Forbidden

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 early style was a technical thrash metal and later the band included alternative elements on their 1997 album entitled Green. Forbidden Evil was formed by drummer Jim Pittman and guitarist Robb Flynn (later of Machine Head). They recorded several demo tapes and appeared on the out-of-print ... more

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 early style was a technical thrash metal and later the band included alternative elements on their 1997 album entitled Green. Forbidden Evil was formed by drummer Jim Pittman and guitarist Robb Flynn (later of Machine Head). They recorded several demo tapes and appeared on the out-of-print live album Live At Ruthies Inn - The Eastern Front with its original lineup featuring Craig Locicero (guitar), Russ Anderson (vocals), and John Tegio (bass). After Jim Pittman, John Tegio, and Robb Flynn left the band and were replaced by Paul Bostaph (drums), Matt Camacho (bass), and Glen Avelais (guitar), the band's name was changed to simply Forbidden in order to prevent the band from being stereotyped as a black metal band. Forbidden Evil was also the name of their first official album, released in 1988, and features three songs written by... less