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Forbidden - Forbidden Evil



8.5 | 260 votes |
Release date: 1988
Style: Bay Area thrash metal

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01. Chalice Of Blood
02. Off The Edge
03. Through Eyes Of Glass
04. Forbidden Evil
05. March Into Fire
06. Feel No Pain
07. As Good As Dead
08. Follow Me
09. Feel No Pain [live] [re-issue bonus]
10. As Good As Dead [live] [re-issue bonus]
11. Through Eyes Of Glass [live] [re-issue bonus]
12. Chalice Of Blood [live] [re-issue bonus]

Line-up
Russ Anderson - vocals
Craig Locicero - guitars
Glen Alvelais - guitars
Paul Bostaph - drums
Matt Camacho - bass

Additional info
The re-issue bonus tracks were recorded at the Trocadero Theatre, Philadelphia, PA on 23.10.1988.

Staff review by
omne metallum
Rating:
8.5
Diamond in the dirt.

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26.10.2010 - 03:43
StealthX2N
A true classic of the genre..nuff said
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26.10.2010 - 03:47
Angelic Storm
Melodious
Written by StealthX2N on 26.10.2010 at 03:43

A true classic of the genre..nuff said

Couldn't agree more! It should be up there with "Bonded By Blood", "Show No Mercy", etc. as one of the all time classic thrash debuts.
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26.10.2010 - 13:03
StealthX2N
Exactly right, now they have omega wave, a perfect comeback album
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13.12.2010 - 07:48
SATANSCHAMBER666
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One Word Awesome
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03.10.2011 - 02:36
John Shock
Written by Angelic Storm on 26.10.2010 at 03:47

Written by StealthX2N on 26.10.2010 at 03:43

A true classic of the genre..nuff said

Couldn't agree more! It should be up there with "Bonded By Blood", "Show No Mercy", etc. as one of the all time classic thrash debuts.

It is, believe me, when i bought the album, i've listened to it 4 times in 24 hours! I only do it with 2 albuns, this one and the new Mastodon, The Hunter! Love both!
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06.06.2012 - 19:28
Rating: 9
Iron Nostarion
Maiden Whore
This album obviously deserves "classic" status.
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To their tombs the people are immured,
There is their gold, treasure and wealth,
The only condition is to ignore them,
Those who feed on corruption and weave death
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02.12.2012 - 17:18
Illog1cal
Account deleted
The vocals are questionable at times, but overall a brilliant thrash album, it borders on being progressive which makes it even more appealing.
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02.12.2012 - 17:41
Rating: 9
JÄY
Metal slave
Yeah its great... but when Eyes of glass comes on I find myself wishing every songs was in that style...its just a notch above the rest
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15.02.2015 - 17:35
Rating: 8
musicalkaratekid
Remember seeing this band back at BOA in 2010/2011 (Don't know exactly which year it was), but haven't actually heard any of the band's albums in full until now. This, their debut album, is a really strong thrash record, and really powerful to say it's the first for Forbidden. The vocals I found a little underwhelming on some songs, but the musicianship is really quite brilliant for the most part. Highlights for me would be "Forbidden Evil", "Feel No Pain" and the closing "Follow Me".
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04.07.2015 - 13:04
Rating: 7
JOPE OF STEELE
Steelemeister
Falls short as whole, although the first half of the album is really good.
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My vision is augmented
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26.07.2015 - 17:59
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Written by JOPE OF STEELE on 04.07.2015 at 13:04

Falls short as whole, although the first half of the album is really good.

1th time I heard it I had same impression .
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I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens.

Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"

I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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27.06.2019 - 00:08
Rating: 8
Redel
Moderator
Great old-school Thrash piece this. Should indeed be considered a classic.
I have had a lot of fun spinning this one again recently.
There are no dull moments to find for me, though the closing track falls a bit off par here I think.
Highlights: hard to pick, certainly the title track.
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17.11.2020 - 14:20
Rufus Valentine
Account deleted
Would easily be a 9/10 if not for a relatively weak flip side. Remains essential.
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23.09.2022 - 11:35
JoHn Doe
Listening to this after rather long time. I forgot how good this is.
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I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions.
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23.09.2022 - 17:22
Rating: 7
Metal Rasputin
The songwriting is great, the riffs are awesome and the production is solid as a ball of rock, but I think few minor flaws drag it down, namely the vocals which are mostly fine but get very annoying and cheesy when trying to hit higher notes. That and some less good parts that stand out from otherwise kickass songs, like the chorus of "Chalice of Blood" which sounds anything but climatic and powerful.
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You've got a lot of guts. Let's see what they look like!
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23.09.2022 - 17:43
JoHn Doe
Written by Metal Rasputin on 23.09.2022 at 17:22

The songwriting is great, the riffs are awesome and the production is solid as a ball of rock, but I think few minor flaws drag it down, namely the vocals which are mostly fine but get very annoying and cheesy when trying to hit higher notes. That and some less good parts that stand out from otherwise kickass songs, like the chorus of "Chalice of Blood" which sounds anything but climatic and powerful.

The vocals are more than fine, I've heard much, much worse in thrash.
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I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions.
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27.08.2024 - 08:58
Cynic Metalhead
Ambrish Saxena
One in the top of great thrash debut releases. It's a phenemonal record. Vocals may put you off.
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12.11.2024 - 09:07
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Songs stands out: Off the Edge, Forbidden Evil
One of first non TV or radio bands I heard in my youth days, friend gave me that album, did listen then few times, now I wanna go back
I like it , singer has funny vocals, party mood, IMO should be re recodet.
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I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens.

Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"

I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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14.11.2024 - 13:50
A Real Mönkey
I wonder what secret council met and decided that thrash metal would be the genre with the WORST vocals of any genre in music.
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