There s no denying that metal is a predominantly European and Caucasian form of music. In the United States, the majority of the music buying public labors under the illusion that hard rock started with the Korn explosion or is something that troubled kids are under the influence of when they commit deviant or criminal acts.
      Given metal s chiefly white nature, it s fairly uncommon for a metal band to have an African American among its ranks. Even more rare is the hard rock band where four fifths of the members are black.
     
      That s central New Jersey s God Forbid. With one full immersion into Determination, the quintet s Century Media Record debut, you ll drop to your knees and thank the hard rock Gods Of Thunder for bestowing upon your ears an Americanized form of melodic thrash that hasn t sounded this feral, this original, and this revolutionary in years.
     
      God Forbid still has something to prove. Guitarist Dallas Coyle says, It s intriguing. It s almost like we re cheating. Everyone in this band knows that we re good at we do. But like a lot of people ... (More GOD FORBID Biography)