{"product_id":"pestilence-mallevs-malleficarvm-collectors-edition-cassette","title":"Pestilence \"Mallevs Malleficarvm\" Collector's Edition Cassette","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimited to 150 copies Red Tape.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLatest re-release, remastered to significantly improve on overall audio quality. The remaster was done by Satanic Audio (Behemoth, Azarath).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Malleus Maleficarum” is the debut album of Pestilence; a band’s whose input – that stretches across nearly 40 years – blazed the trail for generations of progressive death metal artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eEvery journey has a first step, and Pestilence has taken its in 1986, as a trio comprising Patrick Mameli (currently sole original member; at the time bassist, guitarist and vocalist), Randy Meinhard (guitars) and Marco Foddis (drums). With a 1987 demo “Dysentery” to their name, they were joined by Martin van Drunen, who took over vocal duties from Mameli; and, who - similarly to Mameli - is nowadays the sole original member of Apshyx. The fourpiece recorded a second demo, “The Penance”, and then moved onto completing the material for “Malleus Maleficarum”, which surfaced a year later, in September of 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe album was originally  released in cassette on RC Records (a sub-label of Roadracer Records, which later changed name to Roadrunner Records) and today, stands firmly as a monument of early-day death metal heavily mixed with thrash. “Malleus Maleficarum’s” history traces back to the beginnings of the genre; the album preceded Death’s “Leprosy” by a month, while Morbid Angel was yet to release its first album.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA must-have for all Pestilence fans, and a perfect looking glass into the dawning of a legendary group!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCommented by Patrick Mameli: “As we were still very young and unexperienced with recording an album in a studio, trying to find our own style, we managed just fine here. Very Thrashy style with some hints to Possessed, Slayer and Infernal Majesty”.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pestilence","offers":[{"title":"Red","offer_id":45916252733500,"sku":"ARMC014RP","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/8122\/0924\/files\/83615b0633652cab61bdd8074fddc7e5.jpg?v=1784826264","url":"https:\/\/www.indiemerchstore.com\/products\/pestilence-mallevs-malleficarvm-collectors-edition-cassette","provider":"IndieMerchstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}