PRESS CLIPS

Norway's most interesting band for the time being?
Rate: 5/6
André Aaslie, Scream Magazine (NOR) june 2007



What an album!
Rate: 5/6
Laurent Michelland, Metallian (FRA) june 2007



Violently entertaining.
Rate: 8/10
Joel McIver, Metal Hammer (UK) november 2007



Today, it's bands like Malsain that constantly push the genre forward.
Rate: 5/6
Frode Andersen, Studvest (NOR) may 2007



This album should be checked out by any fan of extreme gloomy metal.
Rate: 5/5
Torsten, Arising Realm (AUT) august 2007



This album belongs to the best of new Norwegian black-metal.
Rate: 8,5/10
Kenneth Staurset Fåne, Icon Music Mag (NOR) august 2007



Magnificent work, worthy of attention and support!
Rate: 5/5
Maksymov, Antichrist (UKR) october 2007



Conclusion: get this album now!
Rate: 9,5/10
Mirfin, Pavillon 666 (FRA) august 2007



Malsain cooks their own soup, and the recipe tastes very good.
Rate: 6,5/7
Mike Druml, Earshot (AUT) august 2007



Heavy rain, flash and thunder, a cup of coffee and Malsain. Feels like the perfect conditions for listening to a record like this.
Rate: 5,5/7
Andreas Pettersson, Stereotyp (SWE) august 2007



A distilled selection of magnificently tragic-heroic riffs.
Rate: 7,5/10
Avi Pitchon, Terrorizer (UK) september 2007



Every single one of the 10 songs involves catchy riffing with the ideal tempo to headbang away.
Rate: 17/20
Prince de LU, VS-webzine (FRA) september 2007



One of the best albums that have been released recently.
Rate: 75%
Roel F., Lords of Metal (NL) october 2007



Malsain spawns an album which is captivating from one end to another.
Rate: 16/20
Vinterdrom, Spirit of Metal (FRA) august 2007



Wow!
Rate: 7,5/10
Klaudia Weber, Stalker (GER) june 2007



A depressive opus.
Rate: 7,5/10
Patrick Schmidt, Rock Hard (GER) august 2007



A splendid success in creating atmospheres.
Rate: 7,5/10
Opa Steve, Bleeding for Metal (GER) august 2007



Originality is Malsain's strongest card.
Rate: 7,5/10
Dimitri Borellini, HolyMetal (ITA) august 2007



Dirty and claustrophobic.
Rate: 75%
Fénix (POR) july 2007



Variation underlines the quality of this band.
Rate: 7/10
Yngve Jacobsen, Heavymetal.no (NOR) june 2007



A hugely impressive second album. (...) Pleasing but not pleasant.
Andrew Doherty, Metal Team(UK) august 2007



"The Disease" is a great accomplishment of those that we'd love to hear more often in the world of black-metal.
Mr. Zede, Metal Sickness (FRA) july 2007



Malsain strikes again, and what a comeback!
Rita Trondsgård, Puls (NOR) july 2007



An excellent, intelligent black metal release that should appeal to primitive and melodic black metal fans alike.
Georges Laforet, Pull the Chain (BEL) august 2007



Evil, sneaky, lethal and ice cold. An extremely convincing way to invoke the forces of darkness.
Henri Kramer, Powermetal (GER) july 2007



Very cold and clinical.
Rate: 7/10
Northern Metal (NOR) june 2007



An undefinable cold ambience.
Rate: 4/6
Thomas Diedrichsen, Rimfrost (NOR) august 2007



Incredibly dark.
Rate: 4/6
Ruben Haug, Eternal Terror (NOR) june 2007



"The Disease" is a step forward.
Marcel Bnziger, Vampire Magazine (HOL) july 2007


***


A really unsettling voice and the claustrophobic nature of the sound adds up to an Eraserhead-like nightmare in waiting.
Rate: 7/10
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Tommy Udo, Classic Rock (UK) august 2005

Skumring provides the best black metal vocals since a long time. Her vocals dont only make your flesh creep, but also creates a terrifying atmosphere almost unknown for a debut band. This is an admirable performance and Im just captivated listening to this band! (...) If its up to me, this band will come a long way.
Rate: 82/100
Leon van Rijnsbergen, Aardschok Magazine (NL) august 2005

This Norwegian ensemble performs a music that appeals to me. A lot of horror, mystic, and bizarre lyrics, and I like what I hear. (...) We wish welcome to a new band daring to bet on the untraditional within the sphere of Norwegian extreme-metal.
Rate: 4/6
Andr Aaslie, Scream Magazine (NO) summer 2005

Ambiences are present everywhere and with a little more variation in the compositions can Malsain become dangerously good. By the way miss Skumring sings like a man and beholds one of the coolest black-metal vocals I have heard for a long time.
Geir Larzen, Monster Magazine (NO) summer 2005

I have to say I like this album a lot. There aren't that many bands around using these influences to create an own sound and I think Malsain managed that. (...) This is a recommendable album because of the interesting, well played songs and I can definitely advice Malsain to anyone who is into Khold, Ancient and other well played blackmetal with a decent sound. And I'm 100% sure that we will hear more from them in the future!
Marcel Bnziger, Vampire Magazine (HOL) may 2005

Certainly worth a look!
James Hinchliffe, Terrorizer (UK) summer 2005

These guys are convincing in their craft.[...] A charming debut.
Rate: 75%
Lords of Metal (NL) september 2005

There is a great deal of variety in the song structures and the band makes no attempt to hide their immense talent of crafting works of quality. (...) MALSAIN have brought their game and you will submit.
Rate: 7,5/10
Charles Theel, The Metal Observer september 2005

I have never heard anyone quite like this band, and there really is no one to compare them to. Their music is evil, tortured and bleak and breaks the mold of what seems to come out of Norway. (...) I can only see increased greatness out of this band. (...) I suggest checking this out.
Karl Haikara, Transcending the Mundane (USA) july 2005

For me "They Never Die" is one of the most obscure and moody works in nowadays' Scandinavian extreme-metal scene.
Markus Eck, Legacy Magazine (DE) june 2005

Fans of Khold can definitely still their hunger on this album!
Kristof Bral, Mindview (BE) 30.07.05