Formed 1994 in Kouvola Finland. After a few line-up changes Malpractice steadied to Joonas Koto and Tuomo Pärttö on guitars, Miikka Tikka on drums, Petri Vuorio on bass and Mika Uronen on vocals. Malpractice started out as a thrash-metal band but soon after the release of their first self-financed CD-EP "Memorial" (May 1996), thrash influences were cast aside by more melodic and progressive elements. In December of the same year Malpractice released their second CD-EP "Frozen" which soon gained interest in Germany, France and Italy. Both EP's are now out of print.

The spring of 1997 ended an era in Malpractice. Bass player Petri Vuorio left the band. His replacement Jonas Mäki joined the band and gave Malpractice a needed kick in the ass. New great material was composed in a very short period of time. Still without a recording deal Malpractice started to record a full-length album in March 1998 at Music Bros studio in Imatra Finland with engineer Miitri Aaltonen. The sessions were finally over in August and the first full-length album "Of Shape And Balance" was out in September. One of the record companies who showed interest in Malpractice's masterpiece was Finnish Mastervox Records. After a few months of negotiations Malpractice signed a deal with Mastervox. In the fall of 1998 Tuomo Pärttö left Malpractice. He was replaced by former Cornucopia guitarist Sami Pesonen. Next one to leave was drummer Miikka Tikka. Their ways parted in May 1999. He was replaced by Toni Paananen. Now with the best possible line-up, Malpractice began to write new material for the forthcoming releases. In 2001 they recorded a three song demo-CD called "Between Divided Platforms" and 2002 another demo-CD titled "Triangular".

In 2004 Malpractice activated again to record yet another demo-CD titled "Circles And Lines". This brilliant demo caught the attention of the leading Finnish record company Spinefarm. Malpractice signed a deal with Spinefarm in December 2004. The recordings of Malpractice's second full length album "Deviation From The Flow" took place in April 2005 at Astia Studio with producer Anssi Kippo.

The latest addition to Malpractice is guitarist Markus Vanhala (Manitou, Omnium Gatherum) who took over Sami Pesonen's duties since Sami's work assignments took him abroad and so it became impossible to continue with him.
2008 release of their third album, Triangular, which not only expanded their forward-thinking style, also reinvigorated some of their early thrash elements. In 2010 the band self-produced their own outstanding demo, which eventually became their fourth album, Turning Tides. As their contract with Spinefarm was expired, the band sought new pastures, and given the more melodic and progressive nature of their style, found solace in Laser's Edge offshoot, Sensory Records, who is now preparing Turning Tides for proper worldwide release this summer.
Turning Tides represents Malpractice at their absolute best, combing intricate progressive metal with catchy melodies topped with excellent musicianship and brilliant vocal harmonies. Final release details on Turning Tides will be released in the near future.





Of Shape and Balance

   Label: Mastervox Records
   Released: 1998

   1. We Become One
   2. Static Progress
   3. Someone Else
   4. Again & Again
   5. Groundfrost
   6. The Rememberance
   7. Clouds
   8. Farewell
   9. In Shallow Waters

Jonas Mäki Bass
Joonas Koto Guitars, Keyboards
Miikka Tikka Drums
Tuomo Pärttö Guitars
Mika Uronen Vocals





Deviation From the Flow

   Label: Spinefarm Records
   Released: 2005

   1. Assembly Line
   2. Colours In Between
   3. The Industry
   4. The Long Run
   5. Divided
   6. Expedition
   7. Circles In The Sand
   8. Fragile Pages

Jonas Mäki Bass
Toni Paananen Drums
Joonas Koto Guitars, Keyboards, Programming
Mika Uronen Vocals





Triangular

   Label: Spinefarm Records
   Released: 2008

   1. Maze of Inequity
   2. Symmetry
   3. Deception
   4. Deadline
   5. Platform
   6. Triangular
   7. Waves
   8. Fragments

Jonas Mäki Bass
Aleksi Parviainen Vocals
Markus Vanhala Guitars
Joonas Koto Guitars, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals (backing on 3 & 7), Guitars (acoustic on 7)
Toni Paananen Drums, Vocals (backing on 3)



Turning Tides

Label:Sencory Records
Released: 2014

01. Best Kept Secret
02. Weight Of The World
03. Irony Tower
04. State Within A State
05. Turning Tides
06. Symphony Of Urban Discomfort
07. Out

Jonas Mäki Bass
Toni Paananen Drums
Joonas Koto Guitars
Markus Vanhala Guitars
Aleksi Parviainen Vocals
Genre:	Progressive
Subgenre:	Progressive Metal
Bitrate:	Others
Size:	373.54 MB	
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