Malice is Through the Eyes of the Dead

Through the Eyes of the Dead

Through the Eyes of the Dead is an American deathcore band from Florence, South Carolina, formed in 2003. They have released three full-length albums, one EP, and one split album with The Knife Trade.-History:...

's second full-length follow-up to 2005's Bloodlust

Bloodlust (album)

-Credits:Performers*Anthony Gunnells - Vocals*Justin Longshore - Guitar*Chris Anderson - Guitar*Jeff Springs - Bass*Dayton Cantley - DrumsAdditional Credits*All music written and arranged by Through The Eyes Of The Dead*All lyrics written by Anthony Gunnells...

. The new album again features artwork from Paul Romano (Mastodon

Mastodon (band)

Mastodon is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1999. The band is composed of bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders, guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds, guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor...

, The Red Chord

The Red Chord

The Red Chord is an American grindcore band from Revere, Massachusetts, formed in 1999. The band is made up of vocalist Guy Kozowyk, guitarist Mike "Gunface" McKenzie, and bassist Greg Weeks. The band gained a fanbase with its 2002 debut album Fused Together in Revolving Doors. The second album,...

). The band enlisted Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal

Hate Eternal

-Biography:Hate Eternal was formed in 1997. The group's original line-up included Erik Rutan - guitars/vocals, bassist and co-vocalist Jared Anderson, drummer Tim Yeung, and guitarist Doug Cerrito of the band Suffocation...

, ex-Morbid Angel

Morbid Angel

Morbid Angel is an American death metal band based in Tampa, Florida. UK music magazine Terrorizer ranked one Morbid Angel album in its “Top 40 greatest death metal albums”, with their 1989 debut Altars of Madness appearing at number 1...

) for production, engineering and mixing with Alan Douches (Unearth

Unearth

Unearth is an American metalcore band from Winthrop, Massachusetts. Formed in 1998, the group has released five studio albums. Their fourth record, The March was released on October 14, 2008 meeting with high positive reception by many...

, Shadows Fall

Shadows Fall

Shadows Fall is an American heavy metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. They are one of the few contemporary metal bands who take their lyrical influence from Eastern philosophy and some references to the Rastafari culture...

) of West West Side Music mastering the effort. The band travelled to Mana Studios in St. Petersburg, Fla. February 16 and finished recording March 15. The album was released August 21, 2007.

Malice was the band's fourth studio release (second with Prosthetic Records

Prosthetic Records

Prosthetic Records is a record label specializing in heavy metal recordings. Founded by E.J. Johantgen and Dan Fitzgerald both former employees of Columbia Records, in Los Angeles, California in 1998...

) and the only TTEOTD album to feature Nate Johnson (formerly of Premonitions of War and Deadwater Drowning

Deadwater Drowning

Deadwater Drowning was an American deathcore band formed in 2002 in Brookline, New Hampshire. It is notable for the myriad of groups affected when the band broke up in 2004 and its members splintered into various other groups such as The Acacia Strain, The Red Chord, and Through the Eyes of the Dead...

) on vocals as he left the band alongside drummer Josh Kulick in late 2007.

The album landed at 9 on Billboard's Heatseeker Chart with first week sales of 3,400.

This album would display a shift in style, from deathcore to a more straightforward melodic death metal sound.

Track listing