Metal Anarchy

Forbidden have announced the dates for their “40 Years Of Twisted Evil” European/UK tour. The short trek will take place this August and it will find the band celebrating their 40th anniversary and the 35th anniversary of “Twisted Into Form.”

Tour Dates:

08/01 Wacken, GER – Wacken Open Air
08/02 Herford, GER – Kulturwerk
08/03 Eindhoven, NET – Dynamo
08/04 Koln, GER – Luxor
08/05 Aschaffenburg, GER – Colos-Saal
08/06 München, GER – Backstage Halle
08/08 Helsinki, FIN – Hellsinki Metal Festival
08/10 Kortrijk, BEL – Alcatraz Metal Festival
08/12 Manchester, UK – Rebellion
08/13 London, UK – 220
08/15 Carhaix, FRA – Motocultor Festival

Guitarist Craig Locicero commented:

“We’re excited to announce that Forbidden will finally be touring Europe on a semi extended run through festival season this year!

2025 holds a couple of significant anniversaries for the band…

First off, Forbidden Evil formed 40 years ago, in March of 1985. Crazy, right? I was 15 years old when Russ Anderson, Robb Flynn & myself started the band.

Secondly, it’s the 35th anniversary of ‘Twisted Into Form.’ A landmark record for the band. Also first offering that included the Late-Great Tim Calvert alongside Russ, Matt Camacho, Paul Bostaph and myself.

To honor this release, we will be playing ‘Twisted Into Form’ in its entirety alongside of a few other Forbidden classics.

We do realize there are many of you who want us on more extensive tours. Please be patient. We’re presently writing the next Forbidden record and it will be completed before this run in August. The writing process has been amazing thus far. The contributions from Chris Kontos, Dan Mongrain, Norman Skinner and Matt are inspiring. It’s gonna be a thrash ripper!

We must prioritize the quality of the music over the quantity of dates for the time being.

Aside from the amazing festivals like Wacken, Alcatraz, Hellsinki Metal Festival & Motocultor, we have dates in Germany, UK & the Netherlands. We can’t wait to see you all and thrash together once again!”