Good news for FORBIDDEN fans, because Bay Area legendary thrashers have signed new contract with BLKIIBLK label. The band’s long-awaited follow-up to 2010’s “Omega Wave” album is currently being tracked at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California with engineer/co-producer Zack Ohren for a tentative mid-2026 release.

FORBIDDEN commented:

“When FORBIDDEN was ‘reborn’ in 2023, we knew we were going to write new music. That excited us. We also knew that we were in no rush to be signed or obligated to anything that didn’t feel ideal. Well… that situation has finally revealed itself.

We are elated to announce that FORBIDDEN has joined forces with one of our industry’s biggest champions of heavy music and our old friend Mike Gitter at BLKIIBLK / Frontiers.

Mike recently left Century Media to take over A&R at BLKIIBLK and envisioned FORBIDDEN as his first signing. It’s the perfect home for all parties.

FORBIDDEN and Mike Gitter all have histories and wealth of experiences to pull from. We’re older, wiser and learned from our collective pasts. This situation couldn’t be any more perfect.

We’re presently recording our first album in 16 years with enthusiasm and fire! Can’t wait to share it with everyone.