From making Jason Newsted s first group her house band to bringing Sepultura to the world, Gloria Cavalera has done it all. And no, she doesn t care if people think she s "Sepultura s Yoko Ono"
Ex-Machine Head guitarist on Exodus kill poser stunts, Slayer slam dancing, Forbidden feuds, more
photograph by Scott Diussa March 16, 2021
The mid-Eighties glory days of San Francisco s Bay Area thrash scene have come and gone, but its legacy continues to grow stronger with each passing decade. Thanks to the contributions from its venerated list of alumni Metallica, Testament, Exodus, Possessed, Megadeth, to name just a few the movement is now regarded as one of the most significant eras in American metal history.
Phil Demmel then a high-school age guitarist growing up outside of Oakland, California had a front-row seat for the birth of this impactful scene. While metal fans will certainly know Demmel from his 16 years with Machine Head (2002 – 2018), it was his period with Vio-lence one of the breakout bands during the second wave of Bay Area thrash that gave the guitarist his start as a professional musician. There were definitely some strong s
By the time Forbidden released their debut album,
Forbidden Evil, on September 30th, 1988, the NorCal crew had some big shoes to fill. The Bay Area thrash scene had already given birth to many important and highly influential metal acts including Exodus, Death Angel, Testament, Possessed and, of course, Metallica (who had relocated from Southern California in 1983).
Forbidden had been kicking around the scene for three years up to that point, so they were well aware of the region s legacy and the need to come out guns blazing with their debut. And they delivered. Upon its release,
Forbidden Evil caused such a ruckus in underground metal circles that it made people outside the Bay Area once again stand up and take notice of what was happening on the West Coast.