In the Beginning...
Studio album by
Malice
Released19 August 1985 (1985-08-19)
Recorded1985
StudioTotal Access Studios in Redondo Beach, CA; Pasha Studio and Cherokee Recording Studio in Hollywood, CA (USA)
GenreHeavy Metal
Length43:32
LabelAtlantic
ProducerMichael Wagener, Ashley Howe
Malice chronology
In the Beginning...
(1985) 		License to Kill
(1987)

In the Beginning... is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Malice, released on 1985 by Atlantic.

Tracks 1, 3, 4, 7 and 10 were recorded at Total Access Studios in Redondo Beach, California and produced by Michael Wagener, while tracks 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 were recorded at Pasha Studio and Cherokee Recording Studio in Hollywood, California and produced by Ashley Howe.[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Encyclopaedia Metallum[4]
Sputnikmusic[5]

Billboard gave the album a positive reviewing stating the band was "more...than leather and studs", citing the strong production value highlighted by the tracks "Rockin' with You", "No Haven for the Raven", and "The Unwanted".[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by James Neal, Mark Behn and Mick Zane, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Rockin' With You"5:01
2."Into the Ground" (Written-by James Neal and Jay Reynolds)3:47
3."Air Attack" (Written-by Mark Behn)3:01
4."Stellar Master"3:58
5."Tarot Dealer"4:19
6."Squeeze It Dry"4:04
7."Hellrider" (Written-by James Neal and Jay Reynolds)4:11
8."No Haven for the Raven"6:06
9."The Unwanted"4:37
10."Godz of Thunder" (Written-by James Neal and Jay Reynolds)4:23

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes[7] and Discogs album release page.[1]

Musicians

Production

References

  1. ^ a b "Malice - In the Beginning...(1985,Vinyl)". Discogs. Atlantic Records. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry (2007). Metal: The Definitive Guide : Heavy, NWOBH, Progressive, Thrash, Death, Black, Gothic, Doom, Nu. Jawbone Press. p. 309. ISBN 978-1-906002-01-5.
  3. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Malice - In the Beginning..." AllMusic. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Malice - In the Beginning..." Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  5. ^ Alves, Fernando (7 August 2014). "Malice - In the Beginning..." Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 35. 31 August 1985. p. 82.
  7. ^ In the Beginning liner notes. Atlantic Records. 1985.
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