On this day, 17 August 2014, American death metal band Malevolent Creation, played Cardiff’s Baa Bar.
Formed in Buffalo, New York in 1987[2] and later based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The band's original members were rhythm guitarist Phil Fasciana, vocalist Bret Hoffmann, lead guitarist Jim Nickles, bassist Jason Blachowicz and drummer Dennis Kubas. Fasciana is the only founding member who stayed with the band consistently.
The band moved to Fort Lauderdale a year after it formed, and they became a part of the emergent local death metal scene, landing a deal with Roadrunner Records and helping to develop the Florida death metal sound.
In 1991 their debut album, The Ten Commandments, became something of a landmark in the death metal underground, expanding on the early work of bands such as Slayer, Kreator, Possessed, Onslaught, Obituary, and Death.
Malevolent Creation signed a worldwide record deal with Century Media Records in 2014. Their 12th studio album, Dead Man's Path, was released in October 2015.
In September 2016, it was reported that the band had broken up following the cancellation of their upcoming U.S. tour, and departure of their long-time bassist Jason Blachowicz. Phil Fasciana is the only remaining member left.
In November 2017, it was announced that Malevolent Creation had returned with a new lineup, and an upcoming album to be released next year.
Original vocalist Bret Hoffmann died from colon cancer on July 7, 2018, at the age of 51.[
In October 2022, former CKY frontman Deron Miller joined the band as the new vocalist and guitarist.
