Polish based progressive melodic metal band Malchus have announced a new album which carries the title “Dom Zły” (The Evil House). The album will be consisting of 10 tracks with 40 minutes of total playtime.
‘Cover artwork of our new album “The Evil House”. Just like in “Metanoia’s” case we asked Paweł Walkowiak (17DEG.com, Sabaoth.pl), for help in creating this beautiful cover after he has listened to the album. We are currently in search of a publisher and hoping for a quick establishment of a cooperation in order to determine the final release date. ‘ Says frontman Radosław Sołek.
Artwork and tracklist can be viewed below, just as a video for the title song ‘The Evil House’
The newest album of Malchus is full of powerful sounds with no less powerful lyrics. ‘I tried to reflect that heavy sound and band’s message graphically. Due to Radosław‘s suggestion the foreground figure on the cover is a XVI-th century physician dressed up in a protective gown worn during the times of plague, also known as ‘black death’. The theme of long-forgotten epidemics had been repeatedly used by metal musicians through lyrics or graphics. As for Malchus, we have decided to use this theme as a metaphore for modern times, modern world. This time the plague that’s eating our earthly tabernacle is not the ‘black death’ itself but an almost omnipresent evil. The seven deadly sins have been written on “The Evil House‘s” floor in latin – superbia, avaritia, luxuries, invidia, gula, ira and acedia, as they are the basis for all that’s evil. The physician trying to fight off the plague spread by rats is an allegory of a man who opposes the pressure of modern world propaganda, mass-media – ‘how to live, what’s good and what’s evil, what’s true and what’s a lie.
Music:
We want to take our listeners on a musical journey around the corners of a frustrated young Pole’s soul. We don’t want to be close-minded and limit ourselves only to heavy sounds. We have added numerous sublime, pompous and catchy melodies to the harcore metal riffs. Our songs can be compared to action movies, where one cannot fall into monotony. The lyrics relate to our spiritualism, and to be more accurate, to our everyday internal struggles. We also wanted to point out the positive aspects of living in ‘The Evil House’.
Gigs:
During its 10 years of activity Malchus has been gathering experience on various stages. We performed in clubs, for charity, students and also at international festivals (Slot Art. Festival in Lubiąż, Fryyfest in Nove Mesto Pod Smrkem, Czech Republic).
Media:
Our songs were played in various music stations. In Poland they could be heard in Jerzy Szlachta’s ‘Rock Radio’ auditions in Radio Rzeszów and Wojciech Ossowski’s ‘Musical Peculiarities’ in Third Polish Radio Program. In 2011 ‘Caput Mundi’ album was nominated in a plebiscite for the Music Award of Polish Radio Rzeszów – Werbel for the best album of Subcarpathia. We were voted by the audience to receive a second place. We can also be proud of very good reviews of ‘Caput Mundi’ and ‘Metanoia’ in the biggest Polish music magazine ‘Teraz Rock’.
Albums: “Didymos” (Soundmass, 2010), “Caput Mundi” (Katolik, 2011), “CP/Świebodność” (Nocturnal, 2012), “Metanoia” (Dobry Towar, 2012)
Line-up: Radosław Sołek – Vocals, Guitar, Paweł Tumiel – Guitar, Tomasz “papirus” Pyzia – Drums, Krzysztof Żur – bass, Tomasz Rosół – Keyboard
Tracklist:
1. Enemy nr 1
2. The Evil House
3. 77
4. Eyes Open
5. For dust
6. Mother
7. Tripudium
8. …but deliver us
9. Credo
10 …
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Video below ‘Dom Zły’ (The Evil House)
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