FORBIDDEN recently entered Sonic Room/Audio Voyage studios

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN recently entered Sonic Room/Audio Voyage studios in Livermore, California to begin recording their as-yet-untitled fifth studio album for a late 2010 release via Nuclear Blast Records.

FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero has offered the following commentary on some of the songs that will appear on the upcoming CD:

** "Overthrow": "It's more of a midtempo cruncher that barrels along like an earth mover. The middle of that song has some Randy Rhoads-era Ozzy-style recording in it; very dark and cool."

** "Omega Wave": "Very much a thrash-style song, an extremely fast muthafucker! That was more of a challenge and a lot fun to play [during the guitar-tracking process]. Super-heavy song."

** "Swine": "[It] has a lot of tempo changes and starts out super-slow and heavy. I had a hell of a time making it as serpentine as I was hearing it [during the guitar-tracking process]. But we nailed it after half a day. 'Swine' is one of our favorite songs and worth all of the work to make right."

** "Immortal Wounds": "[It] is very much a 'Distortion'-era-style chugger. Reminds my of 'Hypnotized by the Rhythm' a little bit. Super-tight, but with a thrash solo section that is one of the fastest we have. It strobes and does some really cool stuff."

Working songtitles set to appear on the new CD include:

* Intro (not final title)
* Swine
* Immortal Wounds
* Omega Wave
* Hopenosis
* Adapt Or Die
* Forsaken At The Gates
* Inhuman Race
* Beyond The Mask
* Dragging My Casket
* Overthrow

FORBIDDEN 2010 is:

* Russ Anderson - Vocals
* Craig Locicero - Guitar
* Steve Smyth (NEVERMORE, TESTAMENT) - Guitar
* Matt Camacho - Bass
* Mark Hernandez (HEATHEN, DEFIANCE, VIO-LENCE) - Drums

Demo versions of two new FORBIDDEN songs — "Adapt or Die" and "Hopenosis" — are available for streaming below. The tracks were recorded and mixed last year by Tim Narducci (SPIRALARMS, SYSTEMATIC) and assisted by Brad Barth at Sonic Room/Audio Voyage studios in Livermore, California.

FORBIDDEN - Studio report

After a thirteen-year hiatus, San Francisco's FORBIDDEN have returned to the studio to record their as-yet-untitled fifth studio album. Last week, drum tracks were recorded at Bombshelter Studios in downtown Los Angeles with owner Eric Kretz (drummer & founding member of Stone Temple Pilots). FORBIDDEN are currently at Sonic Room Studios in Livermore, California tracking bass, guitar, and vocals.

Studio report part I
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View more studio pictures and read the rest of the studio report here: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=35155627&blogId=531410313

Working titles on the new FORBIDDEN album are as follows:

· Intro
· Swine
· Immortal Wombz
· Omega Wave
· Hopenosis
· Adapt Or Die
· Forsaken At The Gates
· Inhuman Race
· Beyond The Mask
· Dragging My Casket
· Overthrow

The 2010 line-up for FORBIDDEN is Russ Anderson on vocals; Craig Locicero, guitar; Steve Smyth, guitar; Matt Camacho on bass; and Mark Hernandez, drums.

Hear two new FORBIDDEN demo tracks, "Adapt Or Die" and "Hopenosis," at http://www.myspace.com/forbiddenofficial