There are at least two artists with the name Malaka 1. An East-Coast American MetalCore Band (2010-Present) 2. Some jokemachine crazy dudes from Jakarta 1. The initial idea for this band starts with Steve Rowley, the drummer. He played drums for about 4 years up until 2005 when he regretfully sold his drum-kit since he hadn't been in a band for quite some time. It wasn't long before the desire to play in a metal band came back to him. Over the next few years he worked at a family owned Greek restaurant called My Three Sons in Edgewood