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Well, hello, everyone. It's Nate. Welcome to episode 407 of The Vinyl Guide, the podcast for record collectors and music nerds.

And today we have with us as a special guest, Mr. Craig Lississero, most known as founder and guitarist of Bay Area Thrash Legends, Forbidden, Dress the Dead, Spiral Arms, The Boneless On ones, and more. And this isn't Craig's first

time on the show. He was featured on episodes 135 and 136 way back in 2018. But you know,

Craig and I came from similar circles in the Bay Area. We both kind of grew up there. We've

remained connected throughout the years,

and it's an absolute pleasure to catch up with him, especially since I've apparently contributed

to his vinyl collection and reigniting at least some of the desire to rebuild his record collection.

We talk all about that today, what bands he's discovering, what records he loves, plus the rebirth of

forbidden, the challenges, the emotions, the careful orchestration needed to relaunch the band,

the offers coming in for festivals, the future of forbidden, and lots more.

I really enjoyed this conversation.

Plus, there's a super extended version of this interview,

only available to show patrons at patreon.com slash vinyl guide.

An extra 20, 25 minutes with Craig, more band talk,

more, more, more, more, more, and again, only for show patrons

at patreon.com slash vinyl guide.

Jump up there now, help support our show, enjoy all the extras, including a commercial

free, high resolution, and super extended version of this interview with Craig La Cicero.

And that's only at patreon.com slash vinyl guide.

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