Forbidden reunited in 2023 and outside playing shows, is working on their first new record since Omega Wave in 2010. According to founding guitarist Craig Locicero, Forbidden is currently working hard on the new music and is integrating new guitarist Daniel Mongrain's (Martyr, Voivod, ex-Cryptopsy, ex-Gorguts) ideas into the mix as well. So it's sure to be a real banger.
Forbidden in 2025 is Locicero, Mongrain, bassist Matt Camacho, drummer Chris Kontos, and vocalist Norman Skinner.
"'When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still around.' Thank you for those wise words, Sting & The Police. Forbidden is presently on a writing frenzy," wrote Locicero. "Some of the very best material that's ever come out of my hands is being sculpted into epic thrash by all of us.
"Working on songwriting is a treat when you're in a band with Chris Kontos. I knew this when we got him aboard. Our overall wisdom of structuring & arranging riffs into songs is pretty fucking epic. Plus he and Matt are putting together a rhythm section that will sit in its own pocket within the material.
"We have even started introducing Dan Mongrain's orchestrating guitar into the mix. That all starts next week. You can only imagine what he'll add to the concoctions. Then it's time for Norman & I to put the pen to paper. That's something I'm very much looking forward to.
"Let's put it this way, I'm not the only one that's this excited. We all feel that the material is going to be fucking great. Forbidden in 2025 is on a mission."
