A professionally filmed video of FORBIDDEN's entire October 30 concert at Reggies in Chicago is now online, posted by the venue. The show was part of the Bay Area thrashers' fall 2026 "Chaos By Design" U.S. tour with HEATHEN and VOID, which follows the October 23 release of their self-titled album on BLKIIBLK.
The 15-song set leans hard on the new record — "Single Point Failure", "Psyclops", "Burning The Lungs Of Earth", "Divided By Zero", "DCLXVI" and "Mutually Assured Dysfunction" all made the cut — alongside classics such as "Forbidden Evil", "March Into Fire", "Through Eyes Of Glass" and closer "Chalice Of Blood".
Setlist (via Setlist.fm):
- Infinite
- Single Point Failure
- March Into Fire
- Psyclops
- Step By Step
- Burning The Lungs Of Earth
- Twisted Into Form
- Forbidden Evil
- Divided By Zero
- Off The Edge
- Forsaken At The Gates
- DCLXVI
- Mutually Assured Dysfunction
- Through Eyes Of Glass
- Chalice Of Blood
As we reported in September, bassist Matt Camacho and drummer Chris Kontos are sitting this run out for personal reasons, with BLIND ILLUSION's Avery Thurman on bass and Eli Lucas on drums. Speaking to Pod Scum, guitarist Craig Locicero said both regulars are due back next year, and that the stand-ins have pushed the band to play "more songs than we've ever played," including material "we haven't even touched in decades." He added that Camacho handpicked Thurman and Kontos suggested Lucas, who was runner-up in FORBIDDEN's 2011 drummer search.