MALEDICTION (ENGLAND)

Middlesborough Progressive Death Metal act that excited considerable underground interest with their single released on the French Thrash label. MALEDICTION's early line-up consisted of vocalist Shaun Stephenson, guitarists Rich Mumford and Darren O'Hara, bass player Mark Fox and drummer Alistair Dunn. The band debuted with a March 1990, single track Grindcore demo 'Infestation' before the 'System Fear' 7" release on the Thrash label the following year. MALEDICTION released a demo 'Framework Of Condition' in October 1991 which besides new studio tracks featured a live recording of a gig supporting BOLT-THROWER. These sessions were due to include keyboard contributions from SIGH's Mira Kawashima but apparently the band opted to take their Japanese guest to the pub instead! O'Hara would decamp to found Folk / Death Metal act CERECLOTH and was replaced by Mark McGowan. Also emerging in 1992 would be a split cassette release entitled 'A Pungent And Sexual Miasma' shared with the fledgling CRADLE OF FILTH. A makeshift live album 'Chronicles Of Dissension' arrived in 1993 on the Gargle With Blood label. Also emerging the same year was the yellow vinyl 'Dark Effluvium' EP on the American Psychoslaughter label, although apparently released without the band's knowledge. Phil Slack would take over the drum stool but would soon relinquish his position to a returning Dunn. During 1994 a proposed split EP with American act INCARNIS was recorded but never released. MALEDICTION signed to the Arctic Serenades label recording their projected debut album 'The Millennium Cotillion'. However, with the label's demise the album was shelved. MALEDICTION duly folded.


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INFESTATION 1990 DEMO

Xeroxed covers. Regular tapes. Single song promo before their official demo

TRACK LISTING:
- Infestation

FRAMEWORK OF CONTORTION 1991 DEMO

Xeroxed covers. Regular tapes. Back has lyrics. Side B is take from a soundboard recorded live at Memorial Club.

TRACK LISTING:
- Intro
- System Fear
- Waste
- Murdered from Within
- Longterm Result
- Insect in the Infrastructure
- Infestation
- Framework of Contortion
-. System Fear (live)
- Murdered from Within (live)
- Waste (live)
- Longterm Result (live)
- Infestation (live)
- Framework of Contortion (live

A PUNGENT AND SEXUAL MIASMA 1992 DEMO

Regular Xerox four panel covers. Split demo with Cradle of Filth. First of two versions. Released in March 1992

TRACK LISTING:
Cradle of Filth
- So Violently Sick
- Funeral
- Dawn Of Eternity (Massacre Cover)
- Circle Of Perversion
- Chewing On Your Guts
- Loathsome Fucking Christ
- Darkly Erotic
- This Fetid Dank Oasis
- Our Father Which Art In Earth

Malediction
- Mould Of An Industrial Horizon
- Infestation
- Waste
- Longterm Result
- System Fear
- Sick New Facts
- Murdered From Within

A PUNGENT AND SEXUAL MIASMA 1992 DEMO

Regular Xerox one panel covers. Split demo with Cradle of Filth. This version came with a RED foldout that included song titles, info and thanks. Second of two versions. Released in Sept. 1992

TRACK LISTING:
Cradle of Filth
- So Violently Sick
- Funeral
- Dawn Of Eternity (Massacre Cover)
- Circle Of Perversion
- Chewing On Your Guts
- Loathsome Fucking Christ
- Darkly Erotic
- This Fetid Dank Oasis
- Our Father Which Art In Earth

Malediction
- Mould Of An Industrial Horizon
- Infestation
- Waste
- Longterm Result
- System Fear
- Sick New Facts
- Murdered From Within

A PUNGENT AND SEXUAL MIASMA 1992 DEMO INSERT:

1992 PROMO

Printed cover. Studio tapes. Only for labels but it would eventually be released along with other tracks on the 1993 New York Promo


TRACK LISTING:
- Weeping Tears Of Covetousness
- Doctrines Eternal Circles
- Framework Of Contortion

WEEPING TEARS 1993 DEMO

Chliean version of the "Weeping" Demo from 1993 released by Hexateuctorment recs. Four panel printed covers. Released in the UK and elsewhere as the "Weeping Tears" demo.


TRACK LISTING:
- System Fear
- Weeping Tears of Covetousness
- Doctrine's Eternal Circles
- Waste (Live)

WEEPING TEARS 1993 DEMO

Original version. Different tracklisting order


TRACK LISTING:
- Doctrine's Eternal Circles
- System Fear
- Weeping Tears of Covetousness
- Waste (Live)

NEW YORK 1993 PROMO

Re-recording of their 7" 1991 EP. Also includes the Promo 92


TRACK LISTING:
- Weeping Tears of Covetousness
- Doctrine's Eternal Circles
- Framework Of Contortion
- System Fear
- Mould of an Industrial Horizon
- Insect of the Infrastructure

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