Malefic - Impermanence (2026)

After a series of demos over the years, Atlanta’s Malefic unleashes their debut full-length with the crafty “Impermenance”. Delivering nine tracks and around 38 minutes of high-octane music, this release is for the diehard fans of Black/Death Metal with plenty of melody and aggression. Headbanging from start to finish, this album will leave you neck sore and wanting more.

Opening with the dynamism of “Blood of the Throne”, we immediately get a taste of the technically mature and proficient abilities of the band in crafting catchy and engaging songs. As the band pummels through tracks like “In Darkest Dreams”, “Of Gods and Man”, “Idiocracy”, and “Deserter”, we further appreciate the band’s core influences taking elements from old-school Death Metal greats like Grave, to Blackened Death Metal influences from Dissection and Necrophobic.

Changing things up a bit, “Disembodiment” slowly progresses from opening with clean guitars to chuggy riffs and crafty guitar leads. The band crafts short and direct tracks, never over 5 minutes long, allowing them to be very efficient and explore individual ideas across diverse songs. Our favorite song in this release is the crafty “Obsidian Earth” and its certain Obscura/Thulcandra-esque progression.

Closing the album with the superbly engaging and Carcass-esque “It Haunts”, Malefic sets a very high bar for any of their future releases and showcases the more than have enough chops to be recognized in a very crowded scene. If you are looking for a promising band with both technical and songwriting abilities, “Impermanence” will give you an insight into the band’s exciting sound.

Rating: 94/100