Page 3 - Hell Awaits News Today

By the time Forbidden released their debut album, Forbidden Evil, on September 30th, 1988, the NorCal crew had some big shoes to fill. The Bay Area thrash scene had already given birth to many important and highly influential metal acts including Exodus, Death Angel, Testament, Possessed and, of course, Metallica (who had relocated from Southern California in 1983). Forbidden had been kicking around the scene for three years up to that point, so they were well aware of the regions legacy — a...