Not to beat a dead horse, but 2016 was a motherfucker of a year. I’m not really in the mood to do a recap of all the shitty things…
The State of Metal 2016: Judge Dredd’s Dreaded Top 10
Phew, 2016! I mean, right?! Listen, bad shit happens all of the time, every year. I think people are making a bigger deal about 2016 than is really necessary or…
Dungeon Synth Explorations – Part 6 – Thangorodrim
As I’ve stated in other posts, when it comes to neo-dungeon synth, it basically boils down to two schools: the more “traditional”, old-school approach that mimics the classics (Mortiis, Wongraven,…
Malicious Intent – October 30
Can you feel the terror as Halloween looms ever closer? Vampires lurk in the shadows. Phantoms await behind every corner to steal your soul. However, because I’m writing this on…
Malicious Intent – July 3, 2016
What a show! CJ and Judge Dredd get anti-establishment in this Independence Day-themed show! However, they play Iced Earth at the end so I guess that cancels…
Malicious Intent – June 26, 2016
Judge Dredd and CJ summon forth more mayhemic primordia in this week’s installment of Malicious Intent!! Can you handle its forbidden truths? PLAYLIST:…
Malicious Intent – June 20, 2016
Judge Dredd and CJ, with special guest, Professor John Trefry of the University of Kansas’ Architecture Department, get evil by summoning forth cavernous death metal, mayhemic black metal, and, um…a…
Reunion of the Deviants
On October 24, 2015, the regular two-hour program was converted into a reunion show featuring five different DJs, both old and new. In attendance were current DJs, CJ and Judge…
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…
Phantoms of the Orient: An Evening with Vhan of Aek Gwi!!
I don’t think I’ve seen the sun in days. Maybe weeks. This has actually been a pretty warm December so far here in a land known for its…
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…
Interview with Hedge Wizard!!
Interview conducted via e-mail in March 2015. Listen and support Hedge Wizards’ music: https://hedgewizard.bandcamp.com/ Keep updated about Hedge Wizard: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hedge-Wizard/725977330805106…
Dungeon Synth Explorations – Part 4 – Hedge Wizard
Hedge Wizard is a very mysterious, obscure dungeon synth artist hailing from the equally mysterious, obscure city of Toledo, Ohio (seriously though, I know nothing about Toledo). What I…
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…
Interview with Erang!!
Interview conducted via email, December 2014. Listen and support Erang’s music: http://erang.bandcamp.com Keep updated about Erang: https://www.facebook.com/kingdomoferang Erang’s channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/songsoferang…
Dungeon Synth Explorations – Part 1 – ERANG
To start things off for my series delving into the mysterious depths of the world of dungeon synth, I’d like to talk about Erang. While it would make sense…
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….
Interview with Mors Principium Est!!
Interview conducted via email, May 2013. https://www.facebook.com/MPEofficial http://www.morsprincipiumest.com/…
Interview with HADES The Violet!!
Interview conducted via email in May, 2013. https://www.facebook.com/HADEStheViolet…
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…
Interview with Prostitution!!
Interview conducted via email in April, 2013. Check them out at: http://www.prostitution666.com/ http://prostitution.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Prostitution666…
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…