Omega Wave is the title of Forbidden

Forbidden (band)

Forbidden is a thrash metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area. Formed in 1985 as Forbidden Evil, the group was founded by Russ Anderson and Craig Locicero, who are both permanent members. Since their formation, Forbidden have broken up and reformed twice with numerous line-up changes...

's fifth studio album, released in 22 October 2010. It is the band's first studio recording in 13 years (since 1997's Green

Green (Forbidden album)

Green is the fourth album by American thrash metal band Forbidden.-Track listing:# "What Is the Last Time?" – 2:34# "Green" – 3:17# "Phat" – 3:32# "Turns to Rage" – 5:48# "Face Down Heroes" – 3:44# "Over the Middle" – 3:19# "Kanaworms" – 3:23...

) and the first album to feature two new band members, Steve Smyth

Steve Smyth

Steve Smyth is the guitarist for the metal band Forbidden.-Biography:Smyth was born in Northern California and started his career in the female-fronted melodic progressive metal band Ariah after graduation in 1988. Ariah never released an official studio album, but they recorded a few songs and...

 on guitar and Mark Hernandez on drums.

Production

The album was produced by guitarist Craig Locicero and former Systematic frontman Tim Narducci. The two had been friends since the age of 15 and together formed the band Spiralarms in 2004.

Also enlisted for Omega Wave was mixer Sean Beavan whose previous work included Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson (band)

Marilyn Manson is an American metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention...

 and Slayer

Slayer

Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...

. Locicero met Beavan during the 2003 recording of Manmade God

Manmade God

Manmade God was an American hard rock band from San Francisco. They gained prominence in 2003, touring with various mainstream acts and releasing one self-titled album in late summer...

's self-titled album. He learned a great deal from him about record production and expressed enthusiasm for his part in Omega Wave:

"I still can't believe how lucky we are to have Sean to do it. Sonically, he's very unique and on a different level. He's produced, engineered, and mixed some of the best sounding material out there. . . Sean will make the Forbidden record sound like nothing else going, and that's a great thing."

Album title

On May 3, 2010, guitarist Craig Locicero commented on the album's title:

Reception

Track listing

According to multiple sources, the track listing will be as follows.

Personnel

• Russ Anderson - Vocals
• Craig Locicero - Guitar
• Steve Smyth
  Steve Smyth
  Steve Smyth is the guitarist for the metal band Forbidden.-Biography:Smyth was born in Northern California and started his career in the female-fronted melodic progressive metal band Ariah after graduation in 1988. Ariah never released an official studio album, but they recorded a few songs and...
  
  - Guitar
• Matt Camacho - Bass
• Mark Hernandez - Drums