Forbidden to Embark on ’40 Years of Twisted Evil’ Tour in August
Forbidden are thrash metal legends, no question. I dare you to question this, to be honest. The Bay Area vets are currently in a different, “resurrected” form, splitting from guitarist Steve Smyth last year. That’s not stopping them though, because they’ve just announced they’re going on a special “40 Years of Twisted Evil” European tour later this year in August. It’s meant to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the band forming as well as the 35th anniversary of the band’s 1990 sophomore album Twisted Into Form.
The band’s other guitarist Craig Locicero excitedly announced the tour on February 7:
“We’re excited to announce that Forbidden will finally be touring Europe on a semi extended run through festival season this year!
“2025 holds a couple of significant anniversaries for the band…
“First off, Forbidden Evil formed 40 years ago, in March of 1985. Crazy, right? I was 15 years old when Russ Anderson, Robb Flynn & myself started the band.
“Secondly, it’s the 35th anniversary of ‘Twisted Into Form’. A landmark record for the band. Also first offering that included the late-great Tim Calvert alongside Russ, Matt Camacho, Paul Bostaph and myself.
“To honor this release, we will be playing ‘Twisted Into Form’ in its entirety alongside of a few other Forbidden classics.
“We do realize there are many of you who want us on more extensive tours. Please be patient. We’re presently writing the next Forbidden record and it will be completed before this run in August. The writing process has been amazing thus far. The contributions from Chris Kontos, Dan Mongrain, Norman Skinner and Matt are inspiring. It’s gonna be a thrash ripper! We must prioritize the quality of the music over the quantity of dates for the time being.
“Aside from the amazing festivals like Wacken, Alcatraz, Helsinki Metal Festival & Motocultor, we have dates in Germany, UK & the Netherlands. We can’t wait to see you all and thrash together once again!”
According to Locicero, new music with the resurrected form of the band will hopefully come out this year. Now sans Smyth, the current lineup subs in Voivod’s Daniel Mongrain in his place, along with bassist Matt Camacho, vocalist Norman Skinner, and drummer Chris Kontos.
