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Phone interview with Craig Locicero of FORBIDDEN

By Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal

October 6th 2010, Los Angeles CA

Part 1: Detailed talk about the new album 'Omega Wave' which is the band's first release in 13 years, comparison to the last studio release 'Green', the album title, and the song 'Hopenosis'.

Part 2: Craig talks about line-up changes, the impact of a metal drummer on the band's music, possibility of a tour with Testament, the upcoming tour with Overkill, the Hollywood gig at the Key Club last year and looks forward to coming back to the area.

Part 3: Craig talks about preparations for the tour, support bands on the tour, new albums by other thrash veterans, pro-tooling and sampling as a double-edged sword, why albums get over-produced, and influences.