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MALEVOLENT CREATION - RETRIBUTION LP  
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MALEVOLENT CREATION is an American death metal band formed in Buffalo, New York in 1987 and moved to Florida in 1988. Florida has produced some of the most powerful and devastating death metal of all time with acts like OBITUARY, DEICIDE and DEATH, and amongst them was MALEVOLENT CREATION. Their albums feature some of the most groundbreaking playing and screaming ever. Now available again in exclusive limited edition colored vinyls, all wrapped up with the original amazing classic artwork drawn by the legendary Dan Sea Grave, Those three are absolutely mandatory in any death / thrash metal connoisseur collection !.
"MALEVOLENT CREATION have been so criminally underrated that it really does seems criminal."(Metal Archives) 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 like SLAYER, KREATOR, POSSESSED, OBITUARY and DEATH.  "The Ten Commandments is an excellent example of high quality death metal." -  Sputnikmusic.com Also produced by Scott Burns, released in April 1992 and built on a relentless riffage madness, following and second album "Retribution" is often hailed as one of the best and most definitive death metal albums of all time. Keeping up with  the insane velocity of their previous material, "Stilborn" was released in October 1993, often criticized for its sterile production, it could be now regarded as a collection gathering some of the wildest and catchiest compositions the band has ever written.  An Essential Florida death metal gem once again !.
Malevolent Creation's Retribution (1992) is a pivotal album that solidified their sound—a ruthless, riff-driven blend of death metal brutality and thrash metal precision.
Here is an extensive description of the album, followed by a list of 50 similar artists and albums.
Malevolent Creation - Retribution (1992) Description of the Album Retribution is the second studio album by Malevolent Creation, released in 1992 on Roadrunner Records. Produced and engineered by the legendary Scott Burns at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, the album is widely considered the band's magnum opus and one of the most uncompromising, pure examples of the early '90s death metal sound.
Musical Style: Precision Brutality
While their debut, The Ten Commandments, retained some crossover thrash elements, Retribution saw the band plunge fully into the death metal genre, defining a sound built on technical tightness and relentless aggression.
Riff-Driven Carnage: The core of the album is the tight, crushing rhythm guitar work of Phil Fasciana and new member Rob Barrett (later of Cannibal Corpse). The riffs are a masterclass in down-picked, tremolo-picked brutality, often shifting between blinding speed and groove-heavy, pit-inducing breakdowns. The guitar tone is raw, crusty, and perfectly suited for the era.
Unrelenting Rhythm Section: The introduction of drummer Alex Marquez (Solstice) elevated the band's precision. His drumming is a powerful, dynamic mix of relentless blast beats and complex, driving fills, providing an unyielding foundation. Bassist Jason Blachowicz anchors the low end with a percussive, aggressive presence.
Vocal Assault: Brett Hoffmann's (R.I.P.) vocal performance on this album is considered his finest. His growl is a signature force in death metal—ferocious, easily intelligible, and delivered with a relentless snarl that makes every lyric sound like a threat.
Key Tracks: The album kicks off with the explosive "Eve of the Apocalypse" (which famously incorporates the theme from Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer), followed immediately by the speed-thrash attack of "Systematic Execution". The title track and "Slaughter of Innocence" showcase the band's perfect balance of speed, groove, and technical riffing.
Aesthetic and Legacy
The album's iconic cover art, an arresting monstrosity of chaos and flesh, was created by the legendary metal artist Dan Seagrave, placing it firmly alongside other classics of the era (like albums by Entombed, Suffocation, and Morbid Angel). Retribution stands as a defining example of the Florida Death Metal sound that wasn't overly focused on technical wankery (like early Death) or gore-obsessed slam (like Cannibal Corpse), but on the pure, high-energy fusion of thrash precision and death metal brutality.
Track Listing Eve of the Apocalypse
Systematic Execution
Slaughter of Innocence
Coronation of Our Domain
No Flesh Shall Be Spared
The Coldest Survive
Monster
Mindlock
Iced
50 Similar Artists and Albums The following bands and albums share the DNA of Retribution: they are characterized by the intense speed, complex riffing, brutal vocals, and the signature production style of the late 80s/early 90s American and global death metal scene.
Florida Death Metal Pioneers (Direct Scene Peers) The bands that shared producers, studios (often Morrisound or Criteria), and influenced Malevolent Creation's sound directly.
Morbid Angel – Covenant
Deicide – Deicide
Obituary – Cause of Death
Death – Spiritual Healing
Cannibal Corpse – Butchered at Birth
Monstrosity – Imperial Doom
Massacre – From Beyond
Resurrection – Embalmed Existence
Disincarnate – Dreams of the Carrion Kind
Hate Eternal – Conquering the Throne
New York/Brutal Death Metal (Sharing the Edge) Bands that pushed rhythmic complexity and brutality, particularly the use of deep growls and blast beats.
Suffocation – Breeding the Spawn (For extreme technical brutality)
Immolation – Dawn of Possession (For the dissonant, complex riffing)
Internal Bleeding – Voracious Contempt (Early Brutal Death Metal/Slam)
Baphomet (US) – The Dead Shall Inherit
Technical/Thrash-Influenced Death Metal (Sharing the Speed/Precision) Bands whose speed and precision recall the thrash roots of death metal.
Vader – The Ultimate Incantation (Polish death metal with strong thrash ties)
Hypocrisy – Penetralia (Early, raw death metal output)
Dismember – Like an Ever Flowing Stream (For speed and aggression)
Pestilence – Consuming Impulse
Sepultura – Beneath the Remains
Slayer – Reign in Blood (The ultimate speed/thrash template)
European & Global Death Metal Contemporaries Bands from the same timeframe that achieved a similar balance of power and speed.
Asphyx – The Rack (Netherlands Death/Doom with immense heaviness)
Sinister – Cross the Styx (Dutch death metal)
Grave – You'll Never See... (Swedish Death Metal, less buzzsaw than others)
Entombed – Clandestine (Later-era Swedish, less raw than the debut)
Benediction – Subconscious Terror (UK Death Metal)
Bolt Thrower – Warmaster (War-themed death metal with a heavy groove)
Gorguts – Considered Dead (Early, tight Canadian death metal)
Kreator – Coma of Souls (Late-era, technical thrash on the cusp of death metal)
Solstice (US) – Solstice (Band of Rob Barrett and Alex Marquez post-Malevolent Creation)
Massacra – Enjoy the Violence (French death/thrash)
Modern Bands Carrying the Old-School Torch Contemporary bands who explicitly emulate and carry on the Retribution sound.
Gatecreeper – Deserted
Tombstoner – Victims of Vile Torture
Skeletal Remains – Condemned to Filth
Inhuman Condition – Rat°God
Gruesome – Savage Land (A Death tribute project)
Additional Classics of the Era Highly regarded albums that share the same general production, intensity, and historical context.
Death – Human (More technical, but seminal in the Florida scene)
Imprecation – Satanae Tenebris Infinita
Baphomet (US) – The Dead Shall Inherit
Internal Decay – A New Breed of Morality
Master – Master
Incantation – Onward to Golgotha (More cavernous, doom-laden style)
Unleashed – Where No Life Dwells
Vomitory – Raped in Their Own Blood
Cancer – Death Shall Rise
Carcass – Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious (More technical/progressive)
Sinister – Hate
Possessed – Seven Churches (The proto-death metal blueprint)
God Macabre – The Winterlong
Mortification – Scrolls of the Megilloth
Demolition Hammer – Epidemic of Violence (Brutal technical thrash)