FORBIDDEN Return With First New Song In 15 Years, “Divided By Zero”

Bay Area thrash legends Forbidden have officially broken their silence with the release of “Divided By Zero”, their first new single in over 15 years. The track arrives alongside a dystopian music video that was directed by the band’s own Chris Kontos (ex-Machine Head), and marks the first new material to feature vocalist Norman Skinner, who joined the band in 2023.

In a statement about the song, the band explained:

“The opening riff for ‘Divided By Zero’ was the first thing Craig [Locicero] brought to the table as a new Forbidden song. The lyrics address the erosion of civility and society through divisive control of institutions, cultures, religion, and government. Without picking sides, ‘Divided By Zero’ points to anyone and everyone that partakes in this mass manipulation, willingly or unwittingly.”

On the video’s concept, they added:

“The video for ‘Divided By Zero’ is the stuff of dystopian nightmares, depicting how influential words and propaganda of the few have power to sway the many. Robots and monsters — how most of us unwittingly end up being one or the other through the multiple institutions’ relentless brainwashing and beating us down. All of the disturbing imagery, created by Ethan Renoe at Crumb Hill, visually captures the story perfectly, haunting, powerful, and poignant.”

Check out the video below and catch Forbidden live at one of their upcoming shows:

07/25 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom (feat. Nasty Savage)
08/01 Wacken, GER – Wacken Open Air
08/02 Herford, GER – Kulturwerk
08/03 Eindhoven, NET – Dynamo (feat. Warbringer)
08/04 Koln, GER – Luxor
08/05 Aschaffenburg, GER – Colos-Saal
08/07 Munchen, GER – Free & Easy Festival
08/08 Helsinki, FIN – Hellsinki Metal Festival
08/10 Kortrijk, BEL – Alcatraz Metal Festival
08/12 London, UK – The Dome
08/13 Manchester, UK – The Bread Shed
08/15 Carhaix, FRA – Motocultor Festival
10/03 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock

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