Malleus Maleficarum (stylized as Mallevs Maleficarvm) is the debut studio album by the Dutch death metal band Pestilence, released in 1988. Although the sound of this album is technically death metal, its direction is notably different from the band's subsequent work, leaning more towards the thrash metal genre with punk influences, known as crossover thrash.[2][3][4] This is the only Pestilence album to include guitarist Randy Meinhard, who was replaced by Patrick Uterwijk prior to the making of their next album Consuming Impulse (1989).
| Malleus Maleficarum | ||||
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| Released | 26 September 1988 | |||
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| Length | 36:51 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Kalle Trapp | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Malleus Maleficarum/Antropomorphia" | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Parricide" | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Subordinate to the Domination" | 4:17 |
| 4. | "Extreme Unction" | 1:29 |
| 5. | "Commandments" | 5:17 |
| 6. | "Chemo Therapy" | 4:48 |
| 7. | "Bacterial Surgery" | 5:04 |
| 8. | "Cycle of Existence" | 3:17 |
| 9. | "Osculum Infame" | 1:52 |
| 10. | "Systematic Instruction" | 4:08 |
| Total length: | 36:51 | |
Bonus tracks
editThe album was re-issued in 1998 on Displeased Records with two earlier demos as bonus tracks:
Demo 1 Dysentery 87
edit- "Against the Innocent"
- "Delirical Life"
- "Traitor's Gate"
- "Throne of Death"
Demo 2 Penance 88
edit- "Into Hades (Intro)"
- "Before the Penance"
- "Affectation"
- "Fight the Plague"
Credits
edit- Martin van Drunen - vocals[5]
- Patrick Mameli - guitar, bass
- Randy Meinhard - guitar
- Marco Foddis - drums
- Kalle Trapp - synthesizer on Osculum Infame; producer
References
edit- ^ Malleus Maleficarum at AllMusic
- ^ ""PESTILENCE" Interview - Metalheads Forever Magazine". mhf-mag.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Review: "Pestilence: Malleus Maleficarum (remaster)"". seaoftranquility.org. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Pestilence - Malleus Maleficarum (album review)". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Martin Van Drunen - Voices From The Darkside". Retrieved August 14, 2022.
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