Florida beyond the origin and relocations · bandMorrisound tracked
Malevolent Creation
death metal · Buffalo; Fort Lauderdale from 1988
- Founded
- 1987
- City
- Buffalo; Fort Lauderdale from 1988
- Hub region
- South Florida
- Status as of 5 September 2026
- active; no live shows in 2026; fourteenth album Return Fire in progress
- Connections
- 20 edges, 20 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.031 (rank 16 of 371) · people and production 0.065 (rank 6)
- Confidence
- High · sources: [W] [WTC] [WRT] [DMS] [MSM] [MAPT] [MA] (register)
Phil Fasciana's band forms in Buffalo in 1987 and moves to Fort Lauderdale in 1988, two years before Cannibal Corpse follows the same road. The Ten Commandments (recorded at Morrisound in 1990 with Scott Burns, Roadrunner 1991) is the debut; Retribution (1992) is a Burns production at Criteria in Miami. Peter Tägtgren rehearses with Fasciana during his Florida years; Rob Barrett, Alex Marquez, Lee Harrison and Gus Rios all pass through. Original vocalist Bret Hoffmann dies in 2018; Deron Miller rejoins in November 2025.
Lineup: Phil Fasciana (guitar, throughout), Deron Miller (vocals, guitar, rejoined 2025), Chris Cannella, Jesse Jolly, Ronnie Parmer
Connections
People and personnel
- founderPhil Fasciana1987 to present
- memberLee Harrison1988 to 1990
- memberAlex MarquezRetribution, Stillborn1992 to 1993
- memberGus Rios2000s
- joined fromRob BarrettRetribution1992 to 1993, 1997 to 2005
- produced byScott BurnsThe Ten Commandments; Retribution at Criteria1991 to 1992
- guest support fromPeter TägtgrenRehearsals with Phil Fasciana in Fort Lauderdale1988
Lineage
- spawnedMonstrosityLee Harrison and Jon Rubin1990
- spawnedHypocrisyPeter Tägtgren, home from Fort Lauderdale1991
- spawnedHatePlowPhil Fasciana1994
- spawnedGruesomeGus Rios2013
Recording credits
- recorded atCriteria RecordingRetribution (Scott Burns)1992
- recorded atMorrisound RecordingThe Ten Commandments (Scott Burns)1990
- recorded atPro Media StudiosStillborn (Mark Pinske)1993
Labels, festivals, tours, collaborations
- collaborationCannibal CorpseThe two Buffalo bands that moved to Florida1988
- collaborationSolsticeBarrett and Marquez1992
- labelRoadrunner Records1991 to 1993
- labelNuclear Blast2007 to 2010
- labelCentury Media Records2015 to 2019
- festival, venue or tourFlorida Metal Fest2016