Malice in Wonderland (band) explained

Malice In Wonderland
Genre:
Origin:Bergen, Norway
Years Active:1997 - present
Label:
  • Crank Music Group
  • Karisma Records
  • Dark Essence Records
Associated Acts:
Current Members:
  • Chri$ Wicked
  • Tracy Loveless
  • Sid Silva
  • Ed Kelly
Background:group_or_band

Malice in Wonderland is a Norwegian rock band.[1]

Biography

Malice in Wonderland was founded in the late 1990s.

Their self-titled debut album was released in Norway on Karisma Records/Dark Essence Records in 2005 and abroad the following year. The lead single "Lucifer's Town" became an internet hit and had more than 1 million plays on Myspace. Malice In Wonderland released several singles, amongst them City Angel, mixed by Tim Palmer (U2, Ozzy Osbourne) which was listed on Finnish radio.

They have toured in Europe and Asia, played with renowned artists like Def Leppard and appeared on several TV-shows and productions.

December 20, 2013 Malice In Wonderland released their last album "The Royal Brigade". The album is mixed by John Fryer (Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails).

August 15 2015 the band announced that they are breaking up and in the following months they did several farewell shows in Norway and abroad.

Chris Wicked later announced that he will work under his own name, singing in Norwegian. March 2018 he released a single called "Bare Deg og Meg og Natten".

Discography

Albums

Name Release DateTrack list Comments
Malice In Wonderland July 28, 2005
  1. Lucifer's Town 4:33 (Wicked)
  2. Devil Dance 4:04 (Wicked/Foxx)
  3. My Heart (Belongs To You) 6:03 (Wicked)
  4. Perfect Drug 4:43 (Wicked)
  5. In The End 3:09 (Wicked/Valentine)
  6. Heartache Boulevard 4:42 (Wicked)
  7. Red Rose Suicide 5:39 (Foxx/Wicked)
  8. Dancing With You 3:59 (Wicked)
  9. Nightclub, sin & decadence 4:57 (Wicked)
  10. I Love To 8:04 (Wicked)
  • Produced: Malice In Wonderland
  • Label: ℗ Karisma Records
  • Mixing: Valentine, Wicked & Geir Satre
  • Engineered: Jorn H. Eriksson and Andy Valentine
  • Recorded and mixed: Futurerevisited Studios
Additional Musicians:
    The Royal Brigade December 10, 2013
    1. Diamonds
    2. Black Wings
    3. Live For Today
    4. Moonchild
    5. The Royal Brigade
    6. New Year’s Eve
    7. Like The Desert Miss The Rain
    8. Tenebrous Lane
    9. Darkened Soul
    10. Have No Fear
    11. A Tear And A Whisper
    • Produced: Malice In Wonderland
    • Label: @ Crank Music Group
    • Mixing: John Fryer
    • Engineered:
    • Recorded and mixed:
    Additional Musicians:

      Singles

      Name Release DateTrack list Comments
      A Tear & A Whisper September 22, 2008
      1. A Tear and A Whisper (4:18)
      		Digital Single
      City Angel November 25, 2009
      1. City Angel (2:32)
      2. City Angel (acoustic version) (2:45)
      • Label: ℗ Scandal Music Finland Oy
      • Mixing: Tim Palmer
      Live for Today/New Year's Eve July 1, 2013
      1. Live for Today (3:38)
      2. New Year's Eve (3:31)
      3. The devil May Care (3:50)
      		Digital single
      • Label: ℗ 2013 Malice in Wonderland
      • Mixing: John Fryer
      Black Wings November 28, 2013
      1. Black Wings
      		Digital single
      • Label: ℗ 2013 Crank Music Group
      • Mixing: John Fryer

      Unofficial works

      Name Release DateTrack list Comments
      Reduced To A Low Condition (demo) 1998
      1. Because
      2. Angel Carved In Water
      3. Agenda
      4. Something I Can't Touch
      5. Never Again
      Vicious Girl (demo) 1999
      1. No Words...
      2. Vicious Girl
      3. ...no Meaning
      4. Cruel (live)
      5. Unreal (live)
      6. 24 Hours* (live)
      7. Angel 2 (live)
      Sin & Decadence (EP) 2002
      1. Nightclub, sin & decadence (5:05)
      2. Dancing With You (4:27)
      3. I love to (6:34)
      4. My Heart Belongs to You (5:23)
      		Produced by: MIW

      Live covers

      Studio covers

      Chris Wicked's collaborations

      Members

      Current members

      Name Instrument Period Other Bands
      Chris Wicked (Chris Wollertsen) Vocals 1997 – Cult Of Catharsis
      Tracy Loveless (Tore Grindheim) Guitars 2004 – The Entity
      Sid Silva (Egil Salvesen) Bass 2010 – Mollygogo
      Ed Kelly (Eskil Sæter) Drums 2011 – Lucky Lew

      Former members

      Name Instrument Period Other Bands
      Tommi Gun (Tor Helge Gjengedal) Drums 1999–2010 Vulture Industries
      Andy Valentine (Anders Vaage) Guitar, Bass & Synthesizer2003–2008 The Entity, John Martyr & The Messengers
      Eric Black (Eirik Bratland) Bass 1997–2006 –
      Rob Cruel (Ruben Gentekos) Synthesizer 2003–2005 Apostasy, Opus Forgotten, Chaos Predicted
      Rikki Foxx (Rune Pedersen) Guitar 1997–2004 –
      Paul Prozac (Pål Ferstad) Vocals & Guitar 1997–2001 Repomen, Team Blitzkrieg

      Session members

      Name Instrument Period Other bands
      Stian Johannesen Drums 1998 (RLC demo)2nd Awakening, Deathcon, Chaos Predicted
      Håkon Bergstad Drums 1998 (RLC demo)66 Crusher
      Einar Selvik (Kvitrafn) Drums 1999 (VG demo)Wardruna, Gorgoroth, Det Hedenske Folk, Bak De Syv Fjell
      Radomir Michael Nemec (Lava Radek) Guitar 2002 (live member)Aeternus, Taake, Amok, Dead To This World
      Øyvind Madsen Synthesizer 2002 (1 gig only), 2005 (live member)Sulphur, 2nd Awakening, DRG, Enslaved, Black Hole Generator, Vulture Industries
      Janto Garmannslund Bass 2008–2009 (live member)Bourbon Flame, Hades Almighty

      External links

      Notes and References

      1. http://p3.no/pyro/malice-in-wonderland-pa-tv-aksjonen-i-finland/ Malice In Wonderland på tv-aksjonen i Finland

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