DUDE... has anyone nesides me checked this one out?

[Papa Josh]

The new God Forbid "Gone Forever" cd is absolutely kickfuckingass!!

The production is amazing, the vocals are incredible and there are a few cool guest appearances. Excellent artwork and layout. Definitely in the Top 5 of the year so far. And I just got through selling all of their cds from collection recently!

This is gonna be sick live.

 

[Nate The Great]

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! I was just about to post this same thread!

The new God Forbid is fricken sicken!!! I haven't even bothered to see who the quest appearances are yet. I was listening to this while lifting weights a couple nights ago, and I just about had to stop lifting it was so damn good. After I got my attention back on the iron, it turned out to be excellent weight lifting music.

'Gone Forever' is a hugh improvement over their previous stuff. These guys are really coming along. I agree that this is top 5 material (so far) for 2004. I'll review it soon.

 

[Papa Josh]

Michael Pinnella (keys for Symphony X)
Jeff Loomis (Nevermore)

among others.

 

[Nate The Great]

Gone Foreve is probably one of the bigger surprises of the year.

 

[Papa Josh]

A pleasant one indeed.

And it's got me on a listening binge today. On the platter in the next few hours....

GOD FORBID - Gone Forever
SHADOWS FALL - The Art Of Balance
LAMB OF GOD - As The Palaces Burn
FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING - Skywards

 

[JayKeeley]

Hmm, Evil C's reviewing this one but I think I might have a promo laying about somewhere. I'll have to dig it out now! I guess it was the press description of this sounding like a cross between Killswitch Engage and Hatebreed that had me accidentally on purpose use it as a beer coaster.

 

[Papa Josh]

Hmm, Evil C's reviewing this one but I think I might have a promo laying about somewhere. I'll have to dig it out now! I guess it was the press description of this sounding like a cross between Killswitch Engage and Hatebreed that had me accidentally on purpose use it as a beer coaster.

This album basically redefines the genre, if anything it sounds like a pure wet dream of metal.

I can't get over how good and completely surprising (agreed with nate) this cd is to me.

 

[JayKeeley]

Yeah listening to it now ("Force-Fed"). Totally different to the f'ing press release - this first track sounds like melo-death with Ammot brothers gone grim. A lot more dark & technical than I thought it would be.

"Antihero" just kicked in - this album has some cool chops! The drummer rules too.

 

[Nate The Great]

God Forbid is more related to melo-death than Hatebreed style hardcore. That's a stupid press release.

 

[Evil C.]

See, I was talking about this album when it first came out, but no one believed me, nooooo..

Agreed, definitely top 5 album. and this coming from the guy who actually owns a button up god forbid dickies workshirt. these guys definitely deserve their long fought for success...

evil c.

 

[commandante]

I agree and people who try to categorize these guys as nu-metal just because their lead vocalist has dreads should be penetrated in the ass by the whole band...

 

[Papa Josh]

See, I was talking about this album when it first came out, but no one believed me, nooooo..

Agreed, definitely top 5 album. and this coming from the guy who actually owns a button up god forbid dickies workshirt. .

I would expect this from the guy who actually owns a buttonup God Forbid dickies workskirt... oops, I mean shirt.

Fanboy.

 

[Nate The Great]

I've been expecting to see a video from God Forbid on Headbangers Ball. Instead I had to sit through 2 hours of hardcore/screamo/emo crap.

 

[Papa Josh]

I've been expecting to see a video from God Forbid on Headbangers Ball. Instead I had to sit through 2 hours of hardcore/screamo/emo crap.

Long gone are the days... I have never even seen this "updated" Headbanger's Ball..

 

[Demonspell]

I think they're improving slightly...the guest next week is Evergrey.

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

Nah, that just means they'll play 1 Evergrey song, and 1 song that Evergrey wants to hear (which will most likely be Iced Earth since the tour's about to begin), and then 1 hour & 45 minutes of crap.

 

[Evil C.]

Fanboy? hmm..

What if the band actually gave me the shirt? ANd I didnt use my own money to own it? Does that still make me a fanboy? Pondering...

evil c.

 

[Krilons Resa]

Well I guess I'll go and check this one out too. I just sold "Determination" on Ebay. I was never a huge fan of them but if this one os that surprising, I'll pick it up.

 

[JayKeeley]

Well, before everyone starts a circle jerk, I agree that it's a nice surprise that this turned out better than the PR release description, but if you're sick & tired of the melo-death-thrash genre then it might not appeal as much.

Having said that, it is better than average, and likewise I can't compare to their previous efforts. Based on some of the posts here, it sounds like this is a radical departure from their older sound....?

 

[Nate The Great]

Not really a radical departure from the older sound, just MUCH better written and arranged.