{"product_id":"pestilence-mallevs-malleficarvm-cd","title":"Pestilence - Mallevs Malleficarvm - CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eJewelcase CD with original layout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2023 re-release, remastered to significantly improve on overall audio quality. The remaster was done by Satanic Audio (Behemoth, Azarath).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Malleus Maleficarum” is the debut album of PESTILENCE; a band’s whose input – that stretches across nearly 40 years – blazed the trail for generations of progressive death metal artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery journey has a first step, and PESTILENCE has taken its in 1986, as a trio comprising Patrick Mameli (currently sole original member; at the time bassist, guitarist and vocalist), Randy Meinhard (guitars) and Marco Foddis (drums). With a 1987 demo “Dysentery” to their name, they were joined by Martin van Drunen, who took over vocal duties from Mameli; and, who - similarly to Mameli - is nowadays the sole original member of Apshyx. The fourpiece recorded a second demo, “The Penance”, and then moved onto completing the material for “Malleus Maleficarum”, which surfaced a year later, in September of 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album was originally  released in cassette on RC Records (a sub-label of Roadracer Records, which later changed name to Roadrunner Records) and today, stands firmly as a monument of early-day death metal heavily mixed with thrash. “Malleus Maleficarum’s” history traces back to the beginnings of the genre; the album preceded Death’s “Leprosy” by a month, while Morbid Angel was yet to release its first album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA must-have for all PESTILENCE fans, and a perfect looking glass into the dawning of a legendary group!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommented by Patrick Mameli: “As we were still very young and unexperienced with recording an album in a studio, trying to find our own style, we managed just fine here. Very Thrashy style with some hints to Possessed, Slayer and Infernal Majesty”.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Season of Mist - International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53431093985623,"sku":"P-135322-","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6500\/8471\/files\/Pestilence-Mallevs-Malleficarvm-CD-135322-1-1687332391.jpg?v=1778193798","url":"https:\/\/shop.season-of-mist.com\/products\/pestilence-mallevs-malleficarvm-cd","provider":"Season of Mist - International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}