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Forbidden is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Testament, Heathen, Individual Thought Patterns, Fate: The Best of Death and Sacred Reich. Those roots explain a lot about how Forbidden arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Nuclear Assault, Heathen, Overkill, Destruction and Testament, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sanctuary, Sacred Reich, Savatage, Testament and Obituary, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Forbidden, reaching back through Testament and forward to Sanctuary. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Forbidden is an American thrash metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area, California. They formed in 1985 as Forbidden Evil, but would change their name in 1987. Since their formation, Forbidden have broken up and reformed twice with numerous line-up changes. After breaking up for the first time in 1997, Forbidden reunited once again in 2007, went into an indefinite hiatus in 2012, but reformed in 2023. The current line-up of the band is Norman Skinner (vocals), Craig Locicero (guitar), Matt Camacho (bass), and Chris Kontos (drums).
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Forbidden grew out of Testament, Heathen, Individual Thought Patterns and Fate: The Best of Death, shares an orbit with Nuclear Assault, Heathen, Overkill and Destruction, went on to shape Sanctuary, Sacred Reich, Savatage and Testament. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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