Legendary US metal band MALICE will release the new album New Breed Of Godz on May 22nd in the US/Canada, May 25th in Germany and May 28th in Europe through SPV/Steamhammer. Original members Jay Reynolds (guitars), Mick Zane (guitars) and Mark Behn (bass) entered the Silver Cloud Studios in Los Angeles together with new singer James Rivera (HELSTAR) and new drummer Pete Holmes (BLACK N' BLUE) to re-record eight of their classics plus four new songs. The band have released a snippet of the re-recorded classic song 'Hell Rider' below:

New Breed Of Godz tracklisting:

CD:

'New Breed Of Godz' (new song)

'Hell Rider'

'Against The Empire'

'Branded' (new song)

'Sinister Double'

'Circle Of Fire'

'Stellar Masters'

'Winds Of Death (Angel Of Light)' (new song)

'Air Attack'

'Chain Gang Woman'

'Slipping Through The Cracks' (new song)

'Godz Of Thunder'

The producer was Joe Floyd (WARRIOR) who also was involved in producing records of Bruce Dickinson and Rob Halford. The album is scheduled for a May 22nd release in the US/Canada, a May 25th release in Germany and a May 28th release in Europe. The album comes in a high class digipak with a bonus DVD:

DVD:

- rare live footage from 1987
- three live tracks from Keep It True Festival, Germany 2011
- Making of New Breed Of Godz album

DVD 9

Format: NTSC

Region Code: 0

Length: approx. 60 min

Language: english

Sound: Stereo 2.0

The band will go on tour in autumn 2012 and dates will be announced soon. Bass player Robert Cardenas (AGENT STEEL), who also recorded the new tracks in the studio, will step in for Mark Behn on the live front.

Line-up

Jay Reynolds – guitars

Mick Zane – guitars

Mark Behn – bass (played on the re-recorded songs)

Robert Cardenas – bass (played on the new songs)

James Rivera – vocals

Pete Holmes – drums

Photo: from left to right: Mick Zane, Jay Reynolds, James Rivera, Robert Cardenas, Pete Holmes