Malacoda
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Latest Malacoda News
Below is our complete Malacoda news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
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Malacoda Release New Track On Metalunderground
Originally a recording project of multi-instrumentalist and music producer Lucas Di Mascio, Malacoda has persevered and grown throughout the years. Now a trio, the band is ready to unleash the conclusion to their trilogy of EP's that was written and recorded before the pandemic.
The Year Walk is the third EP Malacoda will release in 2021. Four more songs which build upon the band's symphonic sound first explored on 2016's Ritualis Aeterna.
Long time collaborator Michael Farina returns to play drums on select tracks, as well as Ryan Claxton (Tulip, Living Dead Girl) and Andrew Suarez (ex-The Slyde). The haunting album cover was made by the extremely talented Stefan Skjoedt.
Featuring Gabriel Guardiola (Immortal Guardian) on the track Beaten Path as well as a stellar mixing and mastering job by Jeramie Kling (The Absence, Inhuman Condition, Venom Inc.), The Year Walk encompasses everything the band sought to achieve with this direction and closes a long, arduous chapter in Malacoda's history.
Check out "The Year Walk" below. More...
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Malacoda Premieres Lyric Video "The Harsh Law"
Crawling Chaos is Malacoda’s first new release since 2018’s Restless Dreams and "The Harsh Law" is the last track off of it showcasing the band's groove.
Check out "The Harsh Law" below:
Malacoda To Release "Ritualis Aeterna"
Canadian horror inspired symphonic power metallers Malacoda have signed a multi-album deal with Rockshots Records. Their latest EP "Ritualis Aeterna", will be re-released and distributed worldwide on January 19, 2018.
Malacoda’s followup to their self-titled debut, the band explores darker and more symphonic territories with Ritualis Aeterna. All songs deal with an aspect of horror in some form, whether it be horror as a timeless form of entertainment, or dealing with horrors in every day life, the short EP touches a wide range of content. Keyboard virtuoso Jonah Weingarten (Pyramaze) has joined forces with the band, adding a new potent weapon to the band’s sonic arsenal. “Ritualis Aeterna” is a mix of the band’s existing blend of melody and crunch but with an added dose of dark atmosphere“.
Malacoda Posts "Linger Here" Video
Canadian horror-inspired symphonic power metal band Malacoda (named after a demon from Dante’s "Divine Comedy") unleashed new EP "Ritualis Aeterna" this past December.
Today Malacoda is premiering a new video for album track "Linger Here," which captures the group's time behind the scenes recording "Ritualis Aeterna" in the studio. Vocalist Lucas Di Mascio comments:
"The introspective video for 'Linger Here' is a private look into the studio I (vocalist Luca Di Mascio) own (Old Haunt Recording Studio) where we write, rehearse and record all of our ideas."
1. Penny Dreadful (5:34)
2. I Got A Letter (4:37)
3. Pandemonium (3:39)
4. The Wild Hunt (4:20)
5. Linger Here (2:23)
6. There Will Always Be One (3:47) More...
Malacoda Posts New Video
Canadian horror inspired symphonic power metallers Malacoda released a new six track EP titled "Ritualis Aeterna" this past December. Today the band also drops a music video for "There Will Always Be One," which captures Malacoda's time in-studio recording "Ritualis Aeterna."
Vocalist Lucas Di Mascio comments: "'There Will Always Be One' is probably our thrashiest track. This song has a lot of anger behind it, and it's dedicated to those who have gotten in the way of the band and made our journey more difficult. Trust me- it's not an honor to have us write a song about you!" More...
Asher Media Offering Free Holiday Sampler
'Tis the season to headbang... Asher Media Relations is proud to present the next volume of its annual holiday sampler "Happy Metal Annihilation Vol.6." The compilation features over 40 tracks and nearly four hours of mosh pit ready tunes from bands Asher Media Relations has worked with during 2016.
Tracks range from metal to rock and all sub-genres in-between. Get ready to annihilate your holiday fun! You can grab a free download here or stream all the tracks via the Bandcamp player below. More...
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Pit Stories: Protecting The Van
Ready for a new Pit Story metal fans? This week's come courtesy of Canadian group Malacoda, and moves away from the pit and onto the road where bands spend countless hours travelling to bring you the craziest shows in the music industry!
Tour van break-ins are a fact of life for metal bands, and there's usually not a month gone by that we don't post about some crowd funding campaign to recover lost items after the latest robbery.
Some bands have taken up preventative security measures to prevent such activity - but they don't always work out as planned. Brad Casarin, guitarist of Malacoda, recalls his road story like this:
We were in Vancouver playing a show and the venue was on Hastings. Anybody that's been to Vancouver knows this is one of the worst areas in North America for drugs and drug users. After the gig half of us got to sleep in a hotel room while two of us volunteered to sleep in the van in front of the venue.
Around three in the morning we are woken up by a hand reaching into the van - older vans used to have these push out windows that you could just squeeze your hand through. The hand was trying to unlatch the pull up lock! Luckily I remembered I had packed a cO2 cartridge BB hand gun. So I reached for it as the hand was feeling around for the lock and I unloaded it 10 - 12 times about three inches away into his hand.
The perpetrator screamed in agony trying to get out of the tight fit he had maneuvered his hand into, all the while screaming "Please, oh God, please stop!" from outside the van. It was then that I recognized the voice as our drummer who had come back to the van to grab something. His swollen BB filled hand eventually healed up in a week and he could drum again at full capacity!
Malacoda's six track EP "Ritualis Aeterna" was released last week (December 2nd, 2016) and can be streamed in full below. More...
Malacoda Releases New EP
Canadian symphonic power metal band Malacoda (named after a demon from Dante’s "Divine Comedy") returns with new six track EP "Ritualis Aeterna" that sees official release today, December 2nd.
Packed with dark atmosphere, originality and innovation, this is gothic power metal for the 21st century. Vocalist Lucas Di Mascio comments on the EP:
"After a long journey filled with equal measures of happiness and misery, large helpings of hope and despair, and a pinch of euphoria and rage.... we can finally say 'It's here!' Enjoy the tracks, and we'll see you on the road soon.... These six tracks are full of character and are definitely a sign of things to come."
1. Penny Dreadful (5:34)
2. I Got A Letter (4:37)
3. Pandemonium (3:39)
4. The Wild Hunt (4:20)
5. Linger Here (2:23)
6. There Will Always Be One (3:47) More...
Malacoda Streaming "Pandemonium"
Canadian horror-inspired symphonic power metallers Malacoda will offer new six track EP "Ritualis Aeterna" on December 2nd. Packed with dark atmosphere, originality and innovation, this is gothic power metal for the 21st century.
Following a previous music video for "Penny Dreadful," oday the band streams new song "Pandemonium," which can be heard below. Band founder and vocalist Lucas Di Mascio comments:
"'Pandemonium' is a track that hearkens back to our love of classic metal and its connection to mysticism and horror. Influenced lyrically by John Milton's Paradise Lost and its tragic depiction of Lucifer, the song plays on how fear can change one's perception of the world and if that fear is not kept in check, it can have dire consequences." More...
Malacoda Releases "Penny Dreadful" Video
Set to release new EP "Ritualis Aeterna" on December 2nd, Canadian horror inspired symphonic power metallers Malacoda just unleashed a new music video for first single "Penny Dreadful."
The clip was directed, produced and edited by The Laundry Design Works and can be seen below. "Penny Dreadful" was inspired by the since canceled Showtime TV show of the same name.
The song explores the themes of the show, with each section carrying a different character's personal struggles. Just as the Showtime opus paid homage to horror's roots, the band's music video pays respects to classic horror films, using only practical effects to achieve everything from the dark corruption of the blood in the veins of the possessed woman, to the sped up and jerky motions the band members display as the song crescendos.
Malacoda comments: "The 'Penny Dreadful' video is something the band has wanted to do for a long time. Being involved with everything from the script, storyboard and even the production of the story scenes was great and let us guide where we wanted the video to go. Our upcoming ep release is a healthy dosage of things to come, we are just merely dipping our toes into a murky pool filled with horror and grandiosity and we hope our listeners take the plunge with us as we dive deeper into these darker areas." More...