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God Forbid

Metal band from East Brunswick, NJ · formed 1996

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Shows on record
52
Rooms played
51
Cities
48
Releases
18
Last show
Dec 14, 2025Brooklyn Monarch

About

God Forbid is a band from East Brunswick, NJ, formed in 1996, tagged death metal, melodic death metal, metal by its sources. Shows on record run from 2001 to 2025, across 51 rooms in 48 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

52 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20011 show
  2. 20063 shows
  3. 20075 shows
  4. 200820 shows
  5. 20091 show
  6. 201211 shows
  7. 20232 shows
  8. 20245 shows
  9. 20254 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Dec 14, 2025Brooklyn Monarch · BrooklynSupportwith Darkest Hour, Bleeding Through, Nora, +1
Dec 13, 2025Wally's · HamptonSupportwith Bleeding Through, Darkest Hour, Overcast, +1
Dec 12, 2025The Fillmore Silver Spring · Silver SpringSupportwith Darkest Hour, Bleeding Through, Nora
Sep 21, 2025Amityville Music Hall · AmityvilleHeadlinerwith Internal Bleeding, Sworn Enemy, Bodybox, +1
Dec 15, 2024Observatory North Park · San DiegoSupportwith Bleeding Through, Nekrogoblikon, Carnifex
Dec 14, 2024House of Blues - Anaheim · AnaheimSupportwith Bleeding Through, Nekrogoblikon, The Last Of Our Kind, +1
Dec 13, 2024Regent Theater · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith Skinlab, Exmortus, Thrown Into Exile
Dec 12, 2024Harlow's · SacramentoHeadlinerwith Skinlab, Thrown Into Exile
Sep 20, 2024Palladium · WorcesterHeadlinerwith Living Wreckage, Euclid, Rivers of Nihil, +2
Jan 7, 2023Upstairs at the Palladium · WorcesterHeadlinerwith Bleeding Through, Living Wreckage, Dead Reflections
Jan 6, 2023Starland Ballroom · SayrevilleHeadlinerwith Bleeding Through, Shai Hulud
Nov 23, 2012Joe's Grotto · PhoenixSupportwith Shadows Fall, Thy Will Be Done, Trumpet the Harlot, +4
Nov 18, 2012Dirty Dog Bar · AustinSupportwith Shadows Fall, Thy Will Be Done, Trumpet the Harlot, +3
Nov 16, 2012The Chameleon Room · Oklahoma CitySupportwith Shadows Fall, Thy Will Be Done, Trumpet the Harlot, +2
Nov 14, 2012Zydeco · BirminghamHeadlinerwith Thy Will Be Done, Shadows Fall, Trumpet the Harlot
Nov 11, 2012The Roc Bar, Brewster's Megaplex · JacksonvilleSupportwith Shadows Fall, Thy Will Be Done, Trumpet the Harlot
Nov 10, 2012Ground Zero · SpartanburgSupportwith Shadows Fall, Thy Will Be Done, Trumpet the Harlot, +2
Oct 23, 2012Buster's Billiards & Backroom · LexingtonSupportwith Shadows Fall, Thy Will Be Done, Trumpet the Harlot
Oct 18, 2012People's Court · Des MoinesSupportwith Shadows Fall, Thy Will Be Done, Trumpet the Harlot, +3
Oct 17, 2012Regent Street Retreat · MadisonSupportwith Shadows Fall, Thy Will Be Done, Trumpet the Harlot
Oct 16, 2012Spicoli's Reverb · WaterlooSupportwith Shadows Fall, Thy Will Be Done, Trumpet the Harlot
Oct 12, 2012Palladium · WorcesterSupportwith Misfits, Shadows Fall, Vision of Disorder, +11
Jun 16, 2009O2 Academy Oxford · OxfordHeadlinerwith DevilDriver, Malefice
Oct 25, 2008Fontana's · New York (NYC)Supportwith Darkest Hour, Thy Will Be Done, Warship, +1
Jun 11, 2008B.B. King Blues Club & Grill · ManhattanSupportwith Death Angel, Light This City, Soilent Green
Jun 7, 2008Harpos Concert Theatre · DetroitSupportwith Death Angel, Light This City
Jun 6, 2008The Pearl Room · MokenaSupportwith Death Angel, Light This City
Jun 4, 2008Pop's - Old Location · SaugetSupportwith Death Angel, Light This City
Jun 2, 2008Marquis Theater · DenverHeadlinerwith Light This City
May 31, 2008Studio Seven · SeattleSupportwith Death Angel, Light This City
May 30, 2008Hawthorne Theatre · PortlandSupportwith Death Angel, Light This City
May 28, 2008The Boardwalk · OrangevaleSupportwith Death Angel, Light This City
May 26, 2008Bakersfield Dome · BakersfieldSupportwith Death Angel, Light This City
May 23, 2008Jillian's · Las VegasSupportwith Death Angel, Light This City
May 18, 2008Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar · San AntonioSupportwith Death Angel, Light This City, Soilent Green
May 13, 2008The Masquerade · AtlantaSupportwith Death Angel, Light This City
May 11, 2008Lucky's Pub · WilmingtonHeadlinerwith Death Angel, Soilent Green, Light This City
May 10, 2008Steppin Out · Virginia BeachSupportwith Death Angel, Light This City
May 8, 2008Empire · SpringfieldSupportwith Death Angel, Light This City
May 7, 2008Sonar · BaltimoreSupportwith Death Angel, In Thrash We Trust, Light This City
May 4, 2008Crazy Donkey · FarmingdaleSupportwith Death Angel, Soilent Green, Light This City
May 3, 2008Crocodile Rock Café - Main Stage · AllentownSupportwith Death Angel, Light This City, Soilent Green
May 1, 2008The Machine Shop · FlintSupportwith Testament, Death Angel, Light This City
Dec 26, 2007Irving Plaza · New York (NYC)Supportwith Hatebreed, Necro, Shai Hulud, +5
Oct 15, 2007The Point · CardiffSupportwith DevilDriver, Malefice
Oct 14, 2007O2 Academy Islington · IslingtonSupportwith DevilDriver, Malefice
Oct 13, 2007The Sugarmill · Stoke On TrentSupportwith DevilDriver, Malefice
Oct 10, 2007Rescue Rooms · NottinghamSupportwith DevilDriver, The Maccabees, Malefice
Dec 27, 2006Franklin Music Hall · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Sick of It All, Hatebreed, Necro, +4
Jun 9, 2006Donington Park · DerbySupportwith Tool, Guns N' Roses, Metallica, +93
Apr 8, 2006House of Blues - Old Location · AnaheimSupportwith Arch Enemy, Chimaira, Nevermore, +1
Apr 24, 2001The Lab · MinneapolisSupportwith Nevermore, Opeth

Where they play

51 rooms in 48 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Worcester3 shows
  • Anaheim2 shows
  • New York (NYC)2 shows
  • Allentown1 show
  • Amityville1 show

and 43 other cities

Releases

18 releases, 1998–2012

  • Equilibrium

    2012 · Album

  • Where We Come From

    2012 · Single

  • Stockholm Syndrome

    2010 · Single

  • Earthsblood

    2009 · Album

  • Beneath the Scars of Glory and Progression

    2008 · Album

  • War Of Attrition

    2008

  • IV: Constitution Of Treason / Gone Forever

    2008

  • Sickness and Misery

    2007 · Compilation

  • To The Fallen Hero

    2006

  • God Forbid / Manntis / The Haunted

    2005 · Ep

  • IV: Constitution of Treason

    2005 · Album

  • IV: Constitution Of Treason - Two-Song Sampler

    2005

  • Promo Sampler

    2005

  • Gone Forever

    2004 · Album

  • Better Days

    2003 · Ep

  • Determination

    2001 · Album

  • Reject the Sickness

    1999 · Album

  • Out of Misery

    1998 · Ep

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Former

  • Dallas Coyle · guitar
  • Doc Coyle · guitar
  • Byron Davis · lead vocals
  • John Outcalt · bass guitar
  • Corey Pierce · membranophone
  • Matt Wicklund · guitar

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 6 plays, 2001-04-30–2002-09-23 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Larry Metro) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

God Forbid — Brooklyn Monarch, 2025-12-14
Poster · Brooklyn Monarch, 2025-12-14 — Songkick
God Forbid — Amityville Music Hall, 2025-09-21
Poster · Amityville Music Hall, 2025-09-21 — Songkick
God Forbid — B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 2008-06-11
Poster · B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 2008-06-11 — Songkick
God Forbid — The Machine Shop, 2008-05-01
Poster · The Machine Shop, 2008-05-01 — Songkick
God Forbid — Rescue Rooms, 2007-10-10
Poster · Rescue Rooms, 2007-10-10 — Songkick
God Forbid — House of Blues - Old Location, 2006-04-08
Poster · House of Blues - Old Location, 2006-04-08 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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WikipediaArtist facts
God Forbid on Last.fmArtist facts
God Forbid on DiscogsArtist facts
God Forbid on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.