Forbidden were students of the Exodus school of maximum crunch with minimal melody.
And while the uninitiated may find their sound rather one-dimensional, this debut was considered quite impressive upon its release during the heyday of Bay Area-bred thrash metal.
The band explodes out of the gate with "Chalice of Blood," "Off the Edge," and "Through Eyes of Glass" -- a 1-2-3 punch of mind-blowing speed and tight precision.
In fact, the first of these remains a minor thrash metal classic along with the equally memorable "March into Fire." Other highlights include the title track and the start-stop pounding of "Feel No Pain." Casual fans are almost guaranteed not to "get it," but thrash metal completists will want to begin their discovery of Forbidden with this release.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalice of Blood | Forbidden | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Off the Edge | Forbidden | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Through Eyes of Glass | Forbidden | Play | 06:24 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Forbidden Evil | Forbidden | Play | 05:41 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | March into Fire | Forbidden | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Feel No Pain | Forbidden | Play | 05:14 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | As Good as Dead | Forbidden | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Follow Me | Forbidden | Play | 07:00 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 42 mins | 97 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glen Alvelais | Guitar |
| 2 | Russ Anderson | Vocals |
| 3 | Chris Bellman | Mastering |
| 4 | Paul Bostaph | Drums |
| 5 | Doug Caldwell | Producer |
| 6 | Matt Camacho | Bass |
| 7 | Cliff Cultreri | Executive Producer |
| 8 | John Cuniberti | Engineer, Producer |
| 9 | Forbidden | Primary Artist |
| 10 | Mark Leialoha | Photography |
| 11 | Craig Locicero | Guitar |
| 12 | Dave Plank | Assistant Engineer |
| 13 | Felicia Reyes | Collage |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |