It’s me! I had the longest professional break this year that I’ve had in six years, the last one being the six months just prior to starting grad school. I…
Album Review – SLIPKNOT: ALL HOPE IS GONE
73/100 The divisive Iowa gang demonstrates the upper limits of heaviness of the “Nu-Metal” genre but refrains from going all-out extreme, which is something fans will probably never get to…
Butt Metal Blast Cast
Former Malicious Intent DJs (including two current contributors to this blog), Judge Dredd, Wulf, Professor Grindstein, and The Inverted Cross Examiner, started a podcast called Butt Metal Blast Cast in…
Out of the Pit: Gorn’s Top Ten Albums of 2020
Hello, heavy legion. Today I offer you a rare glimpse into the metal-obsessed mind of the Gorn. I could go on about how terrible of a year 2020 was, but…
The State of Metal: Judge Dredd’s Dreaded Top 10 of 2020
It’s been interesting reviewing a few of my best of the year introductions over the last four years. Hilariously, I always presented the prospect that it “can’t get much worse…
Metal in the Time of Quarantine 3
Well, here we are — almost seven months after I wrote the first edition of Metal in the Time of Quarantine. On some days, it seems like the last seven…
Music in Isolation: What Local Musicians and DJs are Listening to in Quarantine
While us metal fans are simply missing out on going to shows and the community that is built into and around that ritual, the loss of revenue to local venues,…
Metal in the Time of Quarantine 2
First, an announcement: we at Malicious Intent have decided to move our radio show to Twitch for the foreseeable future. You can stream us every Sunday evening from 7 –…
Metal in the Time of Quarantine 1
With the shutting down of clubs and bars across the country because of fears of COVID-19, fans of metal are left wondering how to connect with their community. Clubs and…
Judge Dredd’s Dreaded Top 10 of the 2010s
I think it’s odd how easily we can be obsessed with a band, but then, after a year or two (or less), we barely listen to them. This also happens…
Judge Dredd’s Dreaded Top 10 of the 2000s
I recently stumbled upon a list I made of my favorite metal albums from 2000-2009 that I sent Malicious Intent co-conspirator Vlad The Impaler back in 2009. Honestly, it’s a…
Interviews with The Old Ones: DJ Nietch
This one was a little different. Arguably the first “real” Malicious Intent DJ was Nietch. There was one before him, but by all accounts, he wasn’t very trve. Here Nietch…
Interviews with The Great Old Ones: DJ Wulf
I forgot to post these and a few other special interviews for KJHK’s 40th Anniversary from about 5 years ago. Now, Malicious Intent has been on the air for approximately…
Interviews with The Great Old Ones: DJ Frankenstein
I forgot to post these and a few other special interviews for KJHK’s 40th Anniversary from about 5 years ago. Now, Malicious Intent has been on the air for approximately…
Judge Dredd’s Dreaded Top 10 of 2019
credit: Mike Teal Greetings. I’m Judge Dredd. I practice law. Metal law, that is. In fact, metal IS the law as far as I’m concerned. Below, you will find my…
20 Years of Chaos and Confusion
I’ve been listening to metal for over 20 years now. From first hearing “One” by Metallica on the radio to my cousin introducing me to Overkill and Sepultura to the…
MALICIOUS INTENT – January 15, 2017
After a long hiatus (I guess? I’m usually in the dark when it comes to what’s going on with the show), Malicious Intent is back in action!! CJ is out…
Of Woven Dirt and Luster: CJ’s Top Metal Albums of 2015
Every year, I make a fairly concerted effort to compile my list of favorite releases in a way that makes the listening experience dynamic. Overall, many of the releases that…
The State of Metal 2015: Judge Dredd’s Dreaded Top 10
I will preface this by saying this is probably the most curmudgeony end-of-the-year write up that I have ever done. Fitting that it’s also the end of the first year…
WULF’S (& FRIENDS’!!) MAYHEMIC TOP 10 METAL ALBUMS OF 2015 BLITZKRIEG OF BRUTALITY
This year, I’m going to be doing something a bit different. Of course, I’ll be including my own top 10 (which, I think we can all admit, is going…
In The Beginning…There Was METAL
The following is the retelling of the early days of Malicious Intent on KJHK re-imagined as mythical lore, and was provided by previous MI DJ, Nietch. The Bible of Malicious…
Malicious Intent: Reunion of the Deviants
Clockwise, from top left: Judge Dredd, Mark of the Beast, CJ, Mean Dean the Metal Machine, Metal Al Unholy hails to thee, loyal Malicious Intent legions!! This blog has been…
ASIA METALHEAD
When it comes to metal or extreme music, living in South Korea can be extremely frustrating. It’s obvious that there are enough bands and fans here to make a…
My Favorite Metal Albums For Different Situations and Settings
I’ll own up to it…I have a problem with complete silence. Whether I’m hanging out in my apartment, driving in my car, or working out at the gym, I always…
Terra Australis Merch + Nature Is Metal
Whoa!! They had offered to send me some stuff, but I had no idea that they would actually follow through!! Thank you so much to Terra Australis for hooking up…
OUR EVIL NEW LOGO!!
Malicious Intent has a brand new logo, courtesy of Erick Neyra (Goat Semen, Evil Damn, ex-Black Angel) / Austral Holocaust Productions!! BEHOLD: More exclusive artwork for Malicious Intent is on…
Review: Ghost Bath – Moonlover
We recently did an interview with Ghost Bath, so it could only make perfect sense to follow up with some thoughts regarding the album. All of us here at Malicious…
Introducing: CJ, current Malicious Intent Host at KJHK 90.7FM
Hey there folks, I arrive bearing good news! Despite a brief absence, Malicious Intent is live once more at KU and after connecting with Wulf a couple of weeks ago…
Dungeon Synth Explorations – Part 3 – Deivlforst Records
You can read Part 1 of the series here, and Part 2 here. For this part of the series, instead of exploring the works of one particular artist, I’d…
Dungeon Synth Explorations – Part 2 – Lord Lovidicus
I feel like it wouldn’t be appropriate to write a piece about Erang without talking about his American counterpart, Lord Lovidicus! Apparently, the dude behind Lord Lovidicus is a…
WULF’S TOP 10 METAL ALBUMS OF 2014 BRUTAL BLOWOUT EXTRAVAGANZA!!!
WHATTUP SHIT HEADS!!! Fashionably late as always, your boy Wulf is back in the motherfuckin house to bring you his list of the top 10 metal albums of 2014…
The State of Metal 2014: Judge Dredd’s Dreaded Top 10
As the dreaded Judge Dredd, I have to admit that I did a pretty poor job of keeping up with the Metal world this year – especially in the last…
ZOOM!!
What’s up sluts and slut-shamers!! DJ Wulf is back in the house, here to just make a quick post and get everyone caught up on what’s going on here at…
On Metal.
Hey bastard sons and daughters, I’m Tanelorn. I think I was the last host for MI, before it died its sorrowful death. I unveil myself today to talk about a…
Wulf’s Top 10 Metal Albums of 2013 Insanity
So there it is, another year down the drain!! I really wish I had spent more time listening to what came out last year because there seems to have been…
Mark of the Beast top 10 of 2013 So here’s the only top 10 in the world of metal that actually matters, and to think 99% of metalheads won’t even…
Top 10 Metal Albums of 2013 Preamble
The Malicious Intent crew in the middle of a typical debate. Mark of the Beast is usually the first one to burst into tears and run from room, calling us…
Sergeant D is Coming…AND WE’RE ALL ON HIS LIST
Love him or hate him, infamous Metal (and non-Metal) writer, Sergeant D, has made a valid point about the collective obsession that Metal fans have with the past. If I…
Seasons in the Abyss
Well, another autumn seems to be abruptly coming to an end. Autumn always makes me feel reflective and a bit nostalgic, and I’m sure I’m not the only…
The Grym Kym Interviews: Episode 1
One of my favorite things ever is to ask people what their opinions are on music, especially when under the influence of alcohol or other things. This interview with Grym…
Extreme Fecal Impaction – Music from the BOWELS of Hell!!
This post is dedicated to Anson the Ornery….
Grim Brew, TRVE Brew
Ever since I started going to Metal shows at the age of 14 or 15, I’ve noticed the extent to which beer and the consumption thereof has played a part in the…
The Land of the Morning Grim
It’s actually not too cold out right now, but it looks relatively grim outside as I type this from my office in Daejeon, South Korea. It’s overcast, rainy, and overall…
Insider Gnosis
Like any other Metal Nerd, I have watched countless documentaries, read tons of articles and interviews, and looked at tons of photography concerning Metal’s history, fanbase, and of course, the…
A Late Night Experiment With Cult of Luna’s new album “Vertikal”
So a couple weeks ago I was on the Amtrak heading into downtown Chicago (long story) and decided that it was the perfect moment to check out the new Cult…
WULF’S TOP 10 METAL ALBUMS OF 2012 EXTRAVAGANZA!!!!
This has been one hell of a year!! While most of it was spent working in Sydney, Australia (and exploring its seedy underbelly of thrash, doom, and black metal via…
We All Faulter
Man, the end of the year lists really take it out of me. Around November and December I usually scramble to catch up on all the Metal releases I may…
Cate The Great’s Top 15 of 2012
Top 15?! Say it ain’t so! Yes, I totally folded and had to add five more in because my “Honor Roll” list was just ridiculous looking. According to my records…
Blasphemous Panthera Leo
So, a fellow Kansas metalhead made this, and I’m baffled to why it doesn’t have thousands of views.
The State of Metal 2012: Judge Dredd’s Dreaded Top 10
On a personal note, this was probably one of the best years of my life. I spent the first half finishing up a year teaching English abroad in Santiago, Chile. …
Malicious Intent on the Facebooks
Sadly, none of us hosts the Malicious Intent radio show any longer (I haven’t for well over a year and a half while Mark of the Beast and Wulf haven’t…
Why So Serious?
As any casual listener can infer, Metal bands often take themselves very seriously. Even as an avid Metal listener and musician for the last 15 years, I’ve often felt the…
One Man Metal
Noisey, a sub-site of the uber-hipster king of irony, Vice Magazine, recently completed a surprisingly unironic video interview trilogy entitled “One Man Metal”. These videos focus on three “One Man”…
Moshing in Bangalore
(photo credited to Hindustan Times) Salon.com recently posted (OK, it was a whiiiiile ago) an article about Metal fandom in the tech-world of India. Unfortunately, the author, Jason Overdorf, follows some of…
The Death of the Hydra Head
While I was well immersed into the world of underground Metal by 2000, I was still naïve and impressionable in terms of my metal tastes. I obsessed over sub-standard bands…
We’ll Do It Live! Fuck It!
I had a laugh recently when The Dillinger Escape Plan posted a note dating back to a gig in 2008 on their Facebook page. The note was passed to them…
I’M THE MAN
(Warning: gratuitous pseudo-intellectual masturbation) Something Corey Taylor of Slipknot (ugh…I know, but bear with me) said during one of those lame-o history of metal shows on VH1 struck my fancy. …
New Releases and Rumors
I think the latter half of this year is shaping up to be the better half of 2012 in terms of new metal releases. As I mentioned in an earlier…
‘Grim’ Kim Kelly’s NPR Article
Seasoned and well-respected metal writer Kim Kelly recently wrote an article for NPR. The scene is set at Maryland Death Fest while she muses on stereotypes regarding metalheads and also…
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Being that Metal is an international phenomenon that transcends race, class, gender, culture and everything else*, one might think it difficult to really pinpoint common characteristics amongst its brethren. However,…
Attention Metal World: I’m Not A Kid
It’s time to rant, and as a note, a rant deserves to be unrevised and unedited to reflect its immediacy. I’m not sure if anyone else feels the same way…
Old Man Gloom Announce Shows
As a seasoned metal head, I have “geeked out” in an extreme fashion only a handful of times over the last couple of years. This includes “geeking out” from news…
I Just Want to Check In
I know, I know. I have been missing in action for the past couple of months or so. It’s not you, it’s me. Just the normal stuff: contemplating the eternal…
The Devil’s Arcana
I don’t know how many readers there are of this blog that are in eastern Australia, but there’s a two-day black metal festival here in Sydney coming up presented by…
Album Review: “Becoming” – Abigail Williams
I don’t know what the deal is with me wanting to defend shit that no one likes. I already white-knighted Liturgy in an earlier post on here, and I’m not…
Option Paralysis: It’s Me Or The Drugs!!!
Despite the title, this is not intended to be a post focusing on gossip. A little while ago I pointed out that Greg Puciato of The Dillinger Escape Plan (DEP)…
Cate the Great’s Top Ten of 2011
Ok, I know, I suck. What is it, almost February already? Sheesh. My apologies for my poor time management skills, but my blogging has recently been competing with my preparations…
WULF’S TOP 10 METAL ALBUMS OF 2011!!!
Well, well, here we are again!! 2011 was a hell of a year, went to Korea, living in Australia now, and, most importantly, enjoyed some killer metal releases during my…
Greg Puciato: Calculating Infinity…On Drugs
We’ve all been there. You eat a little bit. You tell your friend a few minutes later, “Man, I don’t feel anything.” Your vastly more experienced friend says, “Just chill…
Kvlt Beyond Kvlt
While meandering around on YouTube watching Wolves in the Throne Room interviews, I came upon what I believe to be representative of the unattainable “kvlt beyond kvlt”. Seeing and hearing…
The State of Metal 2011: Judge Dredd’s Dreaded Top 10
I read a quote somewhere on Metal Review that this wasn’t exactly a good year for great metal music, but rather a great year for good metal music, and I…
“Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm” – Inquisition: The Best Album of 2010
I’ve been meaning to write about Inquisition‘s latest album “Omininous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm” for quite some time now, but after seeing this album pop up all over…
Ones That Got Away: Lost Interviews
Over the several years that I was a DJ for Malicious Intent, I conducted as many interviews as I had time for and have posted almost all of them on…
Music Recommendations for the Open-Minded Metalhead
My friend once told me that he met someone at a show who only listens to Death Metal, but not just that-he only listens to Death Metal that MAKES him…
Most Underrated Metal Albums of the 2000s
The definition of “underrated” is one that is hard to grasp if you don’t have a pre-determined scale that you’re utilizing. In my opinion, the few albums I’ve listed here…
Metal Inspired by the Works of George R.R. Martin
Since the premiere of the HBO series Game of Thrones, a whole new group of people have been introduced to the vivid world of writer George R.R. Martin. Martin’s high-fantasy…
Funnest Live Shows
We go to see bands live for a variety of reasons. We go see bands for the music (obviously), the musicianship, and sometimes just to have a raunchy time. Some…
Finally, The Vikings Are Taking Acid!
Since its advent, one indelible element in metal has always been the musicians’ use (and abuse) of substances. Whether it be Electric Wizard’s or Sleep’s (and essentially the rest of…
Most UnMetal Band Names
I think we can all agree that there are a plethora of utterly ridiculous names for metal bands: Fuck…I’m Dead, Goblin Cock, Cock and Ball Torture, Anal Cunt (R.I.P. Seth…
Art History for Metalheads: A Cover Art Review
By Cate the Great Two of the most important things in my life coming together beautifully – metal and art. Below are a few select albums and the famous artists…
WULF’S BEST OF 2010 EXTRAVAGANZA
Yeah, yeah, it’s officially 2011 now, but I really wanted to wait till the end of the year to make my list for two reasons:1. So that I could consider…
“Chaos, Darkness & Emptiness” by Bane – REVIEW
http://www.myspace.com/baneband While I expected Bane to sound similar to other Serbian black metal bands such as May Result and the Stone, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed…
The State of Metal 2010: Judge Dredd’s Dreaded Top 10
Overall, I unfortunately don’t think this was a very strong year for metal when considering how colossal the last few years of the decade have been as far as supplying…
Deathspell Omega: Les Mystères De Satan
With the release of their newest album, “Paracletus” (“Comforter” or “Holy Spirit” in Greek), Deathspell Omega has completed it’s unholy trilogy of Satanic spiritual awakening which includes albums “Si Monumentum…
Metal Nostradamus: The Shape of Metal to Come
I’ve never portrayed myself as a soothsayer, nor even as a Nostradamus impersonator, but I feel as though I have somewhat of a good prediction of what the next “big…
“Die By the Sword”: Heavy Metal, the ‘Culture of Alienation’, and Hipsters
Arguably, one element of the heavy metal subculture that has allowed it to not only survive but to thrive (albeit, with some droughts) during the several decades it has been…
The Girlfriend’s Guide to Metal Shows
Hails! Grym Kym here! Let me begin with a brief preface to assure you that I am qualified to dispense advice on the subject of having breasts and attending metal…
WULF’S 10 Favorite Metal Albums of All Time
I really can’t make a “Top Ten” list because it’s just too damn hard! I had a difficult time as it was coming up with this list… Also, I noticed…
Judge Dredd’s Top 10 Metal Albums of All Time
I think a good way to introduce ourselves and establish all of our specific tastes in metal by providing the list of our top 10 favorite metal albums of all…