Sheffield’s metal powerhouse MALEVOLENCE have unleashed their brand-new single, ‘TRENCHES,’ embodying the raw resilience and grit of their Steel City roots. This standalone track is the first glimpse of their partnership with Grammy-winning producer Josh Wilbur, known for his work with heavyweights like Lamb of God, Korn, and Gojira. Amplifying their Northern backdrop, MALEVOLENCE also collaborated with in-demand director duo Double or Nothing Productions for a Metal video debut that demonstrates their unique identity in British Metal.
Vocalist Alex Taylor comments: “Trenches is possibly the most aggressive, ignorant and direct song we have ever written. Over the last few years, we’ve been playing more in the commercial metal circuit at festivals and arenas, so we wanted to take this opportunity to remind people that we still haven’t lost sight of where we came from. The lyrics are a declaration of not needing validation or approval, and a rejection of those who never supported the journey but only show their face when you achieve some level of success.”
Malevolence are set to shut down cities across the UK, starting tomorrow with a full-on, 11-date club tour, featuring New York’s Pain Of Truth and MLVLTD’s finest Rough Justice. The run is now almost completely sold out, with the Liverpool venue recently upgraded due to high demand.
In celebration, the UK’s reigning champs of heavy metal present a special memento from their sold-out UK tour dates last November. Malevolence have released an intoxicating live performance video of ‘Higher Place‘ featuring Espera of Sleep Token, from their monumental show at The Forum, London. The performance reimagines one of Malevolence’s more emotionally charged songs from their current album Malicious Intent.
Watch ‘Higher Place‘ feat. Espera of Sleep Token (Live At The Forum, London 2023):
Malevolence vocalist Alex Taylor commented:
“We always relish the opportunity to do something special and different, so it was a privilege to have the Espera girls join us on stage for ‘Higher Place’ at our biggest ever headline show. The idea spawned when the group tagged us in a reel of themselves singing ‘Higher Place’ on Instagram – we immediately knew that we had to do it live together. We can’t thank them enough for coming down and being part of something so special in Malevolence history!”
After completely selling out their UK headline tour in November of last year and blowing away audiences at the likes of Download and Bloodstock Festival UK,throughout Trivium‘s recent UK/European tour, some Lamb Of God European shows, a USA run with Jinjier and POD, and at Knotfest Australia, the British bruisers are pumped for more live action and have a big 2024 in the works.
‘Malicious Intent‘was recorded at Tree House Studios, UK. The record was produced by Jim Pinder and co-mixed by Jim Pinder and Carl Bown. The’Malicious Intent‘artwork was created by renowned artist Eliran Kantor.
Malevolence are: Alex Taylor | Vocals Konan Hall | Guitar / Vocals Josh Baines | Guitar Wilkie Robinson | Bass Charlie Thorpe | Drums
MALEVOLENCE, the UK’s reigning champs of contemporary metal, have been unstoppable since unleashing their latest album Malicious Intent. Now they’re ready to conquer the world, starting with an epic tour across the UK and Europe this winter! Brace yourself for a ferocious evening with thrash metal giants Sylosis, rising underground contenders Guilt Trip, and Aussie monsters Justice for The Damned.
Malevolence front man Alex Taylor stated, “You asked, we delivered! The Malevolence roadshow is coming to a town near you this winter and we’re bringing a bunch of our mates with us! We’re very excited to finally bring The Malicious Intent tour across the UK and Europe visiting a lot of familiar cities and you’re all invited, bring your dancing shoes! This is gonna be a party! We’ll see you all soon.”
Sylosis front man/guitarist Josh Middleton added, “Sylosis are stoked to be heading out on the road at the end of the year with Malevolence. It’s been a long time since we’ve been on tour and we’re very excited to have a bunch of new material to play. As a huge fan of metal, seeing Malevolence killing it recent years is really inspiring to see and I’m honoured to be a part of this new generation of heavy music.”
Tickets for all shows will go on general sale Tuesday 2nd May @ 10am BST / 11am CEST. Regional pre-sales are running now.
MALICIOUS INTENT TOUR 2023 07 Nov UK Glasgow, Garage 08 Nov UK Manchester, O2 Ritz 09 Nov UK Birmingham, O2 Institute 10 Nov UK Bristol, SWX 11 Nov UK London, O2 Forum Kentish Town 13 Nov DE Hamburg, Gruenspan 14 Nov DE Koln, Essigfabrik 15 Nov BE Antwerp, Zappa 17 Nov FR Paris, Petit Bain 18 Nov FR Besancon, La Rodia 19 Nov FR Lyon, CCO La Rayonne 22 Nov ES Madrid, Mon Live 23 Nov ES Barcelona, La 2 de Apolo 24 Nov ES Bilbao, Stage Live 25 Nov FR Toulouse, Usine A Musique 26 Nov CH Geneva, PTR 27 Nov CH Zurich, Dynamo 28 Nov IT Milan, Legend 29 Nov SI Ljubljana, Orto Bar 01 Dec AT Vienna, Flex 03 Dec DE Chemnitz, AJZ Chemnitz 04 Dec DE Frankfurt, Batchkapp 05 Dec DE Munich, Backstage Halle 07 Dec CZ Prague, Meet Factory 08 Dec PL Krakow, Kamienna 12 09 Dec PL Warsaw, Hydrozagadka 10 Dec DE Berlin, SO36 Berlin 11 Dec DE Oberhausen, Kulttempel 12 Dec NL Tilburg, 013
After recently blowing away audiences at the likes of Download and Bloodstock Festival UK, throughout Trivium’s recent UK/European tour, some Lamb Of God European shows, a USA run with Jinjier and POD, and at Knotfest Australia, the British bruisers are pumped for more live action and have a year ahead packed full of impressive tour dates and festival appearances.
Trivium + Beartooth USA dates 01 May USA Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater 03 May USA Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center 04 May USA Mankato, MN – Mayo Clinic Health System Event Centre *Trivium Headline 05 May USA Joliet, IL – The Forge *Trivium Headline 06 May USA Sioux City, IA – Hard Rock Casino *Trivium Headline 08 May USA Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe 09 May USA Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Riverworks 10 May USA Huntington, NY – Paramount 12 May USA Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino 13 May USA New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall 14 May USA Portland, ME – State Theatre 16 May USA Richmond, VA – The National 17 May USA Raleigh, NC – The Ritz 18 May USA Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville *Festival 20 May USA Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues 21 May USA Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore 23 May USA Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE 24 May USA Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works 25 May USA Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Festival *Festival 30 May USA Omaha, NE – The Admiral 31 May USA Clive, IA – Horizon Event Center 02 Jun USA East Moline, IL – The Rust Belt 03 Jun USA Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater 04 Jun USA Tulsa, OK – Tulsa Theater 06 Jun USA Austin, TX – Emo’s 07 Jun USA Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum 09 Jun USA Tempe, AZ – The Marquee 10 Jun USA Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl 11 Jun USA Riverside, CA – Municipal Auditorium 12 Jun USA San Francisco, CA – Warfield 14 Jun USA Spokane, WA – Podium 15 Jun USA Seattle, WA – Paramount Theater
Festivals 2023 27 May UK Hatfield, Slam Dunk South 28 May UK Leeds, Slam Dunk North 22 Jun NL Ysselsteyn, Jera On Air 23 Jun DE Hockenheimring, Download Germany 09-12 Aug CZ Josefov, Brutal Assault 16-19 Aug DE Dinkelsbühl, Summer Breeze Open Air 17-19 Aug DE Sulingen, ReLoad Festival 31 Oct-04 Nov Headbangers Boat
Nuclear Blast is proud to announce the release of The Aggression Sessions featuring THY ART IS MURDER, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, and MALEVOLENCE which will be available digitally on April 7th and on CD + Vinyl on July 21st, 2023 via Nuclear Blast.
Today, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY releases the first single from the EP entitled, “Hellions”. Check out the visualizer here:
FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY states, “‘Hellions’ was a fun look back at some of our more brutal and fast-paced roots more akin to our earlier material. This year marks the 10-year anniversary of Hellbound, the record which we all collectively feel really started things in motion for the band. It was a blast to channel the energy and excitement we had at that time back into our music in 2023. It’s only natural for bands to evolve and expand their sound over time, but we never forgot where we came from, so this one is for those who were here from day one!”
The Aggression Sessions is the follow-up to 2016’s The Depression Sessionsand follows the same 6-song mini album where each band offers an original single and a cover song.For this session, THY ART IS MURDER is covering Cannibal Corpse and FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY is covering At The Gates whereas MALEVOLENCEis handling a song by American singer Anastacia.
THY ART IS MURDER and FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY make the following joint statement: “Before we had even completed work on ‘The Depressions Sessions’ we knew a lifelong friendship had been forged between THY ART IS MURDER and FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, and that we would have to do another variation of the project. ‘The Aggression Sessions’ concept was born almost immediately following the completion of the first iteration but has taken many years to finally find the time to record and release it amidst the chaotic touring and music release schedules of both bands. We wanted to take things back to some of our favorite inspirations for writing and performing heavy and aggressive music this time, encapsulating the tone of the EP title. We hope everyone enjoys!
Joining us for round 2, please welcome MALEVOLENCE into the series. Much love to The Acacia Strain, and thank you to them for being a part of this lineage. Check out their new forthcoming record as well!
Working with friends and peers and avoiding the pitfalls of competitiveness has always been the most rewarding part of being in a band, so as always thank you for the support and opportunity to have this platform. See you all on the road soon!” MALEVOLENCE’s Wilkie Robinson adds, “New Jersey to Australia to Sheffield! it was an absolute pleasure to be involved in this big international metal link-up and a great opportunity for us to have fun creatively outside of the usual expectations. Shout out to Eliran Kantor for killing the artwork and Nuclear Blast for making it all happen.”
Below is the tracklisting for The Aggression Sessions: 1. Hellions – FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY 2. Until There Is No Longer – THY ART IS MURDER 3. Waste Of Myself – MALEVOLENCE 4. Under A Serpent Sun (At The Gates Cover) – FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY 5. Hammer Smashed Face(Cannibal Corpse Cover) – THY ART IS MURDER 6. Left Outside Alone (Anastacia Cover) – MALEVOLENCE
ABOUT THY ART IS MURDER
THY ART IS MURDER, one of Australia’s top-heavy exports, is currently on their 10-year anniversary of the seminal album, Hate. Tomorrow the band will perform the last date of their US leg in Patchogue, NY. The next stop on their “Decade Of Hate” world tour is Europe where they will share the stage with labelmates FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY.
Confirmed dates for THY ART IS MURDER “Decade Of Hate” European tour with FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY are: 4/06/2023 Germany Karlsruhe @ Substage 4/07/2023 Austria Vienna @ Impericon Festival *SOLD OUT* 4/08/2023 Germany Leipzig @ Impericon Festival 4/09/2023 Belgium Sint-Niklaas @ De Casino 4/10/2023 UK London @ The Dome *SOLD OUT* 4/11/2023 UK London @ The Dome *SOLD OUT* 4/13/2023 France Nancy @ L’Autre Canal 4/14/2023 Switzerland Zurich @ Impericon Festival 4/15/2023 Germany Oberhausen @ Impericon Festival 4/16/2023 Germany München @ Impericon Festival *SOLD OUT*
ABOUT FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY
New Jersey six-piece FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY released their sixth album Oh What The Future Holds inJanuary of 2022.
Confirmed dates for FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY with THE ACACIA STRAIN, PRIMITIVE MAN, and FULL OF HELL are: 3/8 Brooklyn NY – The Monarch *SOLD OUT* 3/9 Philadelphia PA – Union Transfer *SOLD OUT* 3/10 Columbus OH – The King Of Clubs *SOLD OUT* 3/11 Detroit MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall *SOLD OUT* 3/12 Chicago IL – Metro 3/14 Englewood CO – Gothic Theatre *SOLD OUT* 3/15 Salt Lake City UT – The Complex 3/17 Seattle WA – El Corazon *SOLD OUT* 3/18 Portland OR – Hawthorne Theatre *SOLD OUT* 3/19 Sacramento CA – Ace Of Spades 3/20 Santa Ana CA – The Observatory 3/21 Los Angeles CA – 1720 3/22 Mesa AZ – The Nile Theatre 3/24 Dallas TX – Amplified Live 3/25 Austin TX – Come and Take It Live *SOLD OUT* 3/26 Houston TX – Warehouse Live 3/28 Tampa FL – The Orpheum 3/29 Atlanta GA – Heaven at The Masquerade 3/30 Greensboro NC – Arizona Pete’s *SOLD OUT* 3/31 Baltimore MD – Baltimore Soundstage *SOLD OUT* 4/1 Worcester MA – The Palladium
“Decade Of Hate” European tour W/ THY ART IS MURDER 4/06/2023 Germany Karlsruhe @ Substage 4/07/2023 Austria Vienna @ Impericon Festival – SOLD OUT 4/08/2023 Germany Leipzig @ Impericon Festival 4/09/2023 Belgium Sint-Niklaas @ De Casino 4/10/2023 UK London @ The Dome – SOLD OUT 4/11/2023 UK London @ The Dome – SOLD OUT 4/13/2023 France Nancy @ L’Autre Canal 4/14/2023 Switzerland Zurich @ Impericon Festival 4/15/2023 Germany Oberhausen @ Impericon Festival 4/16/2023 Germany München @ Impericon Festival – SOLD OUT
ABOUT MALEVOLENCE
With their critically acclaimed new studio album Malicious Intent,MALEVOLENCE has staked out their place as one of contemporary metal’s heavyweight acts. The rising UK stars are now out to conquer the world, and have already blown away audiences at the likes of Download Festival, Bloodstock Festival, Knotfest Germany, and the Bring Me The Horizon Malta Weekender, not forgetting to mention a huge UK arena tour with ARCHITECTS and SLEEP TOKEN, and mainland EU dates with LAMB OF GOD.
MALEVOLENCE live: 3/17/2023 LDB Fest (Triple Crown Pavilion) – Jeffersontown, KY 4/28/2023 Gothic Theatre – Englewood, CO 5/04/2023 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center – Mankato, MN 5/10/2023 The Paramount – Huntington, NY 5/12/2023 Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom – Hampton Beach, NH 5/13/2023 College Street Music Hall – New Haven, CT 5/14/2023 State Theatre – Portland, ME 5/16/2023 The National – Richmond, VA 5/23/2023 Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA 5/31/2023 Horizon Events Center – Clive, IA 6/02/2023 The Rust Belt – East Moline, IL 6/03/2023 Uptown Theater – Kansas City, MO 6/06/2023 Emo’s Austin – Austin, TX 6/07/2023 The Factory In Deep Ellum – Dallas, TX 6/09/2023 Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ 6/12/2023 The Warfield – San Francisco, CA 6/15/2023 Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA
In celebration of their recent career-defining headline performance at Bloodstock Open Air 2022, Malevolence offers the world a sneak-peak into the festivities with a video of set highlight ‘Karma‘, featuring live special guest Will Ramos of Lorna Shore. Malevolence laid waste to the attending crowd during their biggest headline show to-date, in a packed-to-the-rafters tent inundated with frenzied crowd surfers.
Watch ‘Karma‘ feat. Will Ramos (Live At Bloodstock 2022):
Malevolence vocalist Alex Taylor commented: “We knew that we wanted to make Bloodstock a special show, so it only felt right that we invited a few special guests onto the stage with us to make the night even more memorable for the people of Bloodstock. I hit up Lorna Shore and asked if Will would be up for it, and he was on it straight away.”
With their critically acclaimed new studio album Malicious Intent,Malevolence have staked out their place as one of contemporary metal’s heavyweight acts. The rising UK stars are now out to conquer the world, having undertaken a huge run of major live dates this summer and into 2023, already blowing away audiences at the likes of Download Festival, Bloodstock Festival, Knotfest Germany and the Bring Me The Horizon Malta Weekender, not forgetting to mention a huge UK arena tour with Architects and Sleep Token, and mainland EU dates with Lamb Of God.
Malevolence will shortly be hitting the road in Australia with Thy Art Is Murder, Carnifex and I AM, followed by a lengthy UK/EU run with Trivium, Heaven Shall Burn and Obituary (EU only) later this year and into early 2023.
Malicious Intent was recorded at Tree House Studios, UK. The record was produced by Jim Pinder and co-mixed by Jim Pinder and Carl Bown. TheMalicious Intent artwork was created by renowned artist Eliran Kantor.
With their critically acclaimed new studio album Malicious Intent, MALEVOLENCE have staked out their place as one of contemporary metal’s heavyweight acts.
These rising UK stars are now out to conquer the world, undertaking a huge run of major live dates this summer and into 2023. After blowing away audiences at the likes of Download Festival UK, Knotfest Germany and the Bring Me The Horizon Malta Weekender, following on from a UK arena tour with Architects and Sleep Token, the British bruisers are pleased to announce more shows.
Malevolence have revealed two new headline shows this August, in Colchester (UK) and Paris (FR), before they launch into two German shows supporting Lamb Of God, followed by an Australian run in September with Thy Art Is Murder, Carnifex and I AM. The band will also be accompanying Trivium on their extensive EU tour leg, with Heaven Shall Burn and Obituary, following on from the UK shows.
To support these dates, the band have today released a brand new video to accompany album highlight ‘Higher Place’. Showing off their creative breadth, the single breaks with their usual aggressive metal swagger. ‘Higher Place’ is a show stopping, southern groove flavoured ballad.
Front-man Alex Taylor commented, “Higher Place focuses on a subject which everyone will deal with at some point in loss; death/bereavement. This is one most heartfelt songs we have written as a band, however once we began writing this song, it came together very naturally. This song is a huge step outside our comfort zone, we hope you enjoy it! The visuals for this song was our first venture into a narrative driven video, filmed in our hometown of Sheffield. We worked closely with Enon Films to bring the concept to life.”
Video Director Gabriel Fernández-Gil commented, “The song inspired sorrow, drama, and a dark epicness, which is what guided us in the making of this video. In the story you’ll be able to identify themes of loss, revenge, and UK’s knife-crime epidemic. As the lyrics and instrumentation, our characters “ascend” to different metaphorical planes of existence, or lack thereof.”
To accompany the video, the band have released an alternative acoustic version of ‘Higher Place’ digitally, giving fans yet another glimpse into Malevolence’s bottomless artistic flair.
With an impressive set of tour dates on the horizon alongside the record of their career, this is inevitably Malevolence’s time. Catch them live at the following show dates:
2022 Summer Festival dates 05 Aug 2022 CH, Open Air Gränichen, Gränichen 13 Aug 2022 UK, Walton-on-Trent, Bloodstock Festival *Sophie Stage headliners*
2022 Summer Headline shows 15 Aug 2022 UK, Colchester, Arts Centre 17 Aug 2022 FR, Paris, La Bellevilloise
Lamb Of God DE shows 18 Aug 2022 DE, Nuremberg, Z-Bau 19 Aug 2022 DE, Koln, Live Music Hall
Thy Art Is Murder Australia dates w/ Carnifex and I AM 07 Sep 2022 AU, Perth, Magnet House 08 Sep 2022 AU, Adelaide, Lion Arts Factory 09 Sep 2022 AU, Melbourne, Northcote Theatre 10 Sep 2022 AU, Sydney, Manning Bar 11 Sep 2022 AU, Brisbane, Princess Theatre
2023 Trivium UK dates w/ Heaven Shall Burn 12 Jan 2023 UK, Glasgow, O2 Academy 13 Jan 2023 UK, Birmingham, O2 Academy 14 Jan 2023 UK, Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse 15 Jan 2023 UK, London, O2 Academy Brixton
2023 Trivium EU dates w/ Heaven Shall Burn and Obituary 17 Jan 2023 NL, Tilburg, Poppodium 013 18 Jan 2023 DE, Saarbrücken, Saarlandhalle 20 Jan 2023 DE, Dusseldorf, Mitsubishi Electric Halle 21 Jan 2023 DE, Erfurt, Messe Erfurt 22 Jan 2023 CZ, Prague, Forum Karlín 23 Jan 2023 PL, Warsaw, Klub Stodoła 25 Jan 2022 FI, Helisinki, Kulttuuritalo 27 Jan 2023 SE, Stockholm, Fållan 28 Jan 2023 DK, Copenhagen, Amager Bio 29 Jan 2023 DE, Leipzig, Haus Auensee 31 Jan 2023 BE, Brussels, Ancienne Belgique 01 Feb 2023 FR, Paris, L’Olympia Bruno Coquatrix 03 Feb 2023 ES, Bilbao, Santana 27 04 Feb 2023 PT, Lisbon, Sala Tejo 05 Feb 2023 ES, Madrid, Sala Riviera 07 Feb 2023 ES, Barcelona, Razzmatazz 08 Feb 2023 FR, Lyon, Transbordeur 10 Feb 2023 DE, Ludwigsburg, Mhp Arena 11 Feb 2023 DE, Hamburg, Sporthalle 12 Feb 2023 DE, Berlin, Verti Music Hall 14 Feb 2023 HU, Budapest, Barba Negra 15 Feb 2023 AT, Vienna, Gasometer 17 Feb 2023 DE, Munich, Zenith 18 Feb 2023, CH, Zürich, Samsung Hall 19 Feb 2023, IT, Milan, Alcatraz 20 Feb 2023, DE, Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle
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