''Malicious Intent'' is the third album released in 1986 by Canadian
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. The album contains more honed and intense screaming from frontman Stace McLaren and the tracks on it mostly contains lyrics about heroic fantasy and playing heavy metal. An exception to this might be "Tear Me to Pieces", with lyrics penned by McLaren about knife fighting. ''Malicious Intent'' is known for containing incredibly loud drum rides and overall poor production. The album itself is an overall turning point for Razor and shows them going from traditional
heavy metal and speeding up to a more thrash metal-oriented sound.
Track listing
Notes
* The CD releases contain a bonus track titled "Mosh", which begins with an unknown person playing the song "
Jeepers Creepers" on the piano with Stace McLaren going on a swearing tirade, followed by a fast-paced measure played by the band throughout each session
* The initials for "A.O.D." stands for Angel of Death and the initials for "K.M.A." stands for Kiss My Ass
Personnel
Musicians
*Stace McLaren – vocals
*Dave Carlo – guitars
*Mike Campagnolo – bass
*Mike Embro – drums
Production
*Terry Marostega – engineering
*Garnet Giesbrecht – art direction, design
*Walter Zwol – producer
*Robert Matichak – remastering
*Lindsay Lozon – photography
References
1986 albums
Razor (band) albums
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