God Forbid
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God Forbid is an American heavy metal
band formed in 1996 in East Brunswick, New Jersey
.
, Nile
, Cradle of Filth
and Candiria
, God Forbid's first full album Reject the Sickness
was released by 9 Volt Records in 1999. This album received heavy rotation from WSOU-FM in the New York City
area and the band was subsequently signed to Century Media Records
, releasing the album Determination in 2001. They played on the MTV2
Headbanger's Ball tour with Shadows Fall
and Lamb of God
. In 2004, they released Gone Forever
, which along with a slot on Ozzfest
's second-stage, increased their profile considerably. The next year, they released IV: Constitution of Treason
, a concept album about the end of the world. It was their first album to enter the Billboard 200
, debuting at #118. In 2005 - 2006, they supported Trivium
on their UK tour along with Mendeed
& Bloodsimple
. In late 2006 and early 2007 they headlined the Chains of Humanity tour featuring Goatwhore
, Mnemic
, The Human Abstract
, Byzantine
, and Arsis. In 2006, God Forbid's "To the Fallen Hero," won the Independent Music Award
for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Song. They released a DVD on June 10, 2008, and their fifth studio album, Earthsblood
, was released on February 24, 2009, and landed at #110 on the Billboard 200. God Forbid toured across the United States and Canada in the No Fear Energy Music Tour featuring Lamb of God
, Children of Bodom
, As I Lay Dying
and Municipal Waste
in April. In March 2009, Dallas Coyle announced that he would not be joining the band on their US tour, leading to unconfirmed rumors that he was planning to leave the band. On March 31, these rumors were confirmed by Dallas's brother and band-mate Doc Coyle. Due to the timing of the announcement, many God Forbid fans believed the announcement to be a prank. His replacement for the upcoming tour was named as former Darkest Hour guitarist Kris Norris
. He was later replaced by Matt Wicklund. In July 2009, God Forbid participated in the Rockstar Mayhem Festival
along with Trivium, Bullet For My Valentine
, Cannibal Corpse
, All That Remains
, Slayer
, Marilyn Manson
and many others. In April 2010 the band issued an update that they have started work on a new, currently untitled album.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band formed in 1996 in East Brunswick, New Jersey
East Brunswick Township, New Jersey
The town is located southwest of New York City and 48 miles northeast of Philadelphia.Lawrence Brook, a tributary of the Raritan River, runs along the western border of the township...
.
Biography
Building up a following in the late 1990s by touring with bands such as GWARGWAR
Gwar is a satirical heavy metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia, United States, in 1984. The band is best known for its elaborate science fiction/horror film inspired costumes, obscene lyrics and graphic stage performances, which feature humorous enactments of politically and morally taboo...
, Nile
Nile (band)
Nile is an American death metal band from Greenville, South Carolina, formed in 1993. Their music and lyrics are inspired by Ancient Egyptian/Near Eastern mysticism, history, religion, and art, as well as stories by H. P. Lovecraft.- History :...
, Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily...
and Candiria
Candiria
Candiria are an American band from Brooklyn, New York. They blend various styles of music, including heavy metal, hardcore, jazz, hip hop and ambient. Candiria have often dubbed their sound "urban fusion".- History :...
, God Forbid's first full album Reject the Sickness
Reject the Sickness
Reject the Sickness is the first full-length studio album from New Jersey heavy metal quintet God Forbid. It was recorded at Trax East Studios in South River, New Jersey and produced, mixed, and engineered by Steve Evetts. Cover art was painted by Matt Kimball. It was rereleased in 2001 on We Put...
was released by 9 Volt Records in 1999. This album received heavy rotation from WSOU-FM in the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
area and the band was subsequently signed to Century Media Records
Century Media Records
Century Media Records is an Independent record label with offices in the United States, Germany, Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom.- Background :...
, releasing the album Determination in 2001. They played on the MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
Headbanger's Ball tour with Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall is an American heavy metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. They are one of the few contemporary metal bands who take their lyrical influence from Eastern philosophy and some references to the Rastafari culture...
and Lamb of God
Lamb of God (band)
Lamb of God is an American heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1994, the group consists of vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler, bassist John Campbell, and drummer Chris Adler...
. In 2004, they released Gone Forever
Gone Forever
Gone Forever is the third full-length studio album from New Jersey heavy metal quintet God Forbid. Jeff Loomis of Nevermore contributes the solo on track 7, "Soul Engraved". Track 2, "Antihero", was featured in a sampler track hidden in Shadows Fall's album The War Within...
, which along with a slot on Ozzfest
Ozzfest
Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States featuring performances by many heavy metal and hard rock musical groups. It was founded by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne, both of whom also organize each yearly tour with their son Jack Osbourne...
's second-stage, increased their profile considerably. The next year, they released IV: Constitution of Treason
IV: Constitution of Treason
IV: Constitution of Treason is the fourth full-length studio album from New Jersey heavy metal quintet God Forbid. It is a concept album telling the story of a futuristic society that destroys itself, reforms many years later, and eventually destroys itself again in the same way it originally did...
, a concept album about the end of the world. It was their first album to enter the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, debuting at #118. In 2005 - 2006, they supported Trivium
Trivium (band)
Trivium is an American heavy metal band from Orlando, Florida, formed in 1999. Signed to Roadrunner Records, the band has released five studio albums, eleven singles, and twelve music videos...
on their UK tour along with Mendeed
Mendeed
Mendeed were a metalcore band formed in 2000 and disbanded in 2007.-History:The band's members met at school in Dumbarton. In 2002 they self-released their first EP Killing Something Beautiful. In 2003 the band released their second EP As We Rise....
& Bloodsimple
Bloodsimple
Bloodsimple is an American heavy metal band from New York City that formed in 2002. They were signed to Warner Bros. Records.The band's name, Bloodsimple, comes from a term coined by detective novelist Dashiell Hammett. The term apparently describes the addled, fearful mindset people are in after...
. In late 2006 and early 2007 they headlined the Chains of Humanity tour featuring Goatwhore
Goatwhore
Goatwhore is an American blackened death metal band, formed in 1997 in New Orleans, Louisiana.- Biography :Goatwhore was formed by singer/guitarist Sammy Duet following the breakup of his previous band, Acid Bath. Soilent Green singer L...
, Mnemic
Mnemic
Mnemic is a Danish metal band, formed in Aalborg, Denmark in 1998. Their music has been described as a fusion between metalcore, melodic death metal, industrial metal and progressive metal, with additional elements of thrash metal and groove metal, to form a style the band themselves have...
, The Human Abstract
The Human Abstract
The Human Abstract is an American progressive metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2004, the group was originally signed to the independent label Hopeless Records, the band then released the two albums Nocturne and Midheaven before signing to E1 Music and releasing Digital Veil...
, Byzantine
Byzantine (band)
Byzantine is a heavy metal band from Charleston, West Virginia that formed in 2000. The band consists of frontman and co-founder Chris "OJ" Ojeda , Brian Henderson , Matt Wolfe and Michael "Skip" Cromer . They have released three studio albums on Prosthetic Records...
, and Arsis. In 2006, God Forbid's "To the Fallen Hero," won the Independent Music Award
The Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....
for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Song. They released a DVD on June 10, 2008, and their fifth studio album, Earthsblood
Earthsblood
Earthsblood is the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band God Forbid. It was released on February 16 in Europe and February 24 in North America through Century Media Records. The album was produced by Eric Rachel with Christian Olde Wolbers handling all vocal tracking. The mixing was...
, was released on February 24, 2009, and landed at #110 on the Billboard 200. God Forbid toured across the United States and Canada in the No Fear Energy Music Tour featuring Lamb of God
Lamb of God (band)
Lamb of God is an American heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1994, the group consists of vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler, bassist John Campbell, and drummer Chris Adler...
, Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom is a Finnish heavy metal band from Espoo. Formed in 1993, the group currently consists of Alexi Laiho , Roope Latvala , Janne Wirman , Henkka Seppälä , and Jaska Raatikainen...
, As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying (band)
As I Lay Dying is an American metalcore band from San Diego, California. Founded in 2000 by Tim Lambesis and having completed their first Line-up in 2001, the band consists of vocalist Tim Lambesis, drummer Jordan Mancino, lead guitarist Nick Hipa, rhythm guitarist Phil Sgrosso, and bassist Josh...
and Municipal Waste
Municipal Waste (band)
Municipal Waste is a thrash metal/crossover thrash band from Richmond, Virginia.They performed at the UK's Download Festival on June 15, 2008, on the tuborg stage....
in April. In March 2009, Dallas Coyle announced that he would not be joining the band on their US tour, leading to unconfirmed rumors that he was planning to leave the band. On March 31, these rumors were confirmed by Dallas's brother and band-mate Doc Coyle. Due to the timing of the announcement, many God Forbid fans believed the announcement to be a prank. His replacement for the upcoming tour was named as former Darkest Hour guitarist Kris Norris
Kris Norris
Kris Norris is the former guitarist of the band Darkest Hour and temporary replacement guitarist for God Forbid and Threat Signal. Kris released a solo record "Icons of the Illogical" with The Kris Norris Projekt on Magna Carta Records in early 2009....
. He was later replaced by Matt Wicklund. In July 2009, God Forbid participated in the Rockstar Mayhem Festival
Mayhem festival
The Mayhem Festival is a touring metal festival that takes place during the summer. The inaugural iteration took place in 2008; the festival has since become an annual event across the United States and Quebec, Canada. The tour has been sponsored by the Rockstar Energy Company since the time of its...
along with Trivium, Bullet For My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine are a Welsh heavy metal band from Bridgend, formed in 1998. The band is composed of Matt Tuck , Michael Paget , Jason James , and Michael Thomas . They were formed under the name Jeff Killed John and started their music career by covering songs by Metallica and Nirvana...
, Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band from Buffalo, New York. Formed in 1988, the band has released eleven studio albums, one box set, and one live album...
, All That Remains
All That Remains (band)
All That Remains is an American heavy metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts, which formed in 1998. They have released five studio albums, a live CD/DVD, and have sold nearly 800,000 records...
, Slayer
Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
, Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson may refer to:* Marilyn Manson , an American rock musician* Marilyn Manson , the American rock band led by the singer of the same name...
and many others. In April 2010 the band issued an update that they have started work on a new, currently untitled album.
Current line up
- Byron Davis — lead vocals (1997—present)
- Matt Wicklund — rhythm guitar (ex-Himsa) (2009—present)
- Doc Coyle — lead guitar, clean vocals (1996—present)
- John "Beeker" Outcalt — bass (1997—present)
- Corey Pierce — drums (1996—present)
Former members
- Dallas Coyle — rhythm guitar, clean vocals (1996—2009)
- Kris NorrisKris NorrisKris Norris is the former guitarist of the band Darkest Hour and temporary replacement guitarist for God Forbid and Threat Signal. Kris released a solo record "Icons of the Illogical" with The Kris Norris Projekt on Magna Carta Records in early 2009....
— rhythm guitar (touring replacement for Dallas Coyle) (2009)
Studio albums
- Reject the SicknessReject the SicknessReject the Sickness is the first full-length studio album from New Jersey heavy metal quintet God Forbid. It was recorded at Trax East Studios in South River, New Jersey and produced, mixed, and engineered by Steve Evetts. Cover art was painted by Matt Kimball. It was rereleased in 2001 on We Put...
(1999) - Determination (2001)
- Gone ForeverGone ForeverGone Forever is the third full-length studio album from New Jersey heavy metal quintet God Forbid. Jeff Loomis of Nevermore contributes the solo on track 7, "Soul Engraved". Track 2, "Antihero", was featured in a sampler track hidden in Shadows Fall's album The War Within...
(2004) - IV: Constitution of TreasonIV: Constitution of TreasonIV: Constitution of Treason is the fourth full-length studio album from New Jersey heavy metal quintet God Forbid. It is a concept album telling the story of a futuristic society that destroys itself, reforms many years later, and eventually destroys itself again in the same way it originally did...
(2005) - EarthsbloodEarthsbloodEarthsblood is the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band God Forbid. It was released on February 16 in Europe and February 24 in North America through Century Media Records. The album was produced by Eric Rachel with Christian Olde Wolbers handling all vocal tracking. The mixing was...
(2009)