instruction" – 4:41...
  
  
• 2005: The Absolute Uncontrollable
  The Absolute Uncontrollable
  The Absolute Uncontrollable is Swift's third full-length, released in 2005 on Tribunal Records.It was the bands final album to be released before their hiatus in 2005.-Track listing:#"Charger" - 4:28#"Release The Wolves" - 3:39...