Malleus Maleficarvm [Limited Edition, Original recording remastered]

Pestilence | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 17, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition, Original recording remastered
• Label: Metal Mind
• ASIN: B0017M8YR6
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #183,881 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Malleus Maleficarum/Antropomrphia

2. Parracide

3. Subordinate To the Domination

4. Extreme Unction

5. Commandments

6. Chemo Therapy

7. Bacterial Surgery

8. Cycle of Existence

9. Osculum Infame

10. Systematic Instruction

Editorial Reviews

Known for mixing various influences, from thrash to jazz and fusion with classic death metal, the band has become legendary. Certainly rooted in a thrash metal tradition, the debut showed a raw, more aggressive, but also focused approach towards heavy sounds. New digipak edition.

YEAR: 2008

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Death metal, July 10, 2008

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Mortem - See all my reviews

This review is from: Malleus Maleficarvm (Audio CD)

This is everything i love about death metal. Two Shredding guitars, one providing a solid rhythem, and one going crazy with leads. A rock steady bass, Drums that pound like an army marching to war, and Barked vocals (none of this cookie monster grunts). This came out in the late 80s so if you are into bands like Possessed, Death, Morbid Angel, or Atheist, i would deffinatly recommend this. If you are new to death metal i'd first recommend the aforementioned bands. It is a shame that this band almost seems to have been forgotten.

Bottomline: This is a solid Classic Death metal album and i will deffinatly be getting the rest of Pestilence's discography!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Fans of Early Sepultura or Death, January 30, 2010

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Wayne A. Grimsey (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Malleus Maleficarvm (Audio CD)

Pestilence originally released Malleus Maleficarum in 1988. If you're a fan of stuff such as early Sepultura (thrash era) or early Death, then this album could very well be what you're looking for. The style is heavy thrash with influences of early old school death metal. My favourite track is Chemo Therapy. The original album has aged well. Having said that, there are one or two reissues out there with remastered tracks (like the one I bought here).

5.0 out of 5 stars Very heavy borderline death metal..., September 20, 2010

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Thomas P. Ault (PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Malleus Maleficarvm (Audio CD)

I still consider this album thrash and they throw alot of technical lyrics at you..I didn't care for their album that followed since they went Death Metal. I think they are still together but I don't know the member line up. I do know the vocalist at least left for a while if not permenately. He was in a band called Asphix. I had it and it was OK. I recommend this album to anyone who loves the true thrash before death metal came along.