Gone Forever

Gone Forever
Studio album by God Forbid
Released	February 24, 2004
Genre	Metalcore, thrash metal
Length	41:38
Label	Century Media
Producer	Eric Rachel
God Forbid chronology
Better Days (2003) Gone Forever (2004) IV: Constitution of Treason (2005)
Singles from Gone Forever
"Better Days" Released: December 9, 2003 (EP)

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Gone Forever is the third full-length studio album by American heavy metal band God Forbid. Jeff Loomis of Nevermore contributes the solo on track 7, "Soul Engraved". Track 2, "Antihero", was used in a sampler track hidden in Shadows Fall's album The War Within. Three music videos were released from this album for the tracks "Antihero", "Better Days" and the title track. The album entered the Top Independent Albums chart at number 34. The album has a different sound from their previous two albums, featuring strong thrash metal elements that would be included on all their following releases.

Track listing

All tracks are written by God Forbid

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Force-Fed"	4:38
2.	"Antihero"	3:57
3.	"Better Days"	3:54
4.	"Precious Lie"	4:52
5.	"Washed-Out World"	5:37
6.	"Living Nightmare"	4:19
7.	"Soul Engraved"	3:57
8.	"Gone Forever"	4:28
9.	"Judge the Blood"	5:59
Total length:		41:38

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Allegiance"	3:58
11.	"Mind Eraser"	1:08
Total length:		46:04

European bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Wicked" (demo)	3:51
11.	"Reject the Sickness"	3:29
12.	"Mind Eraser"	1:08
Total length:		49:26

Personnel

• Byron Davis – lead vocals
• Doc Coyle – lead guitar, clean vocals
• Dallas Coyle – rhythm guitar, clean vocals
• John "Beeker" Outcalt – bass guitar
• Corey Pierce – drums
• Jeff Loomis – lead guitar on track 7
• Thomas Cummings – vocals on track 7
• Michael Pinnella – keyboards on tracks 1, 4, 5 and 8
• Eric Rachel – production, engineering
• Colin Richardson – mixing
• Steve Evetts – mastering