Forbidden

Forbidden have returned with their first full-length album in 16 years, and the review describes it as a forceful, adventurous comeback for the Bay Area thrash metal band. With a revitalised line-up and a sound that develops their earlier style, the record is presented as a major achievement in the group’s four-decade history.

The 11-track album features founding guitarist Craig Locicero and bassist Matt Camacho, alongside vocalist Norman Skinner, guitarist Jeremy Von Epp and drummer Chris Kontos. The review praises Skinner’s fiery performance and the band’s blend of thrash and progressive metal, highlighting “Mutually Assured Dysfunction”, “Single Point Failure” and “DCLXVI”; it gives the album 9/10.