MALEFIC THRONE “A New Hand Upon the Blade“

Taken from MALEFIC THRONE’s debut EP, “Malefic Throne,“ to be released on on CD, 12“ vinyl, and cassette tape formats. Release date to be announced. A veritable death metal “supergroup,“ MALEFIC THRONE is a three-headed beast joining together death metal royalty: guitarist Gene Palubicki (PERDITION TEMPLE, Angelcorpse, BLASPHEMIC CRUELTY), vocalist/bassist Steve Tucker (Morbid Angel, Warfather), and drummer John Longstreth (Origin, Hate Eternal, ex-Angelcorpse). Suitably, the sound on their self-titled debut EP maliciously mainlines much of those foundational death metal sounds for which all three members have been renowned the past three decades. Fiery and furious but finessed with a surprising amount of grace, MALEFIC THRONE spit forth a lean ’n’ mean whirlwind that’s diabolically blackened and gleaming like the sharpest blade. In just 19 minutes, the trio get in, get out, and fucking DESTROY. Palubicki explains the genesis of the band: “MALEFIC THRONE was conceived over conversations and shared ideas amo