''Malice'' is the second studio album by

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, released in 2007. The album again features artwork from Paul Romano (

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). The band enlisted Erik Rutan (

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, ex-

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) for production, engineering and mixing, with Alan Douches (

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) of West West Side Music mastering the effort. The band travelled to Mana Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida, on February 16, and finished recording on March 15. ''Malice'' is the band's only album to feature Nate Johnson (formerly of Premonitions of War and Deadwater Drowning) on vocals, as he left the band alongside drummer Josh Kulick in late 2007. The album landed at number nine on ''Billboards Heatseeker Chart, with first week sales of 3,400.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that ''Malice'' "is as outrageously chaotic as it is heavy, and has the ability to fully satiate any death metal lover's appetite for something raw."

Track listing

References

2007 albums Through the Eyes of the Dead albums Prosthetic Records albums Albums produced by Erik Rutan {{2000s-death-metal-album-stub