Glen Alvelais
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Glen Alvelais is a heavy metal
lead guitarist from the San Francisco Bay Area. Alvelais was the lead guitarist for Forbidden
and has also played in Testament
.
Glen left Forbidden in 1989, a year after the release of their cult classic debut Forbidden Evil
. In 2008, Glen orchestrated the re-uniting of Forbidden, and has written guitar solos for the metal band Tenet, featuring Jed Simon
, Gene Hoglan
, and Steve "Zetro" Souza
. As of July 2009, Glen is no longer part of Forbidden's reunion.
Currently Glen is working on his new group LD/50 which includes vocalist Clark Brown
, bassist Terry Goss, and drummer Tony Providence
. The lineup formerly included noted drummer Jeremy Colson.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
lead guitarist from the San Francisco Bay Area. Alvelais was the lead guitarist for Forbidden
Forbidden (band)
Forbidden is a thrash metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area. Formed in 1985 as Forbidden Evil, the group was founded by Russ Anderson and Craig Locicero, who are both permanent members. Since their formation, Forbidden have broken up and reformed twice with numerous line-up changes...
and has also played in Testament
Testament (band)
Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
.
Glen left Forbidden in 1989, a year after the release of their cult classic debut Forbidden Evil
Forbidden Evil (album)
Forbidden Evil is the debut album from San Francisco, California thrash metal band, Forbidden, released in 1988. The title of this album refers to their original name before shortening it to Forbidden in 1987...
. In 2008, Glen orchestrated the re-uniting of Forbidden, and has written guitar solos for the metal band Tenet, featuring Jed Simon
Jed Simon
Jed Simon is a Canadian musician. He has been a member of numerous metal bands, including Front Line Assembly, Strapping Young Lad, Zimmers Hole, and TENET.-Biography:...
, Gene Hoglan
Gene Hoglan
Eugene "Gene" Victor Hoglan II is an American drummer. He is acclaimed for his creativity in drum arrangements, including usage of odd devices for percussion effects and his trademark lengthy double-kick drum rhythms...
, and Steve "Zetro" Souza
Steve Souza
Steve 'Zetro' Souza is one of the two singers, with Chuck Billy, for the band Dublin Death Patrol. He also sings for the death/thrash metal band Tenet, and recently announced his new thrash metal project Hatriot...
. As of July 2009, Glen is no longer part of Forbidden's reunion.
Currently Glen is working on his new group LD/50 which includes vocalist Clark Brown
Clark Brown
Clark Ernst Brown is the vocalist for G/Z/R. He took over from Burton C. Bell, who had guested on Plastic Planet and has remained since. Clark is also the vocalist for SYMATIC, a Hardcore Metal band out of Massachusetts....
, bassist Terry Goss, and drummer Tony Providence
A Band Called Pain
A Band Called Pain is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California.The band was formed by cousins Allen Richardson and Shaun Bivens who both hail from the San Francisco Bay Area...
. The lineup formerly included noted drummer Jeremy Colson.
Discography
- 1988: ForbiddenForbidden (band)Forbidden is a thrash metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area. Formed in 1985 as Forbidden Evil, the group was founded by Russ Anderson and Craig Locicero, who are both permanent members. Since their formation, Forbidden have broken up and reformed twice with numerous line-up changes...
- Forbidden EvilForbidden Evil (album)Forbidden Evil is the debut album from San Francisco, California thrash metal band, Forbidden, released in 1988. The title of this album refers to their original name before shortening it to Forbidden in 1987... - 1989: ForbiddenForbidden (band)Forbidden is a thrash metal band from the San Francisco Bay Area. Formed in 1985 as Forbidden Evil, the group was founded by Russ Anderson and Craig Locicero, who are both permanent members. Since their formation, Forbidden have broken up and reformed twice with numerous line-up changes...
- Raw Evil - Live At The Dynamo - 1991: Bizarro - demo
- 1993: TestamentTestament (band)Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
- Return to the Apocalyptic City - 1995: Damage - demo
- 1997: TestamentTestament (band)Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
- DemonicDemonic (album)Demonic is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Testament. It was released in 1997. The lyrics deal with occult themes akin to their 1980s efforts, instead of the political topics covered on more recent releases....
(one solo) - 1998: Bizarro - demo #2
- 2000: LD/50 - Y2K demo
- 2003: LD/50 - demo II
- 2006: X-3 - "Fluoxetine" for Drum Nation 3 (Magna Carta)
- 2009: TenetTenet (band)TENET is a heavy metal band formed as a side project by Jed Simon and Gene Hoglan of Strapping Young Lad and Zimmers Hole.-Background:TENET originally started out in the Summer of 1996 for Jed Simon, founder of the band...
- SovereignSovereign (album)Sovereign is an EP by the Oakland, California band Neurosis. As with the previous album, Times of Grace it was recorded by Steve Albini at Electric Audio in Chicago, Illinois... - 2009: DefianceDefiance (band)Defiance is a thrash metal band from Oakland, California. While virtually unknown to mainstream metal and rock circles, Defiance is known as one of the classic second-tier thrash bands to come from the Bay Area thrash metal scene...
- The ProphecyThe Prophecy (Defiance album)-Lineup:*Steev Esquivel - Lead vocals*Doug Harrington - Lead/Rhythm Guitars*Jim Adams - Lead/Rhythm Guitars*Mike Kaufmann - Bass*Matt Vander Ende - Drums... - 2010: LD/50 - LD/50 (demo)