User:JonChesterfield/The Forbidden 5

FORBIDDEN 5 is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based garage rock-styled band, made distinctive by their merging of a well-versed monster-movie motif with classic rock-&-roll songwriting.

History
Forbidden 5 was formed in 2004 by founding members Michael Athey, musician and B-Film actor and Bruce Lentz, owner of Incredibly Strange Video and alter ego of Pittsburgh's Horror Movie Bon Vivant, Mister Schlock. Following some shifts to the band's lineup, the current version has been performing steadily and have gained a small but wildly dedicated following at their shows. They have played to various different crowds, spanning many genres including garage rock, rockabilly, punk, psychobilly, surf, indie, blues and metal.

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Imagery in the majority of original and covered songs performed by the band (as well as frequent promotional materials and stage costumes) has been derived from horror, science-fiction and monster-related films and songs from the 1950's - 1980's. As such, their music could arguably be classified as monster-rock, although similarities of style can be found to classic garage-rock bands such as Link Wray, The Cramps and The Stooges.

Forbidden 5 has performed live at numerous venues across the mid-atlantic region and beyond.

In 2006, The Forbidden 5 made three non-consecutive appearances on the local cult-movie show IT'S ALIVE!

Chop You Up The debut album by Forbidden 5
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Saturday May 5th, 2007 was marked by the release of the debut album by Forbidden 5 on their own label, ISV Records. The track listing is as follows:

HYPNOTIC EYE

BABY I'M NO GOOD

CHOP YOU UP

KILL BABY KILL

FANGBONER

LOVE AND FORMALDEHYDE

PSYCHO RAT FINK F*CK A GO GO

LUTHER THE GEEK

NIGHT OF THE BLOODY APES

VOICES IN MY HEAD

SLICE AND DICE

NOT OF THIS EARTH

A review of Chop You Up by The Pittsburgh City Paper

A review of Chop You Up by the Post Gazette 

Band Members
Bruce Lentz - Lead Vocals

Michael Athey - Guitar

Joseph Z Elzer - Percussion

El Koppertan - Guitar

Derek W Anderson - Bass Guitar