MALEFICE’S DAWN OF REPRISAL: AN EVIL DEED THAT’S GOOD FOR YOUR iPOD
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 at 1:02pm by Vince Neilstein
Metal band names are funny. I mean, sooner or later there just aren’t going to be any new ways to come up with variations of “death,” “dead,” “dying,” etc etc, right? And it doesn’t seem like a metal band is going to name themselves “Riding my pony through a field of daisies” any time soon, although admittedly that would be the most br00tal / tr00 name for a metal band EVARRR!
So, Malefice. They haven’t reinvented the wheel band-name wise and they haven’t done so music-wise either, but both their band name and music are pretty fucking cool if you ask me (and by visiting this here webernet site you did ask me, thankyouverymuch). Think the neo-classical-cum-American-new-wave riffage of The Absence or After the Burial mixed with the groove and swagger of God Forbid, and you’ve got a close approximation of what Malefice sound like. Their Metal Blade Records debut (and 2nd album overall) Dawn of Reprisal is out now, and it’s really fucking solid. These Brits have chops, but they know how to use them to write songs rather than just wank around. Recommended if you like any of the aforementioned bands.
-VN
(three out of five horns)
Alway thought these guys had potential, their 1st release Entities isn’t half bad either, but Dawn Of Reprisal is definitely a step forward…
Malefice, along with Sylosis and Anterior are really starting to make British metal relevant again… most modern British metal bands seem to have the problem of sounding a little half arsed or weak… Thankfully not for these guys… great record!
Alway thought these guys had potential, their 1st release Entities isn’t half bad either, but Dawn Of Reprisal is definitely a step forward…
Malefice, along with Sylosis and Anterior are really starting to make British metal relevant again… most British metal bands seem to have the problem of sounding a little half arsed or weak… Thankfully not for these guys… great record!
Got a lot of time for Malefice – seen them plenty of times supporting when bigger American acts come to London, and I’ve never regretted arriving early to catch their set.
“t doesn’t seem like a metal band is going to name themselves “Riding my pony through a field of daisies” any time soon, although admittedly that would be the most br00tal / tr00 name for a metal band EVARRR!”
So Limp Bizkit must be pretty fucking metal then, what with their upcoming “Unicorns N Rainbows” tour this summer :D
The music on this album is awesome, but the vox seem kind of “phoned in” to me at times.
There’s a local band here Super Happy Story Time Land…
On the topic of bands with silly names.
They are an experimental metal band. Just thought you should know.
myspace.com/shstl
“Malefice, along with Sylosis and Anterior are really starting to make British metal relevant again.”
Agreed!
Anterior will have a new record this summer btw. Can’t wait for it.
This is a fair review. It’s not the greatest album ever, but when it comes up on my shuffle on my ipod it’s always a surprise like “who is this? ah that’s right, Malefice” and then I continue to bang my head.
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