Scourge of Malice explained

Scourge of Malice
Type:	studio
Artist:	Graveworm
Cover:	ScourgeOfMalice.jpg
Caption:	Artwork by Luis Royo
Released:	31 July 2001
Studio:	Boom Room Studios, Austria
Genre:	Symphonic black metal Gothic metal
Length:	53:53
Label:	Napalm Records America Last Episode
Producer:	Graveworm & Boban Milunovic
Prev Title:	As the Angels Reach the Beauty
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Engraved in Black
Next Year:	2003

Scourge of Malice is the third studio album by the symphonic black metal band Graveworm, released in 2001 through Last Episode.

Their cover of Iron Maiden's Fear of the Dark has been famously wrongly credited to Cradle of Filth or Children of Bodom.

Track listing

All songs written by Stefan Fiori and Steve Unterpertinger, except where noted.

1. "Dreaded Time (Intro)" – 1:48
2. "Unhallowed by the Infernal One" – 5:59
3. "Abandoned by Heaven" - 6:08
4. "Descending into Ethereal Mist" – 6:46
5. "Threnody (Instrumental)" (Dedicated to Max Maccani) – 4:30
6. "Demonic Dreams" – 7:23
7. "Fear of the Dark" (Iron Maiden cover) – 8:47
8. "In Vengeance of Our Wrath" – 5:55
9. "Ars Diaboli" (Gregorian chants) – 1:13
10. "Sanctity Within Darkness" – 5:22

Personnel

Graveworm

• Stefan Fiori – Vocals
• Steve Unterpertinger – Lead-Guitar
• Sabine Mair – Keyboards
• Eric Treffel – Rhythm-Guitar
• Diddi Schraffel – Bass
• Martin Innerbichler – Drums

Guest musicians

• Laura Jungwirt – Violin
• Severin Trogbacher – Viola
• Theresia Kainzbauern – cello
• Peter Nietsche – Bass
• Moritz Polin, Erwig Pfaffenzeller, Jorg Pfaffenzeller – Gregorianic chants on "Ars Diaboli"
• Jorg Pfaffenzeller – Acoustic Guitar
• Herman Kühebacher – Scottish Warpipe

Special Guest on "Threnody" by Boban Milunovic
All music written and composed by Graveworm except "Fear of the Dark" by Steve Harris

Production

• Barbara Sitzmann, Foto Rapid – Photography
• Markus Pfeifhofer – Design and Layout (Mp3) at Newport Graphics
• Boban Milunovic – Mastering at Victor, Mixing, Recording
• Reinhard Brunner – Editing at ATS Studio

External links

• [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r544172|pure_url=yes}} Scourge of Malice] at Allmusic