{"id":1762423,"date":"2026-02-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1762423"},"modified":"2026-02-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:00:00","slug":"ex-voivod-frontman-eric-forrest-reveals-stage-three-prostate-cancer-diagnosis-launches-gofundme-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1762423","title":{"rendered":"Ex-VOIVOD Frontman ERIC FORREST Reveals Stage Three Prostate Cancer Diagnosis, Launches GoFundMe Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn-p.smehost.net\/sites\/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eric-forrest.jpeg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"zox-post-body left zoxrel zox100\">\n<div id=\"7974\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Eric Forrest<\/strong>, best known for his time with <strong>Voivod<\/strong> and his ongoing work fronting <strong>E-Force<\/strong>, has gone public with his battle against prostate cancer. Earlier today, the Toulouse, France\u2013based vocalist and bassist shared news of his diagnosis via social media, directing fans to a newly launched GoFundMe page set up to help support his treatment and recovery.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hello, to all my friends and fans \u2026.. Been keeping this one quiet for many reasons \u2026. Anyway, sad but true \u2026\u2026 But you know what? I&#8217;m gonna beat this parasite! 100%. Thanks for your love and support,&#8221; <strong>Forrest<\/strong> wrote in the post.<\/p>\n<p>In a more detailed message on the GoFundMe page, <strong>Forrest<\/strong> revealed that he was diagnosed with stage three prostate cancer in 2024 after doctors discovered a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level of 23.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining why he chose to remain silent until now, he added: &#8220;I&#8217;ve kept this pretty much private for many reasons. After many delays \u2026 adminstration procedures, I have been on a daily routine to advance my situation (some days better than others).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the challenges, <strong>Forrest<\/strong> emphasized his determination and the importance of structure and support in his ongoing fight. &#8220;However, maintaining a disciplined scheduled format cycle. Plus, [with] some love and support from family and close friends,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;To eliminate this problem, please help me generate support to continue my fight to kill this parasite!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Donate to the GoFundMe here.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-body left zoxrel zox100\"><strong>Want More Metal? 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Earlier today, the Toulouse, France\u2013based vocalist and bassist shared news of his diagnosis via social media, directing fans to a newly launched GoFundMe page set up to help [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,55],"class_list":["post-1762423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-metalinjection-net"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1762423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1762423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1762423\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1762423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1762423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1762423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}