Thrash metal pioneers FORBIDDEN proudly unleash their new single, “Burning the Lungs of Earth”, taken from their upcoming self-titled album. Marking the bands first full-length release since 2010, the album is set for release on October 23rd via BLKIIBLK. The new track arrives alongside an official video, available below.
On “Burning the Lungs of Earth,” guitarist Craig Locicero explains:
“‘Burning the Lungs of Earth’ is a fast paced thrasher with complex riffs, soaring melodic vocals, thunderous drums & bass. The song mirrors the effects of mankind’s natural & unnatural disasters, coupled with the planetary cycle we find ourselves in decimating our ecosystems. Corporations, politicians & greed suffocating the planet. ‘First the smoke and seas will rise, the naive will remain blind. The world turns, the sun still shines as we slowly choke and die.’”
FORBIDDEN’s legacy is one of being the youngest, hungriest and most ambitious of the Bay Area brethren that has launched metal paradigm-shifters from Metallica to Machine Head. With a reconstituted lineup, guitarist Craig Locicero and bassist Matt Camacho, have crafted an hour-plus masterpiece of thrashy predilection, emotive musical movements, and prog-scraping sonic ambitions. From the intensity of opening track, “Single Point Failure” to the philosophical shades of the 9-minute closer, “Flower of Life,” this is FORBIDDEN not merely stretching beyond the steely foundations of 1988’s classic ‘Forbidden Evil’ or the quantum leap of 1990’s ‘Twisted Into Form,’ but the sound of a band with a new sense of scope and purpose. Produced by Locicero, Kontos& Zach Ohren (Machine Head), ‘Forbidden’ isn’t merely a revival for quintet, but full-blown reinvigoration and purgative endpoint for this Bay Area metal institution.
Locicero comments on the album:
“Making ‘Forbidden’ felt more like an odyssey than a typical recording process. We set out to create a record that reminds people why they fell in love with thrash and heavy metal in the first place, embracing raw energy, melody, and the imperfections that give heavy music its character. Every member brought their best, and having Brann Dailor (Mastodon) join us on ‘Sycophantasy’ was an incredible addition. ‘Forbidden’ is five lifetimes of experience forged into one piece of metallic art.”
‘Forbidden’ Track List:
1. Single Point Failure
2. Burning The Lungs of Earth
3. Divided By Zero
4. DCLXVI
5. Psyclops
6. Jisei
7. Mutually Assured Dysfunction
8. Sycophantasy
9. The Burden
10. Sol Grave
11. Flower of Life (Chaos By Design)
FORBIDDEN is excited to be hitting the road in support of their upcoming self-titled album on a run of headlining tour dates supported by Heathen and Void.
FORBIDDEN are:
Norman Skinner – Vocals
Craig Locicero – Guitar
Matt Camacho – Bass
Chris Kontos – Drums
Jeremy Von Epp – Guitar
