One of the key players in the second wave of the Bay Area thrash metal scene, Forbidden released four full-length albums before breaking up after 1997's 'Green.' The band is back together 12 years ...

Metalacolypse director Jon Schnepp helmed Forbidden’s new video, “Omega Wave,” and while I have no idea what Mr. Schnepp’s intention was for the clip, if it was to make something that would be ...

Veteran artist Kent Mathieu hadn't done an album cover in 30 years when California thrashers Forbidden came along and asked him to do the artwork for their latest CD, 'Omega Wave.' "It's an amazing ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...