Thrash Metal IQ is now offering the brand-new 2026 Agonia Records remastered CD editions of Malevolent Creation’s foundational first three albums. These Polish pressings arrive sealed in standard jewel cases and feature updated audio remastered at Satanic Audio, delivering the original early-’90s intensity with improved clarity and punch.
The three essential titles now available:
Malevolent Creation – The Ten Commandments (ARCD307) — The landmark 1991 debut that helped define the Florida death metal sound. Produced by Scott Burns, it remains a vicious and powerful statement of early American extremity, featuring tracks such as “Premature Burial,” “Multiple Stab Wounds,” and “Thou Shall Kill!”
Malevolent Creation – Retribution (ARCD314) — The 1992 follow-up that cemented the band’s reputation. Faster, darker, and even more relentless than the debut, with standout material including “Eve of the Apocalypse,” “Systematic Execution,” and “Slaughter of Innocence.”
Malevolent Creation – Stillborn (ARCD315) — The 1993 third album and final Roadrunner-era release of the classic trilogy. An uncompromising, crushing statement packed with the razor-sharp aggression that defines the Malevolent Creation sound, including “Dominated Resurgency,” “The Way Of All Flesh,” and the title track.
These official Agonia reissues mark the first proper modern remasters of the core Roadrunner trilogy that established Malevolent Creation as one of death metal’s enduring charter bands. All three are brand new, factory sealed, and ready for collectors and fans of classic U.S. death metal.
The video below has everything you need to know about Michael Ekholm of the band Enki. He is the scammer selling fake skull fragments and letters from Dead (legal name Per Yngve Ohlin, aka “Pelle”) of the black metal band Mayhem.
He is desperately deleting his social media profiles and all evidence of his crime. Members of Dead’s family are pursuing criminal and civil cases against him.
My Story
On December 2, 2025, Michael Ekholm of the band Enki emailed me offering to buy skull fragments and original letters from Mayhem’s fallen frontman, “Dead,” andVarg Vinkerenes. As the #1 buyer of metal LP & CD collections and vintage metal shirts in the world, I get these offers all the time.
At first, I declined, but over time, he kept contacting me with lower and lower prices. On January 26, 2026, the price got so low that I decided to take a chance on it at €850.
After receiving them, I made a few attempts to verify their authenticity, but I got mixed opinions. Ultimately, the letters sat in my drawer for almost a year before I decided to do something with them again. I put them up for sale at a low price, with a caveat. I didn’t know for sure whether that was real.
After I received them, I learned they were inauthentic from an interesting source: the seller himself!
He’s been at this since at least 2019. Others have posted videos about him:
Michael Ekholm Info
This is all the information I’ve collected about Michael Ekholm. I will continue to update it below as more comes in. If you’d like me to add anything, contact me.
Name: Michael Ekholm
Associations: Plays in the depressive black metal band Enki. Enki is a Swedish one-man atmospheric and depressive suicidal black metal (DSBM) act from Haninge/Stockholm, formed in 2017.
A few months ago, a collector in New Jersey hit me up about a small- to medium-sized black metal CD collection he was looking to sell. I asked him a basic question about it. He asked if I bought cassettes or other metal swag, which I do. He added some cassettes and black metal tapestries to what he was selling, and I added some money to the deal.
When it came to shipping, there was a small misunderstanding about how to use USPS Media Mail, so I gave him a quick call to walk him through it. During that phone call, it became obvious to me that the seller was Black. Of course, race doesn’t matter to me, but you’ll see how this plays into the story next.
It had been a bit of time since I fished the quote on this collection. When it arrived, I totally forgot how much NSBM was in it, including such “racist” bands as Goatmoon, Grand Belial’s Key, Clandestine Blaze, and others. I do not censor or “cancel” bands based on ideology and sell everything from the furthest left (Dead Kennedys, Aus Rotten) to the hardest of the right (Dark Fury, Der Sturmer).
Highlights From This Collection
There was a lot of great stuff in this collection, but here are some of the highlights.
Satanic Warmaster / Archgoat – Lux Satanae CD
Satanic Warmaster / Archgoat – Lux Satanae CD 2016 Hells Headbangers – HELLS130 – This split with Satanic Warmaster and Archgoat is easily one of the most sought-after black metal CDs released in the last ten years. I’m not sure why Hell’s Headbangers hasn’t repressed/reissued this release, since they could be selling thousands of these things. The limited quantity works for me because it caused aftermarket prices to skyrocket.
Value = $100
Immortal – Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism CD
Immortal – Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism CD 1992 Osmose OPCD 007 [1st Press] *FR – This CD has been reissued many times, and most pressings aren’t worth that much. In light of how big Immortal would eventually become in the black metal world, first pressings are worth a bunch. The disc itself contains “Made in Germany” and “GEMA” markings, which are not present on any other pressings. The 5th track is misspelled on the disc and back cover (“Cold Winds Of Feneral Dust”). In the booklet, the printed title is the correct one (Cold Winds Of Funeral Dust).
Value = $70
Cephalotripsy – Epigenetic Neurogenesis CD
Cephalotripsy – Epigenetic Neurogenesis CD 2024 Self-Released [Rare] – Pictured is the first pressing of this release. The second press in the Japanese issue. According to the band, it is limited to 500 copies. While this is a very recent release, it’s already worth money due to its limited quantity.
Value = $63
Death – Scream Bloody Gore CD
Death – Scream Bloody Gore CD 1987 Combat – 88561-8146-2 [2ND PRESS] – There are two pressings from 1987. The second press (pictured above) has a tracklist laid out with no “Side 1/Side 2”. The actual first pressing has a track listing laid out like the vinyl (pictured below). Both are from 1987.
Value = $63
Goatmoon – Stella Polaris CD
Goatmoon – Stella Polaris CD 2017 Werewolf Records – EVIL-039 [1st Press Etched] – First pressing with etched CD case. Subsequent pressings do not include etching.
Value = $50
Abysmal Lord -Disciples of the Inferno CD
Abysmal Lord -Disciples of the Inferno CD 2015 Hells Headbangers – hells 165 – This is another recent release. Because Hell’s Headbangers never reissues anything, the aftermarket prices are through the roof.
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