MALACODA started off as Lucas Di Mascio’s recording project in 2014. With each release the band explored a different side of heavy songwriting, but kept one rule at the forefront: keep things dark but always dynamic.
After a short hiatus brought on by the 2020 pandemic, the band is back and is eager to showcase a new direction – both aeshtetically and sonically.
A sampling of what’s to come will be unveiled shortly….
Malacoda’s latest release is a reimagining of a section of the epic track “Our Special Place” off of their 2018 release “Restless Dreams”. Taking a section of the 12+ minute song and turning it into a self contained 3+ minute track was a natural decision. the lyric video recently premiered via Metal-Rules and the feature can be found here.
“We were looking for tracks we could add to our live set and we all really liked the original Our Special Place- but it being over 12 minutes long meant we’d have to get rid of other songs that we enjoyed playing. We took our favourite part of the track, the first section of the song, and turned it into it’s own track. We re-recorded everything and gave it a bit more production value- we can’t wait to play this one live.”
MALACODA have released a new video of the keyboard solo in their brand new track “Beaten Path” which was performed by Gabriel Guardiola of Immortal Guardian.
Malacoda adds – “When we worked on this EP this song was missing something. Jeramie had the idea to reach out to his buddy in Immortal Guardian to rip a keyboard solo on this track and Gabriel’s performance really brought this song to another level! We haven’t had keyboard solos since 2016’s Ritualis Aeterna, so it was cool hearing one again on a Malacoda track!”
Originally a recording project of multi-instrumentalist and music producer Lucas Di Mascio, Malacoda has persevered and grown throughout the years.
The Year Walk is the third EP Malacoda, released December 3rd, that was written and recorded before the pandemic. 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.
Frontman Lucas Di Mascio had this to say about The Year Walk:
“The majority of the songs that have been released this year were written around 2017 – before the release of our last full length, Restless Dreams. I didn’t really know what to do with these songs because they were so different from Restless Dreams but still were aligned with the sound we had developed on the EP, Ritualis Aeterna. I shelved them for a bit and then decided to rework them when working with an artist who was endorsed by a big guitar brand.
The artist in question wanted to have some metal material to help promote themselves, so we built a new band for the material. I was actually supposed to be the rhythm guitarist for this project- we had a different singer involved. Unfortunately that project never got off the ground after almost a year of working on it and the songs were shelved yet again. In mid 2019 I revisited the songs and wrote a few more after Zak had joined. We were excited with the material and felt it should be a Malacoda release.
We finished drum tracking right as 2019 was ending. While our initial plans drastically changed because of the pandemic, I decided that we should still release this material but just break it into EP’s so we can keep busy in a time without touring.”
This new EP is available as digital only and the band has no intentions to tour in support of this release as they continue to observe COVID-19 restrictions in Canada.
TRACKLIST 1. The Year Walk 2. Beaten Path 3. Legacy 4. Damage Control
CREDITS Lucas Di Mascio : Vocals/Guitar/Keys Zak Stulla : Bass Stefan Skjoedt : Artwork Jeramie Kling : Mix/Master
GUEST MUSICIANS Michael Farina : Drums on track 1 & 4 Andrew Suarez : Drums on track 2 Ryan Claxton : Drums on track 3 Gabriel Guardiola : Keyboard Solo on Track 2 Beth Wilson : Backup vocals on track 2 Wes MacDonald : Guitar solos
MALACODA have released their brand new visualizer video “Beaten Path” which premiered via Terra Relicta here.
Malacoda adds – “Beaten Path is one of the coolest tracks we’ve released this year. It’s got the high energy kick right at the start of the song and we still get to be pretty dynamic as it carries on. We had an amazing guest keyboard solo from Gabriel Guardiola from Immortal Guardian as well. He really took this song to another level!” – Lucas
The video can also be found at the bands YouTube channel here:
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.
EP Details:
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.
Frontman Lucas Di Mascio had this to say about The Year Walk:
“The majority of the songs that have been released this year were written around 2017 – before the release of our last full length, Restless Dreams. I didn’t really know what to do with these songs because they were so different from Restless Dreams but still were aligned with the sound we had developed on the EP, Ritualis Aeterna. I shelved them for a bit and then decided to rework them when working with an artist who was endorsed by a big guitar brand.
The artist in question wanted to have some metal material to help promote themselves, so we built a new band for the material. I was actually supposed to be the rhythm guitarist for this project- we had a different singer involved. Unfortunately that project never got off the ground after almost a year of working on it and the songs were shelved yet again. In mid 2019 I revisited the songs and wrote a few more after Zak had joined. We were excited with the material and felt it should be a Malacoda release.
We finished drum tracking right as 2019 was ending. While our initial plans drastically changed because of the pandemic, I decided that we should still release this material but just break it into EP’s so we can keep busy in a time without touring.”
This new EP will be made available as digital only and the band has no intentions to tour in support of this release as they continue to observe COVID-19 restrictions in Canada.
TRACKLIST 1. The Year Walk 2. Beaten Path 3. Legacy 4. Damage Control
CREDITS Lucas Di Mascio : Vocals/Guitar/Keys Zak Stulla : Bass Stefan Skjoedt : Artwork Jeramie Kling : Mix/Master
GUEST MUSICIANS Michael Farina : Drums on track 1 & 4 Andrew Suarez : Drums on track 2 Ryan Claxton : Drums on track 3 Gabriel Guardiola : Keyboard Solo on Track 2 Beth Wilson : Backup vocals on track 2 Wes MacDonald : Guitar solos
MALACODA have released their brand new lyric video “Damage Control” which recently premiered via legacy.de here.
The video can also be found at the band’s YouTube channel below.
Malacoda adds – When we wrote “Damage Control” we just kept trying to make it heavier and heavier each time we revisited the demo. Definitely one of the most aggressive tracks we’ve written, I was working on a lot of death metal at the time and I think it bled into this Malacoda track!
MALACODA’s new album ‘The Year Walk’ will be released on December 3rd.
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.
Frontman Lucas Di Mascio had this to say about The Year Walk:
“The majority of the songs that have been released this year were written around 2017 – before the release of our last full length, Restless Dreams. I didn’t really know what to do with these songs because they were so different from Restless Dreams but still were aligned with the sound we had developed on the EP, Ritualis Aeterna. I shelved them for a bit and then decided to rework them when working with an artist who was endorsed by a big guitar brand.
The artist in question wanted to have some metal material to help promote themselves, so we built a new band for the material. I was actually supposed to be the rhythm guitarist for this project- we had a different singer involved. Unfortunately that project never got off the ground after almost a year of working on it and the songs were shelved yet again. In mid 2019 I revisited the songs and wrote a few more after Zak had joined. We were excited with the material and felt it should be a Malacoda release.
We finished drum tracking right as 2019 was ending. While our initial plans drastically changed because of the pandemic, I decided that we should still release this material but just break it into EP’s so we can keep busy in a time without touring.”
This new EP will be made available as digital only and the band has no intentions to tour in support of this release as they continue to observe COVID-19 restrictions in Canada.
TRACKLIST 1. The Year Walk 2. Beaten Path 3. Legacy 4. Damage Control
CREDITS Lucas Di Mascio : Vocals/Guitar/Keys Zak Stulla : Bass Stefan Skjoedt : Artwork Jeramie Kling : Mix/Master
GUEST MUSICIANS Michael Farina : Drums on track 1 & 4 Andrew Suarez : Drums on track 2 Ryan Claxton : Drums on track 3 Gabriel Guardiola : Keyboard Solo on Track 2 Beth Wilson : Backup vocals on track 2 Wes MacDonald : Guitar solos
MALACODA have released their brand new lyric video “The Year Walk” which premiered via Metal Underound here.
Malacoda adds – “The Year Walk gives a good glimpse as to what the rest of this EP is about. It’s aggressive, ridiculously over the top, and really friggin’ dark. This is probably my favourite of all the songs we’ve released this year. Working with Michael Farina again behind the kit on this song was great- he always brings wacky ideas to the table that we have to try.”
The video can also be found at the bands YouTube channel here:
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.
Frontman Lucas Di Mascio had this to say about The Year Walk:
“The majority of the songs that have been released this year were written around 2017 – before the release of our last full length, Restless Dreams. I didn’t really know what to do with these songs because they were so different from Restless Dreams but still were aligned with the sound we had developed on the EP, Ritualis Aeterna. I shelved them for a bit and then decided to rework them when working with an artist who was endorsed by a big guitar brand.
The artist in question wanted to have some metal material to help promote themselves, so we built a new band for the material. I was actually supposed to be the rhythm guitarist for this project- we had a different singer involved. Unfortunately that project never got off the ground after almost a year of working on it and the songs were shelved yet again. In mid 2019 I revisited the songs and wrote a few more after Zak had joined. We were excited with the material and felt it should be a Malacoda release.
We finished drum tracking right as 2019 was ending. While our initial plans drastically changed because of the pandemic, I decided that we should still release this material but just break it into EP’s so we can keep busy in a time without touring.”
This new EP will be made available as digital only and the band has no intentions to tour in support of this release as they continue to observe COVID-19 restrictions in Canada.
TRACKLIST 1. The Year Walk 2. Beaten Path 3. Legacy 4. Damage Control
CREDITS Lucas Di Mascio : Vocals/Guitar/Keys Zak Stulla : Bass Stefan Skjoedt : Artwork Jeramie Kling : Mix/Master
GUEST MUSICIANS Michael Farina : Drums on track 1 & 4 Andrew Suarez : Drums on track 2 Ryan Claxton : Drums on track 3 Gabriel Guardiola : Keyboard Solo on Track 2 Beth Wilson : Backup vocals on track 2 Wes MacDonald : Guitar solos
MALACODA have released their blistering Lizzy Borden cover “Me Against the World” which premiered via Metal-Rules and can be heard here.
Malacoda adds – “Me Against the World is the first cover song we’ve ever released. Ever since we saw the B-horror film Black Roses we knew we’d have to cover it some day. While our version of the song isn’t as hair metal sounding, we still have that 80’s edge by having Shane Provstgaard from Sonic Prophecy providing guest vocals on the track. We’ve been wanting to work with Shane for years, and this was the perfect opportunity to do so!”
The track can also be found at the bands YouTube channel here:
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.
EP Details:
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.
Frontman Lucas Di Mascio had this to say about The Year Walk:
“The majority of the songs that have been released this year were written around 2017 – before the release of our last full length, Restless Dreams. I didn’t really know what to do with these songs because they were so different from Restless Dreams but still were aligned with the sound we had developed on the EP, Ritualis Aeterna. I shelved them for a bit and then decided to rework them when working with an artist who was endorsed by a big guitar brand.
The artist in question wanted to have some metal material to help promote themselves, so we built a new band for the material. I was actually supposed to be the rhythm guitarist for this project- we had a different singer involved. Unfortunately that project never got off the ground after almost a year of working on it and the songs were shelved yet again. In mid 2019 I revisited the songs and wrote a few more after Zak had joined. We were excited with the material and felt it should be a Malacoda release.
We finished drum tracking right as 2019 was ending. While our initial plans drastically changed because of the pandemic, I decided that we should still release this material but just break it into EP’s so we can keep busy in a time without touring.”
This new EP will be made available as digital only and the band has no intentions to tour in support of this release as they continue to observe COVID-19 restrictions in Canada.
TRACKLIST 1. The Year Walk 2. Beaten Path 3. Legacy 4. Damage Control
CREDITS Lucas Di Mascio : Vocals/Guitar/Keys Zak Stulla : Bass Stefan Skjoedt : Artwork Jeramie Kling : Mix/Master
GUEST MUSICIANS Michael Farina : Drums on track 1 & 4 Andrew Suarez : Drums on track 2 Ryan Claxton : Drums on track 3 Gabriel Guardiola : Keyboard Solo on Track 2 Beth Wilson : Backup vocals on track 2 Wes MacDonald : Guitar solos
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