Malta’s caustic Hardcore/Noise Punk trio Bila will release their debut full‑length Beżżalart on 5 December 2025 via Go Down Records and Kewn Records. Recorded at Temple Studios (Malta) with UK producer/multi‑instrumentalist Wayne Adams (Bear Bites Horse Studios / Petbrick, Big Lad), the album distills the band’s socially and humour‑charged, bilingual energy into 11 blistering tracks steeped in Maltese folklore and the realities of islands “drowning in concrete.”
Expect angular grooves, hooky shout‑along choruses and weapons‑grade angry riffage — a bone‑crunchingly Heavy statement that captures the sizzle of their beloved live sets.
Line‑up: Nick Morales (vocals, guitar), Samwel Mallia (vocals, bass), Benji Cachia (drums, percussion). Additional musician: Wayne Adams on synths.
Credits: All songs written by Bila except Tlebliba co‑written with Wayne Adams. Lyrics by Samwel Mallia, Nick Morales and co‑written with James Vella. Recorded and produced by Wayne Adams and engineered by David Vella at Temple Studios, Malta.
Mixed and mastered by Wayne Adams at Bear Bites Horse Studios, London. Album artwork by Daniela Attard. Cover photograph by Samwel Mallia. Back cover shot by Maria Baldacchino.
Tracklist:
SIDE A — 1) A Thousand Wolves (Official Music Video) 2) Drowner 3) Ħabbagozz 4) Pre‑drinkers 5) Tlebliba
SIDE B — 1) Brain Cake 2) Boltera 3) Beżżalart 4) Everything + Nothing 5) Bla Buzz 6) Sin Eaters
Bila Formed in late 2014, and first released the Liba EP (Youth of Today, cassette; later digital via Kewn Records), touring Malta and Italy and hitting festivals including Rock the South Malta and Sickfest.
They appeared at Malta Takes London in 2016 and 2017. In June 2018 they issued their first 7‑inch, Do What I Want (Kingfisher Bluez/Kewn), and opened for Kaiser Chiefs in Malta.
The Bestjarju EP followed in 2018, then 2019’s Deheb, Inċens u Bila via Kewn, plus a Midwest US run with Illinois post‑Metal band Staghorn. Relentless gigging and writing paved the way to Beżżalart.
