God Forbid
Formed: 1998
From:
New Brunswick,
NJ,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest God Forbid News
Below is our complete God Forbid news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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God Forbid Cancels Festival Show Due To Theft
God Forbid has announced the band will be canceling its previously scheduled performance at HeavyMTL this weekend due to Doc Coyle being robbed in San Antonio. The band comments, "God Forbid is sorry to have to cancel their performance at this years Heavy MTL! Due to reasons beyond our control! (Remember when Doc's bag was stolen, his passport was in the bag!)"
Doc also posted the following message on Sunday:
"So two days ago in San Antonio, someone stole my bag out of our dressing room with my MacBook pro laptop, iPod, hard drive, headphones, passport, toiletries, etc. It was in a beat up Swiss Gear backpack. If anyone who was there saw anything suspicious or lives in the area recognizes any of these items, please let me know. I do everything with my computer. Communicate, create music. This sucks big time, but it's just stuff. I am lucky I have my health. So many are less fortunate."
For more on God Forbid, check out the band's "Equilibrium" video over at this location.
God Forbid Checks In From Trespass America Fest
VicTorV, the monthly in-house video from Victory Records, heads to Milwaukee, WI for an 80th episode to spend the day at the Trespass America Festival with God Forbid and Emmure. In this episode, fans get an up close and personal glimpse of all the excitement on and off stage and what can be expected nightly. Check out the clip below.
In other news, you can also watch God Forbid's music video for "Equilibrium" over at this location.
Upcoming Trespass America dates are: More...
God Forbid Posts "Equilibrium" Video
New Jersey metal warriors God Forbid have unleashed a new music video for the title track “Equilibrium,” taken from their March release of the same name.
Filmed in Brooklyn, NY and directed by Eric Richter, "Equilibrium" takes you through the layers of life. “It's about discovering that no matter how much you strive to achieve a goal, you become sidetracked. You look for ways to find patience and balance while becoming stable and finding a renewed feeling or belief in what may come your way," says vocalist, Byron Davis. Watch the video in the player below. More...
God Forbid Announces New Tour Dates
New Jersey warriors God Forbid have teamed up with Battlecross to bring fans more metal - starting on July 6th in Springfield, VA, God Forbid will be headlining a set of dates leading up to the Tresspass America Festival. God Forbid will also be performing on a series of off dates with Battlecross. Dates are available below or over at the Victory Records website.
Headlining Tour Dates:
7/06-Springfield, VA @ Empire 7/07-Richmond, VA @ Kingdom
7/08- Winston –Salem, NC @ Ziggy’s
7/10- Fayetteville, AR @ Stone Pony
7/12- Wichita, KS @ The Scenery
7/18- St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
7/20- Joliet, IL @ Mojoe’s **** GOD FORBID ONLY *****
8/09- S. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
8/11- Montreal, QC @ Heavy MTL
8/31- Shreveport, LA @ The Riverside Warehouse
9/01- Memphis, TN @ Newby’s
TRESPASS AMERICA FESTIVAL DATES:
7/13 – Broomfield, CO @ 1st Bank Center
7/15 – Billings, MT @ Metra Park Arena
7/16 – Bismarck, ND @ Bismarck Civic Center
7/17 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Sioux Falls Arena
7/19 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
7/21 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Allen County Expo Center
7/22 – Waterloo, IA @ McElroy Auditorium
7/24 – Lubbock, TX @ Lonestar Amphitheatre
7/25 – Belton, TX @ Bell County Expo Center
7/27 – San Antonio, TX @ Freeman Coliseum
7/28 – Beaumont, TX @ Ford Pavilion
7/30 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
7/31 – Evansville, IN @ Ford Center
8/01 – Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Pavilion At Riverbend Music
8/03 – Battle Creek, MI @ Kellogg Arena
8/04 – Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadowbrook Arena
8/05 - Cleveland, OH @ Jacobs Pavilion
8/07 - Syracuse, NY @ Oswego Speedway
8/08 – Glens Falls, NY @ Glens Falls Civic Center
8/10 – Scarborough, ME @ Scarborough Downs
8/14 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
8/15 – Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre
8/17 – Worchester, MA @ DCU Center
8/18 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
8/19 – Philadelphia, PA @ Penn’s Landing – Festival Pier
8/21 – Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Uptown
8/22 - Knoxville, TN @ Knoxville Civic Coliseum
8/24 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheater
8/25 – Rio Rancho, NM @ Santa Ana Star Center
8/26 – Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theater
8/28 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
Bands Talk Best/Worst Stage Moves
Everybody has stage moves, but does that mean they are good? As part of Metal Injection's ongoing "Ask The Artist" series, the question of best and worst stage moves was posted to members of Dragonforce, Black Dahlia Murder, All Shall Perish, Fit For An Autopsy, Obey The Brave, The Acacia Strain, Skeletonwitch, Last Chance To Reason, The Contortionist, Holy Grail, Periphery, iwrestledabearonce, Hung, Overkill, God Forbid and Unearth.
Check out the clip of metal bands talking the best and worst on-stage moves at this location or in the player available below. More...
God Forbid's Doc Coyle Talks Touring
Victory Records has posted a video clip online of God Forbid's Doc Coyle talking about the touring lifestyle, which can be viewed below. The label also commented:
"Check out what Guitarist/Vocalist Doc Coyle from God Forbid had to say about being on tour, and what he likes to do with his "down time" on tour!
"Catch them with Five Finger Death Punch, Trivium, Killswitch Engage, Emmure, Pop Evil, and Battlecross on the Metal Hammer Trespass America Festival!"
Victory Records Streaming Free 20 Song Sampler
Victory Records has posted a new 20 song sampler online for streaming, which can be found below. The label also commented:
"Check out our new 20 song music sampler available now on Soundcloud. It features songs from Emmure, A Day To Remember, God Forbid, first listens to brand new tracks from Dr. Acula, A Hero A Fake and These Hearts plus 14 other Victory artists.
"Listen and subscribe now at the Victory Records Soundcloud page or visit our Facebook profile and click on the 'Soundcloud Sampler' Tab." More...
Metal Bands Share Their Favorite Road Munchies
Metalinjection.com has posted a new video in the "Ask the Artist" series online, asking bands the question of "what is your favorite munchie while touring?"
Check out the answers from members of The Black Dahlia Murder, Oceano, Skeletonwitch, God Forbid, All Shall Perish, Fit For An Autopsy, Obey The Brave, The Acacia Strain, Last Chance To Reason, The Contortionist, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Holy Grail, Suidakra, Periphery, iwrestledabearonce, Hung, Overkill and Unearth at this location or in the player below. More...
Diamond Plate Vocalist To Miss Rest Of Tour
Diamond Plate has announced that bassist and lead vocalist Jon Macak will be departing from the band's tour with Overkill and God Forbid to return home due to a recent family emergency. The band has decided to continue on with the remainder of the trek with tour manager and close friend Dan Valente filling in on bass and vocal duties.
Jon Macak stated, "I am very sad to say that I will not be able to be a part of the last six Killfest dates. I will be flying home to Chicago Sunday morning to be with my mother who is very ill and needs my support. There is a chance that she does not have much time left so I want to be by her side as much as possible. The rest of the band will finish the tour without me and I want to thank everyone for their support and understanding."
Diamond Plate also added, "We all wish Jon and his family strength through this incredibly hard time. Words can't describe how much Jon's presence will be missed on stage as a frontman, but most importantly our best friend. After these shows without him, we will come back stronger than ever and with a new understanding of what it means to be a band. An incredible thanks goes out to Dan Valente, our tour manager, who will help us finish the tour by handling bass and vocal duties. Thank you to all the fans for the support and understanding, and please keep Jon's family in your positive thoughts."
The final leg of the tour to include Dan will be as follows:
May 08 – Tampa, FL - The Orpheum
May 09 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
May 10 – Atlanta, GA -The Masquerade
May 11 – West Springfield, VA - Jaxx Nightclub
May 12 – New York, NY - Best Buy Theater
Five Finger Death Punch Headline Trespass America
Introducing Trespass America, a newly-minted music festival set on revitalizing the metal scene with some of the most current and credible bands in hard rock/metal. A co-production with Trespass America and Metal Hammer, the biggest metal magazine in the U.K., the tour kicks off July 13 at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado, and will cover 31 cities in two months between July and August with stops across the United States. Ticket on-sales begin this Friday, April 27.
Opening the show will be newcomers Battlecross, the most-played new band on the SiriusXM channel, "Liquid Metal." New Jersey monsters God Forbid, who just released a brand new album "Equilibrium," will stir up the circle pits with new songs and hits spanning their long career. Deathcore masters Emmure are coming out swinging in support of their new album, "Slave to the Game." Michigan's Pop Evil will carry the torch of grassroots hard rock to the crowd, while the melodic guitar thrash of Trivium and the reunited lineup of metalcore legends Killswitch Engage will bring a crushing intensity to Trespass America. More...
Suidakra Comments On New Tour
German Celtic pagan metal band Suidakra is kicking off a tour today with global thrash legends Overkill, God Forbid and Diamond Plate. The tour starts tonight April 20th in Philadelphia, PA and wraps up May 12th in New York, New York. Guitarist and front man Arkadius commented on the start of the band's North American tour:
"After playing three US tours in the past we are more than excited to come back and hit the road today. We are very excited to be presenting our latest album Book Of Dowth to the American audience for the first time. The States have been good to us the last few times we played here, so we're expecting some awesome shows and we are ready to meet some friends, fans and kick their asses ;-)!!"
Suidakra is touring in support of the "Book of Dowth" album (reviewed here) on the following dates:
4/20: Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
4/21: Worcester, MA @ The Palladium - NEMF
4/22: Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon
4/23: Columbus, OH @ Screamin Willie's
4/24: Detroit, MI @ Blondie's
4/25: Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
4/26: Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club
4/27: Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
4/28: Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
4/30: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
5/1: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
5/2: San Francisco, CA @ The Grand Ballroom at Regency Center
5/3: Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia
5/5: Austin, TX @ Emo's East
5/6: Dallas, TX @ Trees
5/8: Orlando, FL @ The Club at Firestone
5/9: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
5/10: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
5/11: West Springfield, VA @ Empire
5/12: New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater
Diamond Plate To Kick Off Tour Tomorrow
Chicago thrashers Diamond Plate are gearing up for a U.S. tour with thrash legends Overkill, which kicks off tomorrow, Friday, March 20th in Philadelphia.
Also joining Diamond Plate and Overkill on "The Electric Age Tour" are God Forbid and Suidakra. Diamond Plate lead guitarist Konrad Kupiec comments:
"We're excited as hell to be going out with the legends Overkill! Also being on a package with God Forbid and Suidakra makes the whole tour that much better. It's been months since we did a full US tour, so we can't wait to see all of our fans again. A few years ago as kids we had the honor of opening an Overkill show in Chicago and to this day it remains one of our best hometown shows. We're looking to recreate that same moment in every city on this tour. Come out and feel the energy!"
Apr. 20 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Theater
Apr. 21 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
Apr. 22 - Syracuse, NY - Lost Horizon
Apr. 23 - Columbus, OH - Screamin' Willie's
Apr. 24 - Detroit, MI - Blondies
Apr. 25 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
Apr. 26 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
Apr. 27 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
Apr. 28 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
Apr. 30 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
May 01 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
May 02 - San Francisco, CA - The Grand Ballroom
May 03 - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre
May 05 - Austin, TX - Emo's East
May 06 - Dallas, TX - Trees
May 08 - Tampa, FL - Orpheum
May 09 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
May 10 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
May 11 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
May 12 - New York, NY - Best Buy Theater
Metal Injection Posts New "On The Record" Episode
Metal Injection has released the second episode of a series which turns the camera onto the people working behind the scenes in the music industry, titled "On The Record." This is the second of a five-part series focusing on "A Decade Of Metal."
Each week, some of the heavyweights that make the heavy metal industry tick will weigh in on the biggest subjects to occur in the metal scene in the last decade and this edition focuses on the ever growing amount of sub-genres in heavy metal that formed in the last decade, with genres such as metalcore, deathcore, pirate metal, re-thrash and more "out there" genres like crabcore and Sumeriancore discussed.
Watch the episode through Metal Injection or in the player below. Episode 1 focusing on the biggest reunions of the last 10 years, can also be seen at this location. More...
Hatebreed's Matt Byrne Announces Drum Clinic
Hatebreed's Matt Byrne and God Forbid’s Corey Pierce will take part in a special drum clinic presented by The Collective on Thursday, April 19th at The Collective School of Music in New York City.
The clinic will begin at 7pm and admission is $15. To purchase tickets, please call 212-741-0091 ex100. For more information, visit this location.
It can also be announced that Hatebreed has begun pre-production on the band's upcoming album. The band is currently on tour in South America and will resume production after the aforementioned clinic. More...
God Forbid Posts More Behind The Scenes Footage
"The Making of Equilibrium" video series gives you the first look at God Forbid's brand new album from inside the studio. Part 5 features exclusive footage of vocalist Byron Davis as he talks about the drive of the band.
Watch the studio update, including a clip of a new track called “Scraping The Walls," in the player below. "Equilibrium" is available online and in stores now. God Forbid also recently released a music video for the song "Where We Come From." More...
Suidakra Announces New Tour Dates
German Celtic pagan metal band Suidakra is preparing to make a return to North America this April. Suidakra will be hitting the road with global thrash legends Overkill, God Forbid, and Diamond Plate. The tour kicks off April 20th in Philadelphia, PA and wraps up May 12th in New York, New York.
Guitarist and frontman Arkadius commented on the bands North American tour: "After playing three US tours in the past we are more than excited to come back in april/may 2012 to cross the USA together with Overkill, God Forbid & Diamond Plate.We're looking forward to rock the cities with all these great bands!
"After the release of our latest album Book Of Dowth we were busy playing many shows here in Europe & Asia, so this is going to be our first time presenting Book Of Dowth to the American audience.
"The States have been good to us the last few times we played there, so we're expecting some awesome shows and we are ready to meet some friends, fans and kick their asses!" More...
God Forbid Releases "Where We Come From" Video
God Forbid has premiered a brand new music video for “Where We Come From” through Vevo. You can check out the video below, or here at Vevo. The video arrives just in time for the release of the "Equilibrium" album, out 03/26.
Guitarist/vocalist Doc Coyle says of the concept, “The idea really came from me thinking about the recurring lyrical themes of the album, and wanting to find a way to tap into that truth.” He goes on to say, “Pretending that we are rich rock stars who drink champagne and fly on private jets would not be effective. This isn't a revelation, but I wanted to show the whole picture, and that it's nothing to be ashamed of. We work, we jam, we hang out, we have fun together, and the payoff is we get to play amazing shows in front of amazing fans and engage with them on a very personal level.”
Corey Pierce, drummer goes on to say, “The fact that we are normal guys who do what we need to do in order to go out, play shows and make music, is literally 'Where We Come From.'” The video was directed by Eric Richter in 3 different states within 48 hours documenting the everyday life of God Forbid. More...
God Forbid Posts Music Video Teaser
God Forbid has released a clip from the band's upcoming music video for “Where We Come From” off the "Equilibrium" album, due out 03/26. Check out a preview of “Where We Come From“ in the player below.
Lead guitarist Matt Wicklund says “Where We Come From is a really cool video for us because it gives an honest glimpse into a real day in the life of all of us and takes you through the entire journey from the daily grind to doing what we love on stage!” More...
God Forbid Posts Fourth In-Studio Clip
"The Making of Equilibrium" video series gives you the first look at God Forbid’s upcoming album, out 3/26, from inside the studio. Part 4 features exclusive studio footage and commentary from guitarist Matt Wicklund, giving a unique viewpoint as the group’s newest addition. Check out the clip below.
Pre-orders and package deals for "Equilibrium," featuring brand new merch, are now available here. You can also see God Forbid on tour across the U.S. this spring with Overkill. The tour hits major cities including Chicago, NYC, Los Angeles and more, with full details below.
God Forbid Posts More "Equilibrium" Studio Footage
God Forbid has posted a third studio video clip from the making of the "Equilibrium" album, which can be viewed below. "Equilibrium" is due out on March 26th, 2012. Victory Records commented on the video:
"'The Making of Equilibrium' video series gives you the first look at God Forbid's upcoming album from inside the studio.
"Part 3 features exclusive footage of guitarist/vocalist Doc Coyle as he talks about what it was like to work with producer Mark Lewis. Guitarist Matt Wicklund also discusses what he brings to the table for Equilibrium.
"Watch the studio update, including a clip of a new track called 'Overcome,' now!