Malevolent Creation

Malevolent Creation is an American death metal band formed in Buffalo, New York in 1987 and later based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The band's original members were rhythm guitarist Phil Fasciana, bassist Jason Blachowicz, singer Bret Hoffmann, lead guitarist Jim Nickles and drummer Dennis Kubas. Fasciana is the only founding member to remain regularly with the band. The band moved to Fort Lauderdale a year after its formation, and they became part of the emerging local death metal scene, landing a deal with Roadrunner Records and helping to develop the Florida death metal sound. In 1991, their first album, The Ten Commandments, became a benchmark in underground death metal, building on the early work of bands such as Slayer, Kreator, Possessed, Onslaught, Obituary and Death.