Bret Hoffmann (February 8, 1967 – July 7, 2018) was an American death metal vocalist. He fronted Fire for Effect, Resthaven, and South of Resthaven and was a former member of

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, vocalist Brett Hoffmann, lead guitarist Jim ...

and Down the Drain. Hoffmann performed on the first three Malevolent Creation releases until he left the band after 1993's ''Stillborn'' album. He then returned, and performed on ''The Fine Art of Murder'' and ''Envenomed'' before leaving again and being replaced by Kyle Symons. In 2005, he returned again and replaced Symons. He returned to Malevolent again in 2006 for touring purposes and appears on Malevolent Creation's tenth, ''

Doomsday X ''Doomsday X'' is the tenth studio album by the American death metal band Malevolent Creation. It was released via Nuclear Blast America on July 17, 2007, and was released in Europe on August 24, 2007 via Massacre Records. Track listing Person ...

'', 11th '' Invidious Dominion'', and 12th album, ''

Dead Man's Path ''Dead Man's Path'' is the twelfth studio album by American death metal band Malevolent Creation. It was released on October 2, 2015, and their first record to be released on Century Media Records. It is also the final album to feature original ...

''. On July 7, 2018, Hoffmann died from colorectal cancer at the age of 51.

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