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

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

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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

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whose previous work included Marilyn Manson and Slayer. Locicero met Beavan during the 2003 recording of

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'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

Reviews for the album have generally been positive.

Track listing

The track listing will is as follows:

Personnel

* Russ Anderson – vocals * Craig Locicero – guitar *

– guitar * Matt Camacho – bass * Mark Hernandez – drums

References

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