''Dead Man's Path'' is the twelfth studio album by American

death metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...

band

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 Nic ...

. It was released on October 2, 2015, and their first record to be released on

Century Media Records Century Media Records is a heavy metal record label with offices in the United States, Germany and London. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music for US$17 million. Background Century Media was founded by Robert Kampf and Oli ...

. It is also the final album to feature original vocalist

Bret Hoffmann 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 and Down the Drain. Hoffmann performed on the ...

before he left the band the following year and his subsequent death from

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in 2018.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

;Malevolent Creation *

Brett Hoffmann 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 and Down the Drain. Hoffmann performed on the ...

- vocals *Gio Geraca - lead guitar *Phil Fasciana - rhythm guitar *Jason Blachowicz - bass *Justin DiPinto - drums ;Other staff *Julian Hollowell - recording (guitars, bass) *Eliot Geller - recording (drums) *Jim Nickles - recording (vocals) *German Latorres - artwork *

Dan Swanö Dan-Erland Swanö (born 10 March 1973), also known as Dan "The Man" Swanö, is a Swedish musician and record producer who is currently the vocalist, guitarist, ex-bassist and ex-drummer for the band Nightingale, lately vocalist, keyboardist and ...

- producer, mixing

References

{{Authority control Malevolent Creation albums 2015 albums Century Media Records albums Albums produced by Dan Swanö