Wicked Maraya - Lifetime in Hell (And New Material)

This is a long way off, but thought some here might be interested. I asked on the Wicked Maraya Facebook page if they had any plans to release old material or possibly some new material, and here's what they said.

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We are looking at 2012 for possibly releasing the 'unreleased' Wicked Maraya CD 'Lifetime In Hell' that the song you heard (Sounds Of Evil) was from... AND also a few NEW Wicked Maraya songs... once we coordinate everyones schedules and such, the writing will start... hopefully sooner than later, but it WILL happen!!! Thanks so much for the support!!!

This was a pre-Cycles album that never came out, for whatever reason. That song "Sounds of Evil" was a monster! So damn good, but it was only on MySpace, and sadly it's no longer up there.

I wonder if they can recapture that sound with new songs, though. It's been a long time since the Wicked Maraya days. It'd be awesome if they could. I still think that album is an unsung classic of the 90s.

I have Cycles, but haven't listened ito it for ages. Need to pull that out again! Could def. go for some "new" stuff from WM.

AWESOME! Definetly one of my all time favorite albums. I remember all my friends listening to it in school. We were all really into it.

I heard a while back they were working on a Cycles II. It would be cool to hear that album that didn't come out.

I wonder if they would have had more of a career of they would have just stayed Wicked Maraya instead of changing the name and going way off into la la land with those 2 god aweful Maraya albums.

Actually I might have to take back what I said about them releasing 2 bad Maraya albums. I was just sampling through No Hope For Humanity and it sounded pretty decent.

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

Actually I might have to take back what I said about them releasing 2 bad Maraya albums. I was just sampling through No Hope For Humanity and it sounded pretty decent.

That one is actually really good. Counterculture is the one that's just so-so.

New update from the band:

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From Wicked Maraya Bass Player John Iadevaio:

"Long overdue...(Wicked) Maraya will be entering the studio this summer to record a few bonus tracks to be added to the 1991 unreleased cd "Lifetime In Hell"...This is some old school metal and some new killer songs!! Should be alot of fun!! \m/ \m/"

STAY TUNED for further updates!!!

... and the story will carry on!!!

Then a follow-up reply:

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"Sounds Of Evil" will be up this weekend... we are on Day 1 of this process, however we will be shopping the 'Lifetime In Hell' CD to whatever label may be interested... so for those of you who may know a label that would be, let us know or send them over!!!

So now we need Locky or Iordan to release this thing. =)

If you haven't heard the song "Sounds of Evil," go "like" their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/WickedMaraya) and listen when it's posted this weekend. The song is awesome!

I'd like to hear the song before telling them that I like them.

Temple of Blood wrote:

I'd like to hear the song before telling them that I like them.

Have you heard Cycles?

I'm too dumb to find a new song on their facebook page, but it is a no-brainer anyway. This band is AWESOME.

Eyesore wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:

I'd like to hear the song before telling them that I like them.

Have you heard Cycles?

He won't like it

BTW its funny how just yesturday I was looking to see if they had any news on their facebook page

Eyesore wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:

I'd like to hear the song before telling them that I like them.

Have you heard Cycles?

I think I did many years ago and didn't like it, but bands do sometimes improve over time.

New old song. I absolutely love this one.



This was two years before Cycles came out. It's a shame they changed styles when they changed their name to Maraya. Their mix of classic metal and that 90s alt-metal on Cycles is so good. This tune is in that vein.

Eyesore wrote:

So now we need Locky or Iordan to release this thing. =)

Not me I'm afraid. This band never did anything to me, sorry.

stormspell wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

So now we need Locky or Iordan to release this thing. =)

Not me I'm afraid. This band never did anything to me, sorry.

Do it for the money, man! The fame!

I listen to "Sounds of Evil" on almost daily basis. Absolutely love this

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mix of classic metal and that 90s alt-metal

, only wish there were more bands doing this kind of sound.

I discovered Wicked Maraya by chance when I saw Cycles at the used shop for $3.99 and picked it up. Very impressed by it. This "new" song is pretty cool as well.

I like Cycles, but haven't heard it in years. I'll have to dig that CD out and give it a fresh spin.

"Sounds of Evil" sounds pretty good. Reminds me of Manowar a little.

So these guys have been pretty silent since I first posted this thread. Promises of new material and the release of Lifetime In Hell obviously never came. Every time the band did update Facebook, it was always the same thing: It's coming, we promise, etc.

Anyway, supposedly they've finally gotten to work on some new jams. Here are some cell-phone video clips with scratch vocals:



This will be released as Wicked Maraya, not Maraya, and thankfully it sounds like it.   

Sounds promising. Now we should wait for another 5 years to hear a finished product most likely, as this is the usual case with such bands.

Sounds like they're going for a Wicked Maraya sound. I was worried it would be more modern, like the Maraya albums, but this sounds promising. For a snippet, anyway.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=927782093904623

Sounds pretty good!

Not really a fan of this, the font anyway, but whatever. Really looking forward to this.

Eyesore wrote:

Not really a fan of this, the font anyway, but whatever. Really looking forward to this.

What a garbage album cover.

Sneak peek at their new video:

https://www.facebook.com/WickedMaraya/videos/1066763716671282

Sounds like a really good tune, more like the Wicked Maraya (superior) material than the (inferior) Maraya stuff.