# List of Malevolent Creation members

Malevolent Creation is an American death metal band from Buffalo, New York. 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. The band's current lineup features Fasciana, drummer Ronnie Parmer (since 2020), and bassist/vocalist Jesse Jolly (since 2024).

## History
### 1986–1997

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. 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. Blachowicz returned for a studio demo later in the year, before Mark van Erp and drummer Mark Simpson joined for the band's fourth demo in 1990. When the band recorded its debut studio album The Ten Commandments in early 1991, van Erp had been replaced by the returning Blachowicz; Rubin left during the sessions, with his replacement Jeff Juszkiewicz overdubbing some lead guitar parts.
For 1992's Retribution, Juszkiewicz and Simpson were replaced by Rob Barrett and Alex Marquez of Solstice. In early 1993, Barrett left Malevolent Creation to join Cannibal Corpse. He was replaced by a returning Jon Rubin. Marquez also briefly left around the same time, replaced by Larry Hawke, but returned in time to perform on the recording of Stillborn later in the summer. After a European tour at the beginning of 1994, founding vocalist Hoffmann left Malevolent Creation. Blachowicz subsequently took over on vocals, and later in the year the band recorded Eternal with new drummer Dave Culross. By the end of 1995, Culross had been replaced by Derek Roddy, who Fasciana claimed was "way sicker" than his predecessor. Rubin also left shortly thereafter, replaced briefly by Jason Hagen during writing for In Cold Blood.
Before recording for In Cold Blood began, Hagen was fired after falling out with Roddy. His place was taken by John Paul Soars, who performed on the album. 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. Just before a European tour starting in August 1997, Soars left the band to focus on his regular job. He was replaced by the returning Rob Barrett, who had just left Cannibal Corpse; after the tour ended in October, Blachowicz left following a fight with Fasciana.

### 1998–2009

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. 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. He was replaced with Kyle Symons, frontman of Fasciana and Barrett's side project Hateplow. For a European tour starting in March, Culross was replaced by Gus Rios. In June, the group announced that it would be recording its next album The Will to Kill with Justin DiPinto on drums. By the end of the year, DiPinto himself had been replaced by Ariel Alvarado as touring drummer.
Starting in March 2003, Tony Laureano returned to Malevolent Creation on a temporary touring basis. He was briefly replaced by Rios in the summer for a planned tour of Brazil, but returned for the shows when they were postponed until September. In November, the group announced the return of Dave Culross for a third tenure. 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. 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. After the tour's conclusion, Symons did not return and Hoffmann remained.
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". In his place, Dave Culross returned for a fourth spell. After recording and touring in promotion of Doomsday X, Culross left again in September 2007 for undisclosed reasons. 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". The following month, Marco Martell and Fabian Aguirre were unveiled as the replacements on bass and drums, respectively. By September 2008, Blachowicz had returned. At the same time, Martell took over from Rubin on guitar and Gus Rios replaced Aguirre on drums, and they returned to touring.

### Since 2009

In July 2009, Gio Geraca took over as Malevolent Creation's touring bassist. He became a permanent band member later in the year. 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. By June, Blachowicz had returned yet again to take over on bass. This lineup of Hoffmann, Geraca, Fasciana, Blachowicz and Rios remained stable for almost four years, before Rios left in February 2014 due to "personal differences". He was replaced in July by another returning member, Justin DiPinto. The new lineup recorded the band's next album Dead Man's Path, which was released in September 2015. After cancelling a US tour in promotion of the album, the band went on an unofficial hiatus in starting October 2016.
After just over a year away, Malevolent Creation resurfaced in November 2017, with constant member Phil Fasciana joined in the new lineup by vocalist and guitarist Lee Wollenschlaeger, bassist Josh Gibbs, and drummer Phil Cancilla. On July 7, 2018, founding vocalist Bret Hoffmann died of colorectal cancer. The new lineup of the band recorded The 13th Beast, which was released in January 2019. Just over a year later in February 2020, after the '13th Beast over Latin America' tour, Cancilla was replaced by Ronnie Parmer. Cancilla's last show with the band was Feb 9th, 2020 in Miami. This was the only US show that the 13th Beast lineup had played and was also the band's only US show since 2016. In April 2020 after the European Tour, Wollenschlaeger was replaced by Ryan Taylor. Taylor was replaced by former CKY frontman Deron Miller in October 2022. In March 2024, bassist Josh Gibbs was replaced by Jesse Jolly. Miller stopped performing with the band in November, with Jolly handling lead vocals for following live dates while the band decides whether to replace Miller.

## Members
### Current

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Phil Fasciana | 1986–present | guitarsoccasional keyboards | all Malevolent Creation (MC) releases |
| Ronnie Parmer | 2020–present | drums | none to date |
| Jesse Jolly | 2024–present | bassvocals | none to date |

### Former

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Bret Hoffmann | 1986–19941997–20022005–2016 (died 2018) | vocals | all MC releases from the untitled 1987 demo to Live Death (1994), and from Doomsday X (2007) to Dead Man's Path (2015)Joe Black (1996)The Fine Art of Murder (1998)Envenomed (2000) |
| Jim Nickles | 1986–1987 | guitars | untitled 1987 demo |
| Jason Blachowicz | 19871989–19901991–19972005–20072008–20092010–2016 | bassvocals (1994–1997) | untitled 1987 demountitled 1989 studio demoall MC releases from The Ten Commandments (1991) to In Cold Blood (1997)Doomsday X (2007)Lost Commandments (2008)Death from Down Under (2010)Invidious Dominion (2010)Dead Man's Path (2015) |
| Dennis Kubas | 1987 | drums | untitled 1987 demo |
| Jon Rubin | 1987–19911993–19962005–2008 | guitars | untitled 1989 live and studio demosuntitled 1990 demoThe Ten Commandments (1991)Stillborn (1993)Eternal (1995)Joe Black (1996)Doomsday X (2007)Lost Commandments (2008) |
| Lee Harrison | 1987–1990 | drums | untitled 1989 live and studio demos |
| Scott O'Dell | 1987–1989 | bass | untitled 1989 live demo |
| Mark Simpson | 1990–1992 | drums | untitled 1990 demoThe Ten Commandments (1991) |
| Mark van Erp | 1990–1991 | bass | untitled 1990 demo |
| Jeff Juszkiewicz | 1991–1992 | guitars | The Ten Commandments (1991) |
| Alex Marquez | 1992–19931993–1994 | drums | Retribution (1992)Live EP (1993)Stillborn (1993)Live Death (1994)Joe Black (1996) |
| Rob Barrett | 1992–19931997–2005 | guitars | Retribution (1992)Live EP (1993)Live Death (1994)all MC releases from The Fine Art of Murder (1998) to Conquering South America (2004)Live at the Whisky a Go Go (2008)Lost Commandments (2008) |
| "Crazy" Larry Hawke | 1993 (died 1997) | drums | Joe Black (1996) – one track only |
| Dave Culross | 1994–19951997–20012003–20052006–2007 | drums | Eternal (1995)Joe Black (1996)The Fine Art of Murder (1998)Envenomed (2000)Warkult (2004)Doomsday X (2007)Live at the Whisky a Go Go (2008)Lost Commandments (2008) |
| Derek Roddy | 1995–1997 | drums | In Cold Blood (1997) |
| Jason Hagen | 1996–1997 | guitars | none |
| John Paul Soars | 1997 | guitars | In Cold Blood (1997) |
| Gordon Simms | 1997–2005 | bass | all MC releases from The Fine Art of Murder (1998) to Lost Commandments (2008) (except Doomsday X) |
| Kyle Symons | 2002–2005 | vocals | The Will to Kill (2002)Warkult (2004)Conquering South America (2004)Lost Commandments (2008) |
| Gus Rios | 20022003 (both touring)2008–2014 | drums | Death from Down Under (2010)Invidious Dominion (2010) |
| Justin DiPinto | 2002 (session)2014–2016 | drums | The Will to Kill (2002)Dead Man's Path (2015) |
| Marco Martell | 2006 (touring)2007–2010 | guitarsbass | Death from Down Under (2010) |
| Gio Geraca | 2009–2016 | guitarsbass | Invidious Dominion (2010)Dead Man's Path (2015) |
| Josh Gibbs | 2017–2024 | bassbacking vocalslead guitar (studio) | The 13th Beast (2019) |
| Phil Cancilla | 2017–2020 | drums | The 13th Beast (2019) |
| Lee Wollenschlaeger | 2017–2020 | vocalsguitars | The 13th Beast (2019) |
| Ryan Taylor | 2020–2022 | vocalsguitars | The 13th Beast (2019) – guest appearance on two tracks |
| Deron Miller | 2022–2024 | vocalsguitars | none |

### Touring

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Tony Laureano | 199720032006 | drums | Laureano played with the band on three stints, and appeared on Conquering South America (2004) |
| Ariel Alvarado | 2002–2003 | drums | Alvarado joined for the supporting tour of The Will to Kill (2002), although he was replaced by Laureano. |
| David Kinkade | 2006 | drums | Kinkade joined for a tour in 2006, although Laureano later returned in his place. |
| Fabian Aguirre | 2007–2008 | drums | Aguirre replaced Culross in October 2007, although he was replaced by Gus Rios. |
| James Walford | 2011 | guitars | |
| Sean Martinez | 2011 | bass | Martinez played with the band around 2011. |
| John Cooke | 2012 | bass | Cooke played with the band on a 2012 European tour. |
| Kevin Peace | 2013 | bass | |

## Lineups

| Period | Members | Releases |
| Late 1986 – summer 1987 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Jim Nickles – guitars | none |
| Summer – fall 1987 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Jim Nickles – guitars Jason Blachowicz – bass Dennis Kubas – drums | untitled 1987 studio demo |
| Late 1987 – early 1989 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Jon Rubin – guitars Lee Harrison – drums Scott O'Dell – bass | untitled 1989 live demo |
| Spring 1989 – early 1990 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Jon Rubin – guitars Lee Harrison – drums Jason Blachowicz – bass | untitled 1989 studio demo |
| Early 1990 – early 1991 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Jon Rubin – guitars Mark van Erp – bass Mark Simpson – drums | untitled 1990 demo |
| Early – spring 1991 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Jon Rubin – guitars Mark Simpson – drums Jason Blachowicz – bass | The Ten Commandments (1991) – basic master recordings |
| Spring 1991 – spring 1992 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Mark Simpson – drums Jason Blachowicz – bass Jeff Juszkiewicz – guitars | The Ten Commandments (1991) – lead guitar overdubbing |
| Spring 1992 – spring 1993 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Jason Blachowicz – bass Rob Barrett – guitars Alex Marquez – drums | Retribution (1992) Live EP (1993) Live Death (1994) |
| Spring – summer 1993 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Jason Blachowicz – bass Jon Rubin – guitars Larry Hawke – drums | Joe Black (1996) – one track |
| Summer 1993 – March 1994 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Jason Blachowicz – bass Jon Rubin – guitars Alex Marquez – drums | Stillborn (1993) Joe Black (1996) – one track |
| Spring 1994 – late 1995 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Jason Blachowicz – bass, vocals Jon Rubin – guitars Dave Culross – drums | Eternal (1995) Joe Black (1996) – three tracks |
| Late 1995 – late 1996 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Jason Blachowicz – bass, vocals Jon Rubin – guitars Derek Roddy – drums | none |
| Late 1996 – early 1997 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Jason Blachowicz – bass, vocals Derek Roddy – drums Jason Hagen – guitars | none |
| Early – June 1997 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Jason Blachowicz – bass, vocals Derek Roddy – drums John Paul Soars – guitars | In Cold Blood (1997) |
| June – August 1997 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Jason Blachowicz – bass, vocals John Paul Soars – guitars Tony Laureano – drums (touring) | none |
| August – October 1997 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Jason Blachowicz – bass, vocals Tony Laureano – drums Rob Barrett – guitars | none |
| Late 1997 – January 2002 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Rob Barrett – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Dave Culross – drums Gordon Simms – bass | The Fine Art of Murder (1998) Envenomed (2000) Live at the Whisky a Go Go (2008) |
| January – March 2002 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Rob Barrett – guitars Dave Culross – drums Gordon Simms – bass Kyle Symons – vocals | none |
| March – April 2002 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Rob Barrett – guitars Gordon Simms – bass Kyle Symons – vocals Gus Rios – drums (touring) | none |
| June – late 2002 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Rob Barrett – guitars Gordon Simms – bass Kyle Symons – vocals Justin DiPinto – drums (session) | The Will to Kill (2002) |
| Late 2002 – March 2003 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Rob Barrett – guitars Gordon Simms – bass Kyle Symons – vocals Ariel Alvarado – drums (touring) | none |
| March – May 2003 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Rob Barrett – guitars Gordon Simms – bass Kyle Symons – vocals Tony Laureano – drums (touring) | none |
| June – July 2003 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Rob Barrett – guitars Gordon Simms – bass Kyle Symons – vocals Gus Rios – drums (touring) | none |
| August – September 2003 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Rob Barrett – guitars Gordon Simms – bass Kyle Symons – vocals Tony Laureano – drums (touring) | Conquering South America (2004) |
| November 2003 – October 2005 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Rob Barrett – guitars Gordon Simms – bass Kyle Symons – vocals Dave Culross – drums | Warkult (2004) Lost Commandments (2008) |
| October – December 2005 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Kyle Symons – vocals Dave Culross – drums Jason Blachowicz – bass Jon Rubin – guitars | none |
| December 2005 – March 2006 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Jon Rubin – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Marco Martell – bass (touring) David Kinkade – drums (touring) | none |
| March – July 2006 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Jon Rubin – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Jason Blachowicz – bass Tony Laureano – drums | none |
| Fall 2006 – September 2007 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Jon Rubin – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Jason Blachowicz – bass Dave Culross – drums | Doomsday X (2007) Lost Commandments (2008) |
| October 2007 – September 2008 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Jon Rubin – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Marco Martell – bass Fabian Aguirre – drums (touring) | none |
| September 2008 – July 2009 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Marco Martell – guitars Jason Blachowicz – bass Gus Rios – drums | Australian Onslaught (2010) |
| July 2009 – February 2010 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Marco Martell – guitars Gus Rios – drums Gio Geraca – bass | none |
| February – June 2010 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Gus Rios – drums Gio Geraca – guitars, bass | none |
| June 2010 – February 2014 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Gus Rios – drums Gio Geraca – guitars Jason Blachowicz – bass | Invidious Dominion (2010) |
| January – March 2012 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Gus Rios – drums Gio Geraca – guitars John Cooke – bass (touring) | |
| March 2012 – February 2014 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Gus Rios – drums Gio Geraca – guitars Jason Blachowicz – bass | |
| July 2014 – September 2016 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Bret Hoffmann – vocals Gio Geraca – guitars Jason Blachowicz – bass Justin DiPinto – drums | Dead Man's Path (2015) |
| Band on hiatus September 2016 – November 2017 |||
| November 2017 – April 2020 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Josh Gibbs – bass, backing vocals Lee Wollenschlaeger – vocals, guitars Phil Cancilla – drums | The 13th Beast (2019) |
| April 2020 – October 2022 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Josh Gibbs – bass, backing vocals Ryan Taylor – vocals, guitars Ronnie Parmer – drums | none |
| October 2022 – March 2024 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Josh Gibbs – bass, backing vocals Ronnie Parmer – drums Deron Miller – vocals, guitars | none |
| March – November 2024 | Phil Fasciana – guitars Ronnie Parmer – drums Deron Miller – vocals, guitars Jesse Jolly – bass, backing vocals | none |
| November 2024 – onwards | Phil Fasciana – guitars Ronnie Parmer – drums Jesse Jolly – bass, vocals | none to date |