Forbidden (band)

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Forbidden</td></tr><tr><th>Origin</th><td>San Francisco, California</td></tr><tr><th>Country</th><td>USA</td></tr><tr><th>Years active</th><td>1987—1997</td></tr><tr><th>Genres</th><td>Thrash metal</td></tr><tr><th>Members</th><td> Russ Anderson
Tim Calvert
Craig Locicero
Matt Camacho
Steve Jacobs</td></tr><tr><th>Past members</th><td> Paul Bostaph
Glen Alvelais
Robb Flynn</td></tr>

Forbidden is a thrash metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area, part of the Bay Area thrash scene, most popular in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. Their style is a mixture between thrash metal, power metal, and classical influences.

1 History
2 Members
- 2.1 Last known line-up
- 2.2 Former members
3 Discography

[edit] History

Forbidden were originally known as Forbidden Evil, under which name they recorded several demo tapes. Forbidden Evil is also the name of their first official album. The line up until 1989 was Russ Anderson (vocals), Craig Locicero and Glen Alvelais (guitars), Matt Camacho (bass) and Paul Bostaph (drums). In 1990, Glen Alvelais left the band (joining Testament two years later), his spot filled by Tim Calvert. They released their second studio record Twisted Into Form, which had a moodier feel than their debut, with some "depressing"/doom metal touches. Internal problems in the band caused a line-up change once again, with drummer Paul Bostaph (who left to take over from Dave Lombardo in Slayer) replaced by Steve Jacobs. After this Forbidden released two more albums, however with no real label support the band disintegrated after more two albuns Distortion and Green. They reformed as a one-off for Chuck Billy's Thrash of the Titans benefit concert, under their original name Forbidden Evil.

[edit] Members

[edit] Last known line-up

Russ Anderson - Vocals (1985-1997)
Craig Locicero - Guitar (1985-1997)
Tim Calvert - Guitar (1990-1997)
Matt Camacho - Bass (1985-1997)
Steve Jacobs - Drums (1995-1997)

[edit] Former members

Robb Flynn - Guitar (1985-1987)
Glen Alvelais - Guitar (1987-1988)
Paul Bostaph - Drums (1985-1992)

[edit] Discography

Forbidden
Russ Anderson - Vocals \| Glen Alvelais - Guitar \| Craig Locicero - Guitar \| Tim Calvert - Guitar \| Matt Camacho - Bass \| Paul Bostaph - Drums \| Steven Jacobs - Drums
Discography
Studio albums: Forbidden Evil \| Twisted Into Form \| Distortion \| Green
Live albums: Raw Evil - Live at the Dynamo