Back in the day, who was bigger? Forbidden or Vio-Lence?
- Thread starter MindInsane
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Forbidden sold more records if I remember correctly
because they had more label support. Muscially
both bands are fucking thrash monsters and I'm just too
much of a bigot to say who's better. It's all heavy, it's all
Bay Area and goddamm it shreds!!!!!!!
They used to play on the same bill too. That was awesome.
FORBIDDEN AND VIOLENCE rule.
-OfficerNice.
because they had more label support. Muscially
both bands are fucking thrash monsters and I'm just too
much of a bigot to say who's better. It's all heavy, it's all
Bay Area and goddamm it shreds!!!!!!!
They used to play on the same bill too. That was awesome.
FORBIDDEN AND VIOLENCE rule.
-OfficerNice.
xenophobe
Active Member
Vio-lence was bigger in the Bay Area... their shows were always more packed and more, well violent 
...
But they played a lot of shows together, so it's kinda hard to actually tell.
Forbidden was a hair metal band, almost GLAM band in appearance before they were signed... anyone else remember that?
... But they played a lot of shows together, so it's kinda hard to actually tell.
Forbidden was a hair metal band, almost GLAM band in appearance before they were signed... anyone else remember that?
Originally posted by xenophobe
Vio-lence was bigger in the Bay Area... their shows were always more packed and more, well violent
But they played a lot of shows together, so it's kinda hard to actually tell.
Forbidden was a hair metal band, almost GLAM band in appearance before they were signed... anyone else remember that?
Violence pits ARE definitely more brutal. I remember
at the Chuck Billy Benefit when they started the pit
was "Just like Home" from back in the day. It was awesome.
I'd argue that Forbidden was "bigger" than Vio-lence
if you want to call it "bigger" but that's just MHO.
toilethead
Member
I want hair metal back, then. Never got to see a combined Vio-lence/Forbidden show.
Musically, Forbidden takes all.
Thrasher
Musically, Forbidden takes all.
Thrasher
xenophobe
Active Member
I've yet to see a pit like the good old days... The Omni, Pound, One Step.... etc... But yeah, it was nice.
Forbidden might have gained wider popularity, but in the Bay Area, Vio-Lence was THE band after Exodus fell...
Officer Nice- a thrash metal obsessive compulsive that sends me bootleg cds in exchange for cds- told me Vio Lence was awesome live- and Sean Killian was a hell of a singer live, sort of went crazy almost a stream of conciousness thing- so maybe you were right- i guess i ll try to get a bootleg of Vio lence.
On this level I would agree. Sean is a maniac on stage
and God Love him for it. In previous postings I've
seen that Vio was more aggressive and Forbidden was
more technical and that is the major difference.
I wasn't articulate enough to conotate this.
It's true.
-The Shamed OfficerNice
When I said 'bigger' I meant in terms of label support.
Label support is important in getting a band out there.
I was shocked when I heard that "Oppressing the Masses"
sold only 20,000 copies when I read an interview with
Phil Demmel.
-The Shamed OfficerNice.
xenophobe
Active Member
Well, I love Forbidden, but if I had to choose who to see back in the day, Vio-Lence was the better live band. 
Deadly Embrace
TL PREACHER
There's only one way to solve this....
Call Vio-Lence, Call Forbidden, re-open the Omni
and like old times, have them play a show together.
That'll do it!
-OfficerNice.
Call Vio-Lence, Call Forbidden, re-open the Omni
and like old times, have them play a show together.
That'll do it!
-OfficerNice.
coronerox
Katatonia Brasil Staff
predeterminator
Metal Veteran
For-Fuckin-Bidden, Violence Could not clean up the stage spit for them, and I have seen them both Too many times.
Are you a fucking East Oakland Crack Smoker?
You've seen them both "too many times"
Uh, There's no such thing as "too many times"
Go listen to your Metallica "Load" and "Reload"
Records and shut the hell up.
-OfficerNice.
Deadly Embrace
TL PREACHER
xenophobe
Active Member
All I can say is...
Remember each band and how they were before they signed....
If you don't know, then you can't make that call...
Vio-Lence wins!
Remember each band and how they were before they signed....
If you don't know, then you can't make that call...
Vio-Lence wins!
