God Forbid Announce Retro Cassette EP of Covers and B-Sides
The mighty God Forbid have been having themselves a great year or two, haven’t they? Not only have they gotten back together and put on some banger shows (including their killer set at the Metal Injection Festival), but they’re digging back into their past and giving some rare shit to the fans too.
Earlier today, one of the hardest bands from New Jersey announced they were putting out a throwback EP called The Lost Noize on cassette that fans are going to want to get their grubby little mitts on. Limited to just 150 units, the cassettes features B-sides and covers that they recorded while they were still with Century Media Records. We’re talkin’ covers of songs by Merauder, Zeuss, Guns N’ Roses, and even Muse.
The full track list for this EP is as follows:
- “We Are No More”
- “Allegiance”
- “Static Signal”
- “Master Killer” (Merauder cover)
- “Mind Eraser” (2001 Zeuss Version)
- “Out Ta Get Me” (Guns N’ Roses cover)
- “Stockholm Syndrome” (Muse cover)
Now here’s the double whammy bummer about this whole thing. One, the cassettes will only be available at the band’s upcoming California shows. The even worse news? Their December 12 show in Sacramento has been cancelled. The band said it was due to logistical problems, promising that they will “do our best to make it up as soon as we can.”
Having grown up from New Jersey, my initial reaction to that news was that the cancellation wasn’t that big of a deal, since there were three other shows. But then I remembered that California is way too fuckin’ big for its own good and traveling from one city to the other might as well require a plane ticket in many cases. I have no idea how you people function out there…
Still, if you want to catch God Forbid live and you don’t mind the trip or you live nearby, those dates are as follows:
12/13 Los Angeles, CA The Regent (w/ Burton C. Bell, Skinlab, Exmortus & Thrown Into Exile)
12/14 Anaheim, CA House of Blues (w/ Bleeding Through, Carnifex, Nekrogoblikon, I Declare War & Last Of Our Kind)
12/15 San Diego, CA at Observatory (w/ Bleeding Through, Carnifex, Nekrogoblikon, I Declare War & Last Of Our Kind)
