---
title: "God Forbid"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/god-forbid"
genre: "Metalcore"
country: "United States"
formed: 1996
disbanded: 2013
---

# God Forbid

**God Forbid** is a metalcore band, from United States, active 1996 to 2013.

God Forbid is an American metalcore band formed in East Brunswick, New Jersey in 1996. Initially breaking up in 2013, they have been semi-active since reuniting in 2022.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Forbid

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | God Forbid |
| Genre | Metalcore |
| Parent genre | Metalcore |
| Origin | New Jersey, United States |
| Formed | 1996 |
| Disbanded | 2013 |
| Releases in catalog | 8 |

## Genres

[Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/metalcore-classic) · [Melodic Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-death) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Matt Wicklund](https://themetalnet.com/musician/matt-wicklund) | Guitar | 2009 to 2013 | Former |
| [Doc Coyle](https://themetalnet.com/musician/doc-coyle) | Guitar | 1998 to 2013 | Former |
| [Byron Davis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/byron-davis) | Lead vocals | 1998 to 2013 | Former |
| [Corey Pierce](https://themetalnet.com/musician/corey-pierce) | Membranophone | 1998 to 2013 | Former |
| [Dallas Coyle](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dallas-coyle) | Guitar | 1998 to 2009 | Former |
| [John Outcalt](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-outcalt) | Bass guitar | 1998 to 2013 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998 | [Out of Misery](https://themetalnet.com/album/04f2ead5-248a-30e2-b35b-5f7bc3927d4d) | EP |
| 1999 | [Reject the Sickness](https://themetalnet.com/album/ac6269f1-24e7-38d8-ac32-324f16554245) | Album |
| 2001 | [Determination](https://themetalnet.com/album/fded7228-a95b-373b-b455-4d253e01c239) | Album |
| 2003 | [Better Days](https://themetalnet.com/album/1a4a2e4b-2f4a-3353-a3b7-73b007eb236b) | EP |
| 2004 | [Gone Forever](https://themetalnet.com/album/568b7ca8-332e-37c1-91a9-ae85aee5009a) | Album |
| 2005 | [IV: Constitution of Treason](https://themetalnet.com/album/f04e4699-da70-3300-894f-c125c991618a) | Album |
| 2009 | [Earthsblood](https://themetalnet.com/album/fa1f57ab-3a16-304c-8b05-baa12f6cbcfc) | Album |
| 2012 | [Equilibrium](https://themetalnet.com/album/ad29e427-edc9-4e7f-ad8b-8ad6a5a96dc2) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Killswitch Engage](https://themetalnet.com/band/killswitch-engage) (listened together)
- [Shadows Fall](https://themetalnet.com/band/shadows-fall) (listened together)
- [Unearth](https://themetalnet.com/band/unearth) (listened together)
- [Chimaira](https://themetalnet.com/band/chimaira) (listened together)
- [As I Lay Dying](https://themetalnet.com/band/as-i-lay-dying) (listened together)
- [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together)
- [Soilwork](https://themetalnet.com/band/soilwork) (listened together)
- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
- [Fear Factory](https://themetalnet.com/band/fear-factory) (listened together)
- [Slipknot](https://themetalnet.com/band/slipknot) (listened together)
- [Megadeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/megadeth) (listened together)
- [The Haunted](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-haunted) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GodForbidVEVO
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialgodforbid
- x: https://twitter.com/gforbid
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/God_Forbid/1251
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/4811
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2OgQ0tvf2ldbdlm8sXyx3M

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/god-forbid](https://themetalnet.com/band/god-forbid). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt