Highly
respected British Metal band MALEFICE have inked a deal with Transcend
Music will see them jointly managed (by Razor Wire and Transcend) and
released by the recently significantly strengthened company. The new
deal will also include the first digital release of the debut album
'Entities' which was previously unavailable, this will come with an
unreleased bonus track. Following on from that the band will be putting
out their 5th studio release which is currently in production and
according to Transcend boss Rob Ferguson, sounding very tasty.
Rob
said " I've always had a lot of time for MALEFICE, they have a great
work ethic and that's one of the key factors in any band for me. The
new material is a further bold step in the evolution of the band and is
very exciting indeed. This is a band that is not afraid to push the
boundaries and at the same time push themselves, stand well back because
this is gonna go off like a bomb!"
Malefice
front-man Dale Butler also commented on the signing "We're really
stoked to be a part of the Transcend family. After the first meeting we
realised we had found a company that matched our own ambitions, and
shared our same love and absolute dedication to music in all it's forms.
Expect big things from Malefice and Transcend this year, we're coming
for you."
Biography:
Brutal,
Belligerent, Bold and undeniably British. Since bursting on to the UK
metal music scene in 2007 with their critically acclaimed debut album
‘Entities’, MALEFICE have never been about compromise, doing exactly
what they felt was right for them, their music has always been the
backbone of this furious five piece from Reading, England.
A change of label to the world leading Metal Blade saw them release their second album ‘Dawn Of Reprisal’ to universal appeal and tours with the likes of Devil Driver, Arch Enemy. Sepultura, Anthrax saw them hone their stage skills to a frighteningly high octane level, so much so that being at a MALEFICE show has be likened to “throwing raw meat to a pack of rabid dogs”. Never disappointing, yet always evolving, they recorded their 3rd full length album ‘Awaken The Tides’ released in 2011 on Metal Blade. Having played Download Festival twice already, and been flown to play at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival and then to India for a headline appearance at the IIT Festival in Delhi, more and more metal heads from around the world are banging heads and breaking bones to the furious sonic barrage that MALEFICE always deliver.
Never losing sight of the drive and enthusiasm that first saw them start their rise in the Metal community, their punishing and energy driven live shows have always been the stand out trade mark for MALEFICE. Chris Allan-Whyte and Tom Hynes provide a driving rhythm section that will all but remove your insides without the aid of anasthaesia, allowing the dual guitar virtuosity of Ben Symons and Andrew Wilson to add texture to a song regardless of speed or tempo, all of this providing the backbone for the roaring vocals of Dale Butler to bludgeon the audience in to an atavistic frenzy.
Now with a definitive line up, the heaviest songs they’ve ever written in the pipeline, the metal heads around the world had better get in training, because when the MALEFICE rollercoaster hits your town you’ll need every ounce of energy you have just to keep up!
Transcend
has launched a brand new website to reflect all the recent exciting
changes, here are all the links you need to keep you up to date with
news, music and events:
