Malefice

Malefice
Dale Butler (left, 2010)
Background information
Origin	Reading, Berkshire, England
Genres	Thrash metal,death metal, metalcore
Years active	2003–2017
Labels	Anticulture Records 2007 - 2008 Metal Blade Records 2008 - 2012 Transcend Music 2012 -
Members	Dale Butler Ben Symons Andrew Wilson Tom Hynes Chris Allan-Whyte
Past members	Craig Fenner Craig Thomas Lloyd Griffiths Alex Vuskans

Malefice were a British heavy metal band from Reading, Berkshire, England, formed in 2003. They disbanded on March 21st, 2017.

They were formed by friends at college (The original members consisted of Dale Butler, Alex Vuskans, Craig Thomas and Craig Fenner) and started to write their songs straight away. Their first major break was to open a four band bill charity gig at the Rivermead Centre in Reading. From then on their fanbase began to grow. Through constant touring around Reading and London, they managed to get a distribution deal for their first EP 'Relentless' through Hangman's joke.

Then in early 2007 they signed to Anticulture Records. They then recorded their debut album 'Entities' under the production team of Dan Weller and Justin Hill of WellerHill at Craig's parents home in South Wales. The album has been highly praised by the British Metal Press. The band recently announced their amicable split from the Anticulture label via their Myspace page.

Since the album's release they have been support for the successful SikTh tour and the latest DevilDriver and God Forbid and have played shows with the likes of Soulfly.

In January 2008, they played a show at The Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth, which was recorded, and is due to be released as the band's first ever DVD.

In June 2008, Malefice opened the second stage of the prestigious Download Festival on the Saturday.

November 2008, Malefice announced through their Myspace page that they had signed a worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records. In February 2009 they released their second album Dawn of Reprisal. On 12 September, they played at Butserfest alongside Go:Audio and We Are the Ocean.