Musical Style
As was typical of traditional hardcore punk, early Malignus Youth songs featured fast tempos, 4/4 time, slow introductions followed by fast verse-chorus-verse, and lyrics with social relevance.
However, as they developed their musical style, song tempos became even faster. Shouted vocals (as per the punk tradition) developed into singing of unified harmonized melody. The traditional verse-chorus-verse structure was altered into even patterns, each with its own structure. Bass lines became more melodic and experimental. Guitar lines served to counterpoint the melodic basslines creating a musical point-counterpoint, which was perhaps at this point unheard of in punk rock.
One feature that characterized later Malignus Youth was a rush of lyrics from Martin as Olaje sang in the background, which would be seamlessly "switched" so that Olaje sang in the foreground as Martin sang in the background. By taking turns on the lead lyrics, the impression would be created that a single singer was belting out ultra-fast lyrics without interruption.
Additional musical innovations and style are noted below.
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