Today, thrash metal pioneers, Forbidden, are proud to announce their new self-titled album, set for release on October 23 via BLKIIBLK, marking the band\u2019s first full-length release since 2010. To celebrate the announcement and offer fans a taste of what to expect, Forbidden unleashes their new single, \u201cPsyclops,\u201d alongside an official video, available below.<\/p>\n
About the new single, guitarist Craig Locicero shares: \u201c\u2018Psyclops\u2019 was the final song completed for our newest self-titled offering. It was part of the last batch of music completed with Jeremy Von Epp & myself on the home stretch of our writing sessions & it came together quickly. The song itself is a hypnotizing stomper. Heavy footed like millions of people marching against how things stand in the status quo. Norman\u2019s lyrics for \u2018Psyclops\u2019 should be left to the interpretation of the listeners. The chorus paints a vivid picture\u2026\u2019Forsaken, fast asleep and trapped inside a maze, Complacent eyes securely locked in an obscure gaze.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Watch the official video for \u201cPsyclops\u201d below.<\/p>\n
Forbidden\u2019s 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, \u201cSingle Point Failure\u201d to the philosophical shades of the 9-minute closer, \u201cFlower Of Life,\u201d this is Forbidden not merely stretching beyond the steely foundations of 1988\u2019s classic Forbidden Evil or the quantum leap of 1990\u2019s 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\u2019t merely a revival for quintet, but full-blown reinvigoration and purgative endpoint for this Bay Area metal institution.<\/p>\n
Locicero comments on the album: \u201cMaking 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 \u2018Sycophantasy\u2019 was an incredible addition. Forbidden is five lifetimes of experience forged into one piece of metallic art.\u201d<\/p>\n
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