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10″ on black vinyl with printed innersleeve

Swedens Malign seems to be an on-off project since the three members all are busy in other bands. Their first release since reforming in 2011 is the “A Sun To Scorch” EP. It consists of just two songs “A Sun To Scorch” and “The Love Of Abysmal Wrath” so it’s virtually like a long single with an equally long (in fact slightly longer) B-side and could be Malign’s way of re-entering the black metal scene, bit by bit, to see if there’s still fire in the project yet. The title track gets going in no time at all, sprinting off on a rocketing metal beat around which guitars steam and riff and drums thwack along at medium-fast, almost leisurely pace. “The Love Of Abysmal Wrath” is a much more dramatic creature with surging riffs and rhythm, and singing that now has some feeling. This turns out to be a more complex song as well with melodic acoustic sections featuring some atmosphere (even if minimal) mixed with jaunty riffing and a howling lead guitar solo. Without a doubt the second song is far superior to the first – it definitely has more energy and variety, and the musicians put more passion into this than in the other song. The title track did feel as if the guys were treading water.

Track list:
1. A Sun To Scorch
2. The Love Of Abysmal Wrath