Who We Are: Malevolence from Sheffield
We're Malevolence, a heavy band from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. If you've just found us, here's where we come from, who's in the band and what we sound like.
How did Malevolence start?
It started with two friends. Our guitarists, Josh Baines and Konan Hall, have known each other since primary school. The band became real in 2010, when Alex Taylor joined as our vocalist, and our first demo followed in 2011.
Who plays what?
Our line-up is five people:
- Alex Taylor: vocals
- Josh Baines: lead guitar and backing vocals
- Konan Hall: rhythm guitar and co-lead vocals
- Wilkie Robinson: bass
- Charlie Thorpe: drums
Alex and Konan often share the vocals, so on a lot of our songs you'll hear two voices trading lines.
What does Malevolence sound like?
Our music is metalcore and beatdown hardcore, with groove metal and sludge metal in the mix. The bands we've named as influences tell you a lot: Terror, Madball, Down, Pantera, Crowbar and Despised Icon. Heavy, direct and built for a room that moves.
What have we released?
So far we've put out four albums: Reign of Suffering (2013), Self Supremacy (2017), Malicious Intent (2022) and Where Only the Truth Is Spoken (2025). In between came The Other Side EP in 2020 and The Aggression Sessions, a split EP with Thy Art Is Murder and Fit for an Autopsy, in 2023. Since late 2019 we've also run our own imprint, MLVLTD.
Where does the merch come in?
This store is where every Malevolence design lives: our name in blackletter, bold slogans and artwork, on tees, long sleeves, crewnecks and hoodies. Each product page has its own size chart, so you can check the fit before you order.
Ready to pick something? See every design in the shop.