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More information has been revealed about the reunion of '80s Los Angeles heavy metal legends MALICE, featuring the three original guitar slingers (Mick Zane, Jay Reynolds and Mark Behn) alongside Pete Holmes (BLACK 'N BLUE, MICHAEL SCHENKER) on drums and newfound vocal sensation Brian Allen. According to Jay Reynolds, Brian Allen has not left his other band LAST EMPIRE. "He is currently in the studio finishing tracks on LAST EMPIRE's second album with new guitar shedder John Jaunese," says Reynolds. "The new MALICE lineup just completed rehearsals in Los Angeles and is currently writing for a new release for 2007. The emphasis on the new MALICE material is on being heavier than ever." European festival appearances are planned for next summer.

MALICE's two Atlantic releases — "In The Beginning" and "License to Kill" — are available Stateside on WEA label Wounded Bird and have continued to sell over the years. The band also plans to release several live DVDs from the '80s and possibly a retrospective of past demos and unreleased songs.

Retrospect Records has just released a collection of rare tracks and previously unreleased demos from '80s metal legends MALICE, entitled "The Rare and Unreleased".

The track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. Captive of Light
02. Kick You Down
03. Vice Versa
04. Crazy in the Night
05. Death or Glory
06. Trouble Shooter
07. Dues Paid in Hell
08. Cry Out to the Godz
09. Rockin With You
10. Air Attack
11. Stellar Masters
12. Hellrider
13. Godz of Thunder
14. Murder
15. No Haven For the Raven
16. Vigilante
17. Circle of Fire
18. Jet Stream Cruiser

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MALICE's two Atlantic releases — "In the Beginning" (1985) and "License to Kill" (1986) — are available Stateside on WEA label Wounded Bird and have continued to sell over the years.

Madbutcher a écrit :question il vaut quoi le nouveau vocaliste ? car celui sur Licenced to kill est très bon

kingdavid666 a écrit :ouais mais bon,rivera par ci,rivera par là sa deviens monotone a force.

Reunited Los Angeles heavy metal legends MALICE have inked a deal with SPV/Steamhammer. The band is currently recording updated versions of six classic MALICE metal anthems such as "Stellar Masters" and "No Haven For The Raven" as well as "four killer new tracks" for an album which is due to be released sometime early in 2012.

MALICE's current lineup includes three original members — Mick Zane on guitar, Jay Reynolds on guitar and Mark Behn on bass — alongside Pete Holmes (BLACK 'N BLUE, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) on drums and James Rivera (HELSTAR, VICIOUS RUMORS, SEVEN WITCHES, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM) on vocals.

In an early 2011 interview with KNAC.COM, Zane stated about MALICE's present incarnation, "Pete's been out on the road with MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP for the last ten years and he's doing some dates with BLACK 'N BLUE. . . We're excited to have James Rivera come in and [play] with us. He did a great job on the VICIOUS RUMORS 'Warball' record. . . Brian Allen, who did our last reunion show, is now singing with VICIOUS RUMORS and we even approached Tim 'The Ripper' Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) at one point."

Regarding MALICE's forthcoming album, Zane told KNAC.COM, "We have some killer new songs in the can and we're really stoked at the thought of getting back in the studio and releasing a new MALICE record. We released a new CD of rare and unreleased tracks last year on Retrospect Records that's been doing very well. Everyone's really going to like the new stuff."

As previously reported, legendary US metal band MALICE signed a worldwide deal with SPV/Steamhammer. Original members Jay Reynolds (guitars), Mick Zane (guitars) and Mark Behn (bass) entered the Silver Cloud Studios in Los Angeles together with new singer James Rivera (HELSTAR, VICIOUS RUMORS, SEVEN WITCHES, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM) and new drummer Pete Holmes (BLACK 'N BLUE, MSG) to re-record some of their classics plus four new songs. The producer is Joe Floyd (Warrior) who also was involved in producing records of BRUCE DICKINSON and ROB HALFORD. The album is scheduled for a May release.

Reformed US Metal icons MALICE release a snippet of the re-recorded classic song "Hell Rider" , which will be part of the new CD "New Breed Of Godz":

Guitarist Jay Reynolds comments: " I didn't think we could possibly make a song like like Hell Rider more sinister and heavy than it was , but we did ! James Rivera also did an unbelievable job on the vocals , leaving no question about who the King of Metal vocals is !! "