For fans of\u00a0Kamelot, King Diamond,\u00a0Pyramaze,\u00a0Dimmu Borgir, Paradise Lost<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Malacodametal.com<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Youtube <\/p>\n Out Now! <\/span><\/u><\/strong>Horror Metal MALACODA Unleash New EP ‘Ritualis Aeterna’<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/u><\/b> <\/p>\n L-R – Brad Casarin (Guitar),\u00a0Mike Harshaw (Drums),\u00a0Lucas Di Mascio (Vocals),\u00a0Cooper Seldom (Bass),\u00a0Jonah Weingarten (Keyboards) <\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Canadian horror inspired symphonic power\u00a0metallers MALACODA<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(<\/span>named after a demon from Dante\u2019s \u2018Divine Comedy\u2019) return with their new\u00a0six track EP ‘Ritualis Aeterna’\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>out now\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>as of December 2nd. The EP is the follow up to their\u00a0well-received 2014 self-titled debut album. Packed\u00a0with dark atmosphere, originality and innovation, this is gothic power metal for the 21st century with intelligence and intensity to rival that of their infernal inspirations!<\/p>\n Vocalist Lucas Di Mascio comments on the EP:<\/p>\n <\/span>“After a long journey filled with equal measures of happiness and misery, large helpings of hope and despair, and a pinch of euphoria and rage…. we can finally say “It’s here!” Enjoy the tracks, and we’ll see you on the road soon….<\/span>\u00a0These six tracks are full of character and are definitely a sign of things to come.”<\/p>\n ‘Ritualis Aterna’<\/span><\/strong> is now available digitally on iTunes<\/a>\u00a0and on CD at\u00a0MalacodaMetal.com<\/a>\u00a0plus can be heard in full\u00a0stream at\u00a0http:\/\/www.malacodametal.com\/music<\/a>.<\/p>\n Plus the\u00a0band’s\u00a0new music video\u00a0<\/span>inspired by the since canceled Showtime TV show by the same name\u00a0‘Penny Dreadful’\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>can be viewed at\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NTJfr292o7g<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/span>The video was directed, produced and edited by\u00a0<\/span>The Laundry Design Works<\/span><\/a><\/span>.\u00a0The song explores the themes of the show, each section of the song being a different character’s personal struggles. Just as the show paid homage to horror’s roots, the band’s music video pays respects to classic horror films, using only practical effects to achieve everything from the dark corruption of the blood in the veins of the possessed woman, to the sped up and jerky motions the band members display as the song crescendos.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1. Penny Dreadful (5:34)<\/span> For more info, please visit: www.MalacodaMetal.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Taking their name from a demon from Dante\u2019s \u2018Divine Comedy\u2019, Malacoda\u2019s dark gothic vision is indeed divine but no laughing matter.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As band leader Lucas, who studied Literature and Religion at University explains: \u2018Malacoda was the name of a very minor character in the book, a fallen angel who flies around with a small army of demons torturing helpless souls in Hell. From a literary perspective, I found it interesting that he wasn\u2019t merely an evil creature being tortured for his sins, but was given free reign to do what he pleases and takes it upon himself to torture other wicked souls in the spiritual prison that is Dante\u2019s Inferno. I wanted a powerful name that fit not only the sound of the band but also the lyrical themes I touch upon. I wanted something dark, but not something that would be blatantly devilish sounding. The name translates roughly in Italian to \u2018Cruel Tail\u2019 and most people don\u2019t see it and think \u201cthis band is named after a demon\u201d and see it as something more romantic sounding.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Like the \u2018Inferno\u2019 that inspired their name they forge metal without limits in sonic shapes endless and horrifying in equal measure. Malacoda\u2019s music vision shares much in common with Dante\u2019s, they are unafraid to gaze into the abyss, unafraid to be inspired by the myriad of human horrors within and without. They are not blind to the worlds within them waiting to be born.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Malacoda are about to follow their well-received self-titled debut with the horror-themed \u2018Ritualis Aeterna\u2019, which enters this world on December 2, 2016. Festive it most certainly isn\u2019t, magnificent it certainly is. 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\nCredit: Gary Kuiper of The Laundry Design Works<\/span><\/p>\n![\"malacoda_-_album_cover_-.jpg\"](\"http:\/\/s00.fbridgecdn.net\/users_files\/43\/57443\/malacoda_-_album_cover_-.jpg\")
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\n<\/span>2. I Got A Letter (4:37)<\/span>
\n<\/span>3. Pandemonium (3:39)<\/span>
\n<\/span>4. The Wild Hunt (4:20)<\/span>
\n<\/span>5. Linger Here (2:23)<\/span>
\n<\/span>6. There Will Always Be One (3:47)<\/span>
\n<\/span>EP Length: 24:24<\/p>\n
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