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After a thirteen-year hiatus, San Francisco’s FORBIDDEN have returned to the studio to record their as-yet-untitled fifth studio album. Last week, drum tracks were recorded at Bombshelter Studios in downtown Los Angeles with owner Eric Kretz (drummer & founding member of Stone Temple Pilots). FORBIDDEN are currently at Sonic Room Studios in Livermore, California tracking bass, guitar, and vocals.
Guitarist/songwriter Craig Locicero checks in about the band’s experience thus far:
“What a week it's been. Fucking insane!
February 28th - Mark [Hernandez], his tech Jeff (Trigger), Tim Narducci and myself left for L.A. and the Bomb Shelter. We packed 3 drum sets (all Sonor) and one guitar for me. It was one of my trusty Les Pauls, if you’re wondering - she's is a rock! Had dinner in Japan town at what was referred to as the Denny's of sushi - good and cheap!
March 1st - I left early to go pick up the new Line 6/Bogner 100 watt HD. Everyone else starting pulling out the pieces of drums and hardware and matching whatever sounded best together. Mark switched out to one maple kick drum instead of two birch ones. It simply sounded amazing! He's had the same kick since 1990 when he joined Vio-lence. We were a bit concerned about the one kick vs. two kick issue, but it sounded perfect. Eric Kretz came down and lent us a hand and showed us some mic techniques for the overheads… just enough to sound spectacular.
March 2nd - We started tracking at 12 and we nailed the first song in a couple of hours. The next one was pretty easy as well. Tim was great working with Mark and getting him to try different things for the sake of the songs. His ear was money the entire session! On the third song, we hit a snag with the click we set up before we left the Bay. It was actually comical to watch Mark and I try to figure out what was wrong. Kretz showed up and was sitting behind me for a while without my knowledge. I turned around and we both laughed. Eventually we figured out the click issue.
March 3rd - We started by taking the only showers of the week in the morning! ‘Scumbag metal dudes, we are!’ (Yoda style.) It was a very productive day after we cleaned up. We flew through 3 songs. Everything went perfectly. The groove was grooving... whatever the hell that means (ωωω). It started to feel like a real record to me. Everything was coming together wonderfully.
To be continued...”
View more studio pictures and read the rest of the studio report here.
Working titles on the new release are as follows:
· Intro
· Swine
· Immortal Wounds
· Omega Wave
· Hopenosis
· Adapt Or Die
· Forsaken At The Gates
· Inhuman Race
· Beyond The Mask
· Dragging My Casket
· Overthrow
The 2010 line-up for FORBIDDEN is Russ Anderson on vocals; Craig Locicero, guitar; Steve Smyth, guitar; Matt Camacho on bass; and Mark Hernandez, drums.
Hear two new FORBIDDEN demo tracks, “Adapt Or Die” and “Hopenosis,” at www.myspace.com/FORBIDDEN__EVI
