Malignant Monster – Yours in Murder (2013)

Featuring a solid ensemble of musicians from bands like The Amenta and Mhorgl, today we have Malignant Monster and their Aussie Black/Death/Thrash Metal attack. In “Yours in Murder” the band delivers over 40 minutes of crushing music combining traditional Death and Thrash Metal elements with a BM edge and a very modern and refined sound.

Making their presence felt, Malignant Monster delivers crushing riffs since the first song. This track has a vibe similar to The Amenta, but this suddenly changes with the band’s piercing tempo changes and devastating drumming. Certain melodic moments of songs like “Until It Withers” and “Nothing Left” nicely give a different edge to the band’s already polished sound.

The sludgy/groovy influences in tracks like “Dust Beneath Her Wings”, “Intruder”, and “Blood Glutton” make the band sound even more elaborate than before and makes the appeal to a wider audience thanks to their hard to define sound. Our favorite track of this release has to be the massive “Human Nature Stained” and its five minutes of intricate tempo changes and powerful vocal arrangements. The band does a great job in pulling all the stops in this crushing song. \

Overall, “Yours in Murder” is an exercise in brutality and intricate song-writing. We have everything from Thrash to Groove Metal under one very solid album. The Aussies are certainly invading the world Metal scene, and with quality bands like Malignant Monster, we might even consider moving down under to enjoy more of this brutality.

Label: Self-Released

Release: January 2013

Genre: Black/Death / Thrash Metal

Country: Australia