DEICIDEs NEW ALBUM OUT NOW!!!!

chathuranga · **DEICIDEs NEW ALBUM OUT NOW!!!! -** 06-27-2006, 10:37 AM

DEICIDE

Country - Florida, USA
Years active - 1987 – Present
Genre(s) - Death metal
Label(s) - Roadrunner Records, Earache Records
Members

Glen Benton,
Ralph Santolla,
Jack Owen,
Steve Asheim

Deicide is an American death metal band. The word deicide means "the killing of a god", analogous to suicide meaning "the killing of the self" or homicide meaning, literally, "the killing of a man".

The band was formed in Florida in 1987, first playing under the name Carnage. After Glen Benton joined the name was changed to Amon. During this time they released two demos: Feasting the Beast (1987) and Sacrificial (1989). In 1989 the band's name was changed to Deicide by force of Roadrunner records, as Amon was the name of the house in the King Diamond album Them. Then, they released their debut, self-titled album.

The band has been plagued by controversy relating to their heavily anti-Christian, lyrics. This was only reinforced by such stunts as frontman Glen Benton branding an upside-down crucifix into his forehead (which he most likely did with a heated piece of cross-shaped metal).

The band's original line up consisted of Glen Benton on bass and vocals, brothers Eric Hoffman and Brian Hoffman on guitars, and Steve Asheim on drums. Both Eric and Brian tended to play complex solos at fast speeds and overlapping riffs, which give Deicide the definitive heavy sound and complex song structures which are ultimately recognized as theirs. This line up remained intact until 25 November, 2004 when Glen Benton announced that the Hoffman brothers had been ejected from the band for repeatedly cancelling shows and walking out on tours. For the remainder of that tour, the guitar roles were filled by ex-Cannibal Corpse guitarist Jack Owen, and Vital Remains guitarist Dave Suzuki. Following the tour, Suzuki was replaced by Ralph Santolla, formerly of Death, Iced Earth and Sebastian Bach. Later, Eric Hoffman hit back at Benton claiming he was unprofessional and lied about tour cancellations.Recently after a long time, Benton replied to their claims.

NEW DVD!!!

Deicide almost exclusively perform songs with anti-Christian themes, and are banned from various places[citation needed] like other bands of their kind.

DiscographyDeicide (1990)
Legion (1992)
Amon: Feasting the Beast (1993)
Once Upon The Cross (1995)
Serpents Of The Light (1997)
Deicide: Remastered (1998)
When Satan Lives (1998, live album recorded at the House of Blues in Chicago, Illinois)
Insineratehymn (2000)
In Torment In Hell (2001)
The Best of Deicide (2003)
Scars of the Crucifix (2004)
The Stench of Redemption (666) EP (to be released 6/6/06)

THE NEW ALBUM!!!

Every 100 years, the stars align to unleash the fury of Satan on his day of reckoning (6/6/6).

Today, DEICIDE will celebrate this unholy day with the long awaited iTunes release of "The Stench Of Redemption (666) EP", featuring exclusive preview from the forthcoming full-length "The Stench of Redemption." This E.P. marks the debut of Jack Owen (ex. Cannibal Corpse) and Ralph Santolla (ex. Iced Earth/Death) on guitars, promising to bring forward the finest caliber of death metal. DEICIDE will also be performing a special all-ages 6/6/06 show at the Iliff Park Saloon in Aurora, Colorado, near Denver to commemorate the sanctity of 666. Be sure to kick back, download and listen to the new DEICIDE via the iTunes store, and enjoy the destructive mayhem so zealously embraced on 6/6/06!