Malevolent Creation
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Malevolent Creation
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Arising from the death metal hotbed of Florida in the early '90s (but originally from Buffalo, NY), Malevolent Creation tend to be somewhat overlooked in discussions of groups who helped define the sound and style of American death metal. Initially inspired by the sonic and lyrical extremity of Slayer, the group landed a deal with Roadrunner Records at the dawn of the '90s, featuring a lineup of vocalist Brett Hoffmann, guitarists Phil Fasciana and Jeff Juskiewicz, bassist Jason Blachowicz, and drummer Mark Simpson. Their 1991 debut album, The Ten Commandments, became something of a landmark in the death metal underground, expanding on the early work of Slayer and fellow Floridians Death. Its sequel, 1992's Retribution, was just as strong, featuring two new members added from Solstice -- guitarist Rob Barrett (who replaced Juskiewicz) and drummer Alex Marquez. Barrett and Marquez were replaced by John Rubin (who had been in a very early lineup of the band) and "Crazy" Larry Hawke for 1993's Stillborn, which disappointed many of the group's faithful and signaled an acrimonious end to their relationship with Roadrunner.Those label difficulties nearly broke Malevolent Creation apart, but they eventually resurfaced on Pavement Music with a more progressive, technical approach and an even more revamped lineup on 1995's Eternal. Hoffmann was gone, with the vocals now handled by bassist Blachowicz, while guitarists Fasciana and Rubin were joined by ex-Suffocation drummer Dave Culross. The remixes/outtakes/demos collection Joe Black appeared in 1996, followed the next year by In Cold Blood, which featured guitarist John Paul Soars taking Rubin's place, and drummer Derek Roddy replacing Culross. For 1998's The Fine Art of Murder, Fasciana (now doubling on keyboards) brought vocalist Hoffmann, guitarist Barrett, and drummer Culross back to the fold, along with new bassist Gordon Simms. The Pavement label retrospective Manifestation appeared in 2000, followed toward the end of the year by the all-new Envenomed. The sequel to Envenomed came out two years later, followed a few months later by drummer Justin DiPinto's last album with the group, The Will to Kill. The band continued to stay productive, releasing Warkult in 2004 and Doomsday X in 2007. In 2010, Malevolent Creation released their 11th studio album, Invidious Dominion. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi
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| Malevolent Creation | |
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| Origin | Buffalo, New York, US |
| Genres | Death metal |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast, Pavement, Roadrunner |
| Associated acts | Demolition Hammer, Cannibal Corpse, Cynic |
| Website | myspace.com/malevolentcreation |
| Members | |
| Brett Hoffman Jon Rubin Phil Fasciana Marco Martell Fabian Aguirre |
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| Past members | |
| Jim Nickles – guitars Kyle Symons – vocals Jeff Juszkiewicz – guitars Rob Barrett – guitars John Paul Soars – guitars Jason Hagan – guitar Gordon Simms – bass guitar Jason Blachowicz – bass guitar Justin DiPinto – drums Alex Marquez – drums Mark Simpson – drums Dave Culross – drums David Kinkade - drums Derek Roddy - drums Fabian Aguirre - drums |
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Malevolent Creation is a death metal band originally hailing from Buffalo, New York. Moving to Florida in 1987, they became a part of the emergent local death metal scene, landing a deal with Roadrunner Records. Their debut album, The Ten Commandments, became something of a landmark in the death metal underground, expanding on the early work of bands like Slayer, Kreator, Possessed, Onslaught, Obituary and Death.[1]
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Recent activity - 2010
Malevolent Creation recently signed a management deal with Extreme Management Group (Suffocation, Origin).[2] They also have confirmed April 5, 2010 as the starting date for recording their new album with Erik Rutan at Mana Recording Studios (Cannibal Corpse, Vital Remains, Goatwhore, etc.)[2] The band released the following statement:
"After over 20 years in existence, and now having the most solid line up in years, we really wanted to make sure that with this new album we elevated the band in every way. Getting good management was crucial and EMG has a great track record. Erik has been talking to us since Doomsday X to record us, and with Gus Rios (Drums) being in the band full time now, we didn't want him to have the responsibility of producing the album as well as writing and playing. Erik really understands what we are about, and has all of the same thoughts about recording as us. It really couldn't be a better working situation. We've said it before but this album really is without a doubt is the most relentless, focused and brutal MALEVOLENT CREATION album ever! We really went back to our roots, not only as a band, but as fans of metal. We wrote an album of songs that we as fans of brutal music would want to hear."[2]
Members
Current members
- Brett Hoffman – vocals (1987–1994, 1997–2002, 2005–Present)
- Gio Geraca – guitars (2010–Present)
- Phil Fasciana – guitars (1987–Present)
- Jason Blachowicz – bass guitar (1991–1997, 2005–2007, 2010–present)
- Gus Rios – drums (2008–present)
Former members
- Jim Nickles – guitars
- Kyle Symons – vocals
- Jeff Juszkiewicz – guitars
- Rob Barrett – guitars (1992–1994, 1998–2005)
- John Paul Soars – guitars
- Jason Hagan – guitar
- Gordon Simms – bass guitar (1998–2005)
- Marco Martell – guitar (2007–2009)
- Justin DiPinto – drums (2002)
- Alex Marquez – drums (1992–1994)
- Mark Simpson – drums (1989–1992)
- Dave Culross – drums (1994–2002, 2003–2007)
- David Kinkade - drums
- Derek Roddy - drums (1997)
- Fabian Aguirre - drums (2007–2008)
- Kevin Peace - bass (fill in) (2009)
Guest members
- James Murphy (Death, Obituary, Testament) – guest guitar solo on "Coronation of Our Domain" (Retribution)
- Mick Thomson (Slipknot) – second guitar solo on "Deliver My Enemy" (Doomsday X)
Discography
Studio albums
- The Ten Commandments, (Roadrunner Records, 1991)
- Retribution (Roadrunner Records, 1992)
- Stillborn (Roadrunner Records, 1993)
- Eternal (Pavement Music, 1995)
- In Cold Blood (Pavement Music, 1997)
- The Fine Art of Murder (Pavement Music, 1998)
- Envenomed (Arctic Music, 2000)
- The Will to Kill (Arctic Music, 2002)
- Warkult (Nuclear Blast, 2004)
- Doomsday X (Nuclear Blast, 2007)
- Invidious Dominion (Nuclear Blast, 2010)
Live albums
- Conquering South America (Arctic Music, 2004)
- Live at the Whiskey (Arctic Music, 2008)
- Australian Onslaught (Arctic Music, 2010)
Compilations
- Joe Black (Pavement Music, 1996)
- Manifestation – Compilation (Pavement Music, 2000)
- The Best of Malevolent Creation (Roadrunner, 2003)
- Retrospective (Crash Music, 2005)
- Essentials (Crash Music, 2009)
DVD
- Lost Commandments (Massacre Records, 2008)
References
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