title: Gone Forever
text: # Gone Forever
  
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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.
  
  ## 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
  