Malicious Intent

Malicious Intent
Studio album by Razor
Released April 1986
Recorded Waxworks Studios, St. Jacobs, Ontario, Canada
Genre Speed metal
Thrash metal
Length 35:38
Label Viper Records
Producer Walter Zwol
Razor chronology
Evil Invaders
(1985)
Malicious Intent
(1986)
Custom Killing
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Kerrang![1]

Malicious Intent is the third album released in 1986 by Canadian speed/thrash metal band Razor.

Track listing

  1. "Tear Me to Pieces" - 2:58
  2. "Night Attack" - 2:37
  3. "Grindstone" - 3:02
  4. "Cage the Ragers" - 3:28
  5. "Malicious Intent" - 4:35
  6. "Rebel Onslaught" - 3:19
  7. "A.O.D." - 3:05
  8. "Challenge the Eagles" - 3:25
  9. "Stand Before Kings" - 2:46
  10. "High Speed Metal" - 3:34
  11. "Mosh" - 1:38 (bonus track on the 2002 CD re-release by Attic Records)

The album contains more honed and intense screaming from frontman Stace McLaren and the tracks on it and mostly contains lyrics about heroic fantasy and playing heavy metal. An exception to this might be "Tear Me to Pieces", with lyrics penned by McLaren about knife fighting. Malicious Intent is known for containing incredibly loud drum rides and overall poor production. The album itself is an overall turning point for Razor and shows them going from traditional heavy metal and speeding up to a more thrash metal-oriented sound.

The bonus track "Mosh" begins with an unknown person playing Jeepers Creepers (song) on the piano followed by Stace McLaren going on a swearing tirade yelling such things as "Fuck you, posers, thrash will get your head!", and "Mosh, bitch, I'll show you mosh!" followed by a fast-paced measure played by the band.

Personnel

References

  1. Headbanger, Harry (10 July 1986). "Razor 'Malicious Intent'". Kerrang! 124. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 20.
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