Forsaken

Not to be confused with a later band from Sweden named the Forsaken, the Maltese quintet simply known as Forsaken helped put the small Mediterranean island nation on the international heavy metal map. Active in one form or another since as early as 1990, Forsaken had coalesced into a steady unit featuring vocalist Leo Stivala, guitarist Daniel Magri, keyboardist Mario Ellul, bassist Albert Bell, and drummer Simeon Gatt by the time they released their highly individualistic first album, 1996's Evermore. Boasting a fascinating mixture of classic, doom, and progressive metal tend...