The band started as God Forbid circa 1997 although the members played together under other names previously. This New Jersey speedcore act is mostly black and actively marketed itself as such.
The band had an EP on 9 Volt Records. W.O.M.B. featured Pillard the old singer of Incantation.
In 2002 the band pulled out of a proposed tour with Shadows Fall and Killswitch Engine to work on its next album.
In an effort to dispel the rumors floating around for most of the winter of 2003, God Forbid announced that Byron Davis was still the lead singer of the band. Rumours had spread after the band's members had a number of differences of opinion recently. The band began composing new material.
To kick of 2004, Century Media issued a five-song EP called Better Days by the band. It featured a new song, a demo version and several older songs. The band's full-length, called Gone Forever, soon followed. The band soon completed a live video for the title track to the album Gone Forever with director Zach Merck. Before issuing IV: Constitution Of Treason the band toured with Himsa and Full Blown Chaos. The group was slated to embark on a week-long Canadian trek as direct support to Protest The Hero in late 2006, which would have been the former band’s most extensive run of Canada yet. The opening act for the tour was cancelled however as the two bands could not reach an agreement on the details surrounding God Forbid’s own tour and its announcement.

GOD FORBID - BETTER DAYS - CENTURY MEDIA
After a longer-than-expected absence from the release schedules, exacerbated by heavy touring, God Forbid and Century Media Records have issued this five-song EP in order to put the spotlight on the band again. Better Days has also turned out to be a compilation spanning the band's career. The CD features a new song from the band's forthcoming full-length Gone Forever, an exclusive song called Allegiance, a demo version of the song Wicked and one song each from the band's previous albums.
Judging by this the band is better than this writer's perception had it. Nevertheless, the music is still hit-and-miss. The vocals are depraved and guttural and the band's music can go from melodic to the combative. Where God Forbid shines is when a lead guitar kicks in. At those times it is as if the band has been transformed to a higher plane. The effect is astounding. Consequently, Allegiance, Wicked and Reject The Sickness are much better songs than Better Days and Mind Eraser. Metal fans would also hope that Gone Forever involves the talents of the band's lead guitarist as often as possible. - Ali "The Metallian"