The Malefice

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The Malefice
PentagramChileTheMalefice.png
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2013
Genre Death metal, thrash metal
Length51:55
Label Cyclone Empire
Pentagram Chile chronology
Imperial Anthem
(2013)
The Malefice
(2013)

The Malefice is the debut full-length studio album by Chilean extreme metal band, Pentagram Chile. It is their first full-length album released in over 28 years after their formation. [1] The album was released on September 6, 2013. [2] Vice described it as having a "beautifully meaty modern production job, but it pulses with feral old-school energy, giving off a possessed sense of conviction". [3]

Extreme metal is a loosely defined umbrella term for a number of related heavy metal music subgenres that have developed since the early 1980s. It has been defined as a "cluster of metal subgenres characterized by sonic, verbal and visual transgression".

Pentagram Chile is an extreme metal band from Chile, formed in 1985. They were part of the first wave of extreme metal in the mid 80's, along with bands like Possessed, Celtic Frost, Sepultura and others. Considered as a very influential band in the Black metal and Death metal genres, they have influenced bands like At The Gates, Dismember, Napalm Death and Avulsed among others.

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Contents

The limited edition digipak includes a bonus album with re-recorded demos.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Death of Satan"5:22
2."La Fiura"4:28
3."The Apparition"6:03
4."Horror Vacui"4:08
5."Spontaneous Combustion"5:02
6."Grand Design"5:41
7."Sacrophobia"4:56
8."Arachnoids"4:22
9."King Pest"6:13
10."Prophetic Tremors"5:40
Total length:51:55
Digipak bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Fatal Predictions"5:27
12."The Malefice"4:23
13."Demoniac Possession"4:11
14."Demented"5:58
15."Profaner"6:11
16."Temple of Perdition"6:30
17."Spell of the Pentagram"6:36
Total length:91:11

Personnel

Anton Reisenegger musician

Anton Reisenegger von Oepen is the lead guitarist and vocalist of the Chilean Thrash/Death metal band Criminal. He is also the host of the Extreme metal radio show Disco Duro on Radio Futuro.

Dan Biggin, more commonly known professionally as Danny B is a guitarist and bassist performing with Chilean thrash band Criminal, Chilean death metal band Pentagram Chile and also involved in his own side projects Takoma Star and Flight 19 to name a few.

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References

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