Formed in late 1986, the group originally consisted of vocalist Brett Hoffman, guitarists Phil Fasciana and Jim Nickles, bassist Jason Blachowicz and drummer Dennis Kubas.
Phil Fasciana, Brett Hoffman and Jim Nickles formed Malevolent Creation in late 1986, writing songs as a trio for "10 months or so", before adding Jason Blachowicz and Dennis Kubas to record the band's first demo in September 1987.
[1] Shortly after its release, the group relocated to Florida and replaced Nickles, Blachowicz and Kubas with Jon Rubin, Scott O'Dell and Lee Harrison, respectively, who recorded a live demo in early 1989.
[10] Shortly after In Cold Blood was completed and released, Roddy was also fired after falling out with Blachowicz, with Tony Laureano taking over on drums for the album's promotional tour.
[11] After a brief hiatus, during which time Phil Fasciana considered disbanding the group, Malevolent Creation returned with former members Bret Hoffmann and Dave Culross back in the lineup, joined by new bassist Gordon Simms.
[12] With their original vocalist, the band released The Fine Art of Murder in 1998 and Envenomed in 2000, before parting ways with Hoffmann again in January 2002 due to his ongoing problems with drug and alcohol abuse.
[19] In July 2004 the band released Warkult, before Barrett and Simms were replaced in October 2005 by returning members Jon Rubin and Jason Blachowicz, respectively.
[20] By December, the group had announced a reunion with Bret Hoffmann for a European tour at the beginning of 2006, for which they would also be joined by bassist Marco Martell and drummer David Kinkade – bandmates of Blachowicz in Divine Empire.
[22] The band announced that it would be recording a new album during 2006 with drummer Tony Laureano, however he later stated that he was unable to take part due to "various scheduling conflicts".
[25] The band also revealed that Blachowicz had left, claiming that both departing members "have prior job obligations and could not try to work things out".
[31] When guitarist Martell left at the beginning of 2010, Geraca took over his role for the recording of the group's next album Invidious Dominion.