BIOGRAPHY

Forbidden originally formed in 1985 as Forbidden Evil by vocalist Russ Anderson, guitarists Robb Flynn and Craig Lociero, bassist Matt Camacho, and drummer Paul Bostaph, the group slugged it out around the Bay Area club scene  inspired by thrash originators like Metallica, Slayer, and especially Exodus. Flynn wouldn’t last long (going on to form Vio-Lence, then Machine Head), but with his replacement, Glen Alvelais, the band gradually built a following and eventually signed with Combat Records. Their 1988 debut, Forbidden Evil, received largely favorable reviews and they set out on the road with fellow thrashers Exodus, Death Angel, and Testament. Forbidden then recorded a live EP at the 1989 Dynamo Festival in Eindhoven, entitled Raw Evil: Live at the Dynamo.  New drummer Steve Jacobs joined the group for 1995’s Distortion and the band broke up shortly after the release of 1997’s Green. Guitarist Calvert went on to join power metal band Nevermore, while Lociero, Camacho, and Jacobs formed Manmade God. Forbidden reformed in 2007 and is now working on a new album set for a 2009 release.  Craig also handles the axe in Spiralarms , a band inspired by the 70’s and Grunge decades. In Autumn 2008. Craig joined Demonica, the new Thrash Metal band  with Mercyful Fate guitar player Hank Shermann and Vocalist Klaus Hyr.  Demonica’s first Album DEMONSTROUS is released in February 2010.

DISCOGRAPHY

FORBIDDEN:

1988 Forbidden Evil ( Combat/Relativity)
1989 Raw Evil: Live at the Dynamo Live EP (Combat)
1989 The Ultimate Revenge 2  Split EP ( Combat)
1990 Twisted into Form  ( Combat/Relativity)
1992 Point of No Return - Compilation (Combat)
1994 Distortion  (Fierce)
1997 Green Studio ( G.U.N.)
2010  Forbidden  ( T.B.A.)

MANMADE GOD:

2003 Manmade God  ( American)

SPIRALARMS:

2010 (T.B.A.)

DEMONICA:

DEMONICA : DEMONSTROUS (2010)

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