Distortion
Studio album by Forbidden
Released	1995
Recorded	Music Annex, Menlo Park, California, USA
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	62:44
Label	Fierce Records
Producer(s)	Patrick Coughlin Forbidden
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Forbidden chronology
Twisted Into Form (1990)	Distortion (1995)	Green (1997)

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It comes five years after their second, Twisted Into Form, was released.

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Track listing

1. "Distortion" – 5:59
2. "Hypnotized By the Rhythm" – 4:56
3. "Rape" – 5:22
4. "No Reason" – 6:23
5. "Feed the Hand" – 6:41
6. "Wake Up" – 3:57
7. "Mind's Eye" – 4:31
8. "All That Is" – 4:17
9. "Undertaker" – 6:24
10. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield) – 11:06
11. "Rip Ride" – 3:06

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Credits

• Russ Anderson – vocals
• Craig Locicero – guitar
• Tim Calvert – guitar
• Matt Camacho – bass
• Steve Jacobs – drums

• Recorded at Music Annex, Menlo Park, California, USA
• Produced by Patrick Coughlin and Forbidden
• Engineered by Patrick Coughlin