MALEVOLENT CREATION announces return of vocalist/guitarist DERON MILER
01-11-2025
Florida death metal veterans MALEVOLENT CREATION have returned to a five-piece lineup, featuring Deron Miler on vocals/guitar, Jesse Jolly on bass/vocals, Chris Cannella on guitar, Ronnie Parmer on drums and Phil Fasciana on guitar.
MALEVOLENT CREATION released the following statement via social media: “It is official!! MALEVOLENT CREATION has returned to a 5 piece with Deron Miler returning on vocals/guitar, Jesse Jolly bass/vocals, Chris Cannella guitars, Ronnie Parmer drums and Phil Fasciana guitars. We feel this will be the best way to retain the classic MC sound and now with 3 guitars we can do things we have wanted to do but never could. 3 part guitar harmonies and playing songs that have not been played in many years.
“We’re going to start working on our 14th studio album in January and there will be no live shows in 2026 (never say never) but finishing our new album is top priority.
“Let’s welcome Deron Miller back into the band and this line up should be very intense on our new album ‘Return Fire’.”
Last month, Fasciana publicly apologized to his bandmates, family and touring crew after mixing alcohol with prescription medication, which left him unfit to continue MALEVOLENT CREATION‘s recent North American tour.
This past summer, Fasciana was hospitalized while touring in France after developing a life-threatening bacterial pneumonia that left him in a coma.
Fasciana is the sole remaining original member of MALEVOLENT CREATION, which formed in in Buffalo, New York in 1986 and later relocated to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
In March MALEVOLENT CREATION announces that former DEICIDE guitarist and Dean Guitars artist relation manager Chris Cannella is joining Philip Fasciana as guitarist in the band. The band is already scheduled to play shows in Europe. The band is also working to the follow up of their 2019 album ,’The 13th Beast’, released under Century Media Records.
In an exclusive reaction to Arrow Lords Of Metal, Cannella says:
“I have been working with Phil for about twenty years and we have always kept in touch, hence bringing him on at Dean. When I first joined Dean, I met Jesse Jolly and since day 1, we have always connected as friends and always wanted to work together musically. Jesse introduced me to Ronnie for a project he was working on and I was blown away by his level of talent. One of the best drummers Ive ever seen, as well as a killer guitarist! Well, as you know things in this industry is ever changing and Jesse joined MALEVOLENT CREATION, as Ronnie was already in. Then things shifted and Jesse became lead vocal and the spot opened and to be honest, as far as I know, there were no other discussions, it was just meant for me and all parties agreed. So it’s going to be great to get back out and playing with a band that are all my friends and people I appreciate musically and personally. Luckily for me, I have a job where I can work from anywhere in the world and will be putting that to work starting this summer. Excited for the road and the new album!“
Says Philip Fasciana on social media:
“My new axe wielding partner in crime Mr. Chris Cannella”
MALEVOLENT CREATION‘s latest album, “The 13th Beast”, was released in January 2019 via Century Media. It was the band’s sole disc to feature drummer Phil Cancilla and vocalist/guitarist Lee Wollenschlaeger.
Former MALEVOLENT CREATION frontman Bret Hoffmann died in July 2018 after a battle with stage 4 colon cancer. He was only 51 years old.
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