Malice
With two
Metal Massacre tracks and a major label contract under
their belts, the Los Angeles (by way of Portland, Oregon) band
Malice seemed destined for stardom.
The band had a strong
Judas Priest
influence, thanks in no small part to James Neal's standout vocals,
and their style seemed tailor-made for the growing 80's metal scene.
For whatever reason, though, the band never made it to the upper
echelon of metal, their two albums for Atlantic Records garnering
respectable reviews and fan support but never pushing them over the
edge.
After being dropped from Atlantic, a final EP was released on
Metal Blade
Records and after that the band disappeared, not to be heard from
again for well over a decade.
In October 2006 came word that the band was back in action,
featuring three of the original five along with a new drummer
and vocalist.
Several years after that the lineup stabilized, and with respected
new singer
James Rivera at the mic, the long-awaited comeback album,
New Breed Of Godz, was released in 2012.
Former Members/Guests
James Neal
vocals
Mick Zane (Michael Landauer)
guitars RIP: December 23, 2016, cancer, age 57
Mark Behn
bass
Clifford Carothers
drums
Discography
In The Beginning ...
1985
Atlantic
 |
- Rockin' With You
- Into The Ground
- Air Attack
- Stellar Masters
- Tarot Dealer
- Squeeze It Dry
- Hellrider
- No Haven For The Raven
- Unwanted
- Godz Of Thunder
|
-
James Neal
-
Jay Reynolds
-
Mick Zane
-
Mark Behn
-
Clifford Carothers
|
|
Licenced To Kill
1987
Atlantic
 |
- Sinister Double
- License To Kill
- Against The Empire
- Vigilante
- Chain Gang Woman
- Christine
- Murder
- Breathin' Down Your Neck
- Circle Of Fire
|
-
James Neal
-
Jay Reynolds
-
Mick Zane
-
Mark Behn
-
Clifford Carothers
|
|
Crazy In The Night
EP
1989
Metal Blade
 |
- Captive of Light
- Vice Versa
- Crazy in the Night
- Death or Glory
|
-
James Neal
-
Jay Reynolds
-
Mick Zane
-
Mark Behn
-
Clifford Carothers
|
|
The Rare And Unreleased
COMPILATION
2008
Retrospect
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- Captive of Light
- Kick You Down
- Vice Versa
- Crazy in the Night
- Death or Glory
- Trouble Shooter
- Dues Paid in Hell
- Cry Out to the Godz
- Rockin' With You
- Air Attack
- Stellar Masters
- Hellrider
- Godz of Thunder
- Murder
- No Haven For the Raven
- Vigilante
- Circle of Fire
- Jet Stream Cruiser
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New Breed Of Godz
2012
Steamhammer/SPV
 |
- New Breed Of Godz
- Hell Rider
- Against The Empire
- Branded
- Sinister Double
- Circle Of Fire
- Stellar Masters
- Winds Of Death (Angel Of Light)
- Air Attack
- Chain Gang Woman
- Slipping Through The Cracks
- Godz Of Thunder
|
-
James Rivera
-
Jay Reynolds
-
Mick Zane
-
Mark Behn
-
Robert Cardenas
-
Pete Holmes
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