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FORBIDDEN's CRAIG LOCICERO: 'If You Can't Write Heavy S*** In' The Standard Guitar Tuning, 'Then I Don't Know What To Tell You'

At last month's Motocultor Festival in France, FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero was asked by Loud TV what it's like for him and his bandmates to play thrash metal in 2025, since the music industry ...
MetalTalk

Forbidden / Bay Area Thrash Legends Deliver A Slow-Burning, Progressive Return

Forbidden return with their self-titled album, blending Bay Area Thrash ferocity with progressive ambition. Paul Hutchings ...
Illinois Entertainer

Stage Buzz: Forbidden at Reggies • Chicago

San Francisco’s Forbidden helped pioneer the legendary Bay Area thrash metal movement that exploded in the ’80s alongside peers such as Death Angel, Heathen, Testament, Vio-lence, Exodus, and more.
Noisecreep

Spiralarms, ‘Dropping Like Flies': Forbidden Guitarist Craig Locicero’s Other Band Debuts Video

Sprialarms, the San Francisco Bay Area-based heavy rock band featuring Craig Locicero (Forbidden, Manmade God, Demonica) on guitar, Tim Narducci (ex-Systematic) on vocals, Chris "Cornbread" Lombardo ...
Noisecreep

One Machine: Acclaimed Nevermore, Forbidden Guitarist Plots Return With New Band

Acclaimed guitarist/songwriter Steve Smyth (Nevermore, Forbidden, Dragonlord, Vicious Rumors) is getting ready to premiere his latest project, One Machine. Featuring a collection of international ...
blabbermouth

FORBIDDEN Guitarist: 'We're Not Going To Be Any Bigger Than A Cult Band'

Brian Fischer-Giffin of Australia's Loud web site recently conducted an interview with guitarist Craig Locicero of reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN. A few excerpts from the chat ...