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| Name = Deicide |
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| Alias = Amon, Carnage |
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| Origin = [[Tampa, Florida]], [[United States]] |
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| Genre = [[Death metal]] |
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| Years_active = 1987–present |
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| Label = [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]], [[Earache Records|Earache]], [[Century Media]] |
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| Associated_acts = [[Obituary (band)|Obituary]], [[Cannibal Corpse]], [[Vital Remains]], [[Adrift (band)|Adrift]], [[Order of Ennead]] |
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| URL = [http://www.deicide.com/ www.deicide.com] |
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| Current_members = [[Glen Benton]]<br />[[Steve Asheim]]<br />Kevin Quirion<br />[[Jack Owen]] |
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| Past_members = [[Brian Hoffman]]<br />[[Eric Hoffman (guitarist)|Eric Hoffman]]<br />[[Dave Suzuki]]<br />[[Ralph Santolla]] |
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'''Deicide''' is an [[United States|American]] [[death metal]] band formed in 1987. Their first two albums, ''[[Deicide (album)|Deicide]]'' and ''[[Legion (album)|Legion]]'', are ranked second and third place in best-selling death metal albums of the [[SoundScan]] era.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=16769 | title=It's Official: CANNIBAL CORPSE Are The Top-Selling Death Metal Band Of The SoundScan Era | publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date= November 2003 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-05-17}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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===As Amon/Carnage (1987–1989)=== |
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[[File:Deicide band 017.jpg|thumb|250px|Glen Benton, 2009]] |
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Deicide was formed in [[Tampa, Florida]] on July 21, 1987, after guitarist [[Brian Hoffman]] called [[Glen Benton]], replying to an advertisement the latter had placed in a local music magazine. They are influenced by bands such as [[Destruction (band)|Destruction]], [[Sodom (band)|Sodom]], [[Venom (band)|Venom]], [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]], [[Possessed (band)|Possessed]], [[Death (metal band)|Death]] and [[Slayer]]. The band consisted of Benton (bass/vocals), Hoffman, Hoffman's brother [[Eric Hoffman (guitarist)|Eric]] (guitars) and [[Steve Asheim]] (drums).<ref>Mudrian, Albert (2004). In ''Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore'', Feral House, ISBN 1-932595-04-X, pp. 90-91.</ref> Within a month, they had recorded crude ''Feasting the Beast'' [[8-track (multitrack)|8-track]] demo in Benton's garage and had started playing the occasional gig in the Tampa area.<ref>Mudrian (2004), as above.</ref> In 1989, Amon recorded their second demo, ''Sacrificial'', at [[Morrisound Recording|Morrisound]] with producer [[Scott Burns (producer)|Scott Burns]]. |
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After a number of lineup changes, Benton assumed the additional role of vocals and the band was renamed ''Carnage''<ref>[http://www.bushmado.com/deicideinterview.html DEICIDE Interview with Eric Hoffman]</ref> |
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[[Malevolent Creation]] guitarist Phil Fasciana recalls an early Carnage show: "It was like Slayer intensified a thousand times." "I guess Carnage had hollowed out a mannequin and filled it with fuckin' blood and guts from a butcher shop... and then they threw the fuckin' thing on the floor. [[Morbid Angel]] had these pit bulls with them back then and they were just tearing the meat up. It was a really weird scene, man. There was blood and meat everywhere."<ref>"Behind the Crooked Cross." Decibel: 72-78.</ref> |
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===As Deicide (1989–2004)=== |
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[[File:Deicide band 016.jpg|thumb|250px|Steve Asheim, 2009]] |
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Benton reportedly stormed into [[Roadrunner Records]]' [[A&R]] man Monte Connors' office and presented him with the demo, saying, "Sign us, you fucking asshole!" The next day contracts were issued to the band.<ref>Mudrian (2004), as above, p. 162.</ref> In 1989 the band's name was changed to Deicide at the request of Roadrunner Records. |
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Deicide then released their [[Deicide (album)|self-titled debut album]], also produced by Scott Burns at Morrisound, in 1990. Their debut featured re-recorded versions of all six of the ''Sacrificial'' tunes that had secured them their record deal. |
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Both Eric and Brian tended to play technical solos at fast speeds and with overlapping riffs, which gave Deicide the definitive heavy sound and complex song structures. This lineup remained intact until November 25, 2004 in the wake of increasing animosity between Glen Benton and the Hoffman brothers allegedly in regards to royalties and publishing. |
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===Post-Hoffman brothers period (2004–present)=== |
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[[File:Deicide band 010.jpg|thumb|250px|Jack Owen, 2009]] |
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Shortly after, the guitar roles were then 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 (metal band)|Death]], [[Iced Earth]] and [[Sebastian Bach]]. Santolla stated he is a Catholic and this has received a small amount of shock and ridicule from some metal fans. In spite of this, Deicide's eighth studio album ''[[The Stench of Redemption]]'' album received rave reviews, and is one of their biggest sellers yet.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}} |
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On May 24, 2007, it was announced [[Ralph Santolla]] had left Deicide.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=73199 | title=DEICIDE Parts Ways With Guitarist RALPH SANTOLLA | publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date= May 24, 2007 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-05-17}}</ref> Subsequently, he joined Florida's [[Obituary (band)|Obituary]] and appears on their album ''[[Xecutioner's Return]]'' as well as the tour. Then on July 20, 2007 guitarist [[Jack Owen]] (ex-[[Cannibal Corpse]]) announced that Deicide is "on hiatus" and he has joined Ohio based death/thrash combo [[Estuary (band)|Estuary]] for touring purposes.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=77203 | title=DEICIDE Guitarist JACK OWEN To Tour With ESTUARY | publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date= July 20, 2007 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-05-17}}</ref> The band did a Balkan tour, dubbed "Balkans AssassiNation Tour", in October 2007 alongside [[Krisiun]], [[Incantation (band)|Incantation]] and [[Inactive Messiah]]. |
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By November 2007 Deicide began work on its ninth studio album at Florida's [[Morrisound Recording|Morrisound Studios]]. Entitled ''[[Till Death Do Us Part (Deicide album)|Till Death Do Us Part]]'', the follow-up to 2006's ''[[The Stench of Redemption]]'' promised to be Deicide's "most savage and aggressive [offering] to date," according to a press release. Drummer [[Steve Asheim]] recorded drum tracks and Benton started recording vocals in December.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=86599 | title=DEICIDE's GLEN BENTON Recording Vocals For 'Till Death Do Us Part' | publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date= December 12, 2007 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-05-17}}</ref> By April 2008 two songs off this album were posted online.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=95111 | title=DEICIDE: Another New Song Posted Online | publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date= April 17, 2008 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-05-17}}</ref> It was finally released on April 28, 2008. |
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On January 6, 2009, Deicide posted a blog on their official Myspace page saying they had signed a worldwide record deal with [[Century Media]], with Ralph Santolla returning to the band for a European tour. They were said to be working on material for a summer 2010 release. |
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Guitarist Kevin Quirion of Order of Ennead joined the band in the summer of 2009. |
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In early 2009 they toured with Vital Remains and Order of Ennead. |
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In June 2010, Glen Benton revealed that the next Deicide album is to be titled ''To Hell With God''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalpaths.com/interviews/deicide-glen-benton,4129|title=Deicide (Glen Benton) interview|publisher=MetalPaths|date=June 6, 2010|name=K. Panagiotis|accessdate=2010-06-07}}</ref> |
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==Controversy== |
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Deicide has received considerable controversy relating to their albums and lyrics, which include vehement anti-[[Christian]] themes, such as "Fuck Your God", "Kill the Christian","Behead The Prophet" and "Scars of the Crucifix", among others. Drummer Asheim of Deicide said "The whole point of Satanic music is to blaspheme against the [[Catholic Church|Church]]", "I don't believe in or worship a devil. Life is short enough without having to waste it doing this whole organised praying, hoping, wishing-type thing on some superior being".<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/gig-reviews/what-the-devil/2006/11/30/1164777708385.html | title=Death-metal gods Deicide are the yin to Barry Manilow's yang. | publisher=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date= December 1, 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-05-17}}</ref> |
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Most of the controversy surrounded frontman Benton for a rash of shocking interviews and wild statements. Benton has repeatedly branded an [[Cross of St. Peter|inverted crucifix]] into his [[forehead]] on at least 12 different occasions<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzpBxFsZAjI</ref>. During an interview with NME Magazine, he shot and killed a squirrel with a pellet gun to prevent any further damage to his electrical system in the attic at the location the interview was held. Often taken out of context, this act garnered negative attention from critics and some animal rights activists. Benton had professed beliefs in [[theistic satanism]] during Deicide's early years, claimed to slaughter rodents for fun, and that he held beliefs in demonic possession and that he was possessed.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mXmn4cx_2I</ref> Such statements had eventually been concluded as tongue-in-cheek and little more than sensationalism by band members questioned alternatively.<ref name="Blabbermouth.net">{{cite news | url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=57924 | title=DEICIDE Frontman On JON NÖDVEIDT's Suicide: 'Only Cowards And Losers Choose That Option' | publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date= September 7, 2006 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-05-17}}</ref> Additionally, Benton claimed in the early 1990s that he would commit suicide at the age of 33 to "mirror" a lifespan opposite that of Jesus Christ (however, he passed that age in 2000 and did not commit suicide, rebutting in 2006 that these statements had been "asinine remarks" and that "only cowards and losers" choose to kill themselves).<ref name="Blabbermouth.net"/> |
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Deicide has been banned from playing in several venues (such as [[Valparaiso]], [[Chile]] over a promotional poster featuring [[Jesus Christ]] with a bullet hole in his forehead<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/article/?id=43407 | title=Deicide banned in Chile | publisher=[[Metal Hammer]] |date= 2006-02-23 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-05-17}}</ref>) and with various festivals such as [[Hellfest (punk festival)|Hellfest]], after several graves had been spray-painted with "When Satan Rules His World", which is a song from Deicide's 1995 album ''Once Upon the Cross''. More recently, their music video for "Homage for Satan", which features blood-splattered zombies on a rampaging mission to capture a priest, was banned from UK music TV channel [[Scuzz]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/article/?id=45283 | title='Homage For Satan' off the air | publisher=[[Metal Hammer]] |date= 2006-08-23 | first= | last= | accessdate=2008-05-17}}</ref> |
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In the early 1990s, Deicide was on tour in Europe with [[Gorefest]], a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] death metal band. In [[Stockholm]], during Gorefest set, a [[bomb]] was discovered on-stage. <ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/deicide/artist.jhtml#bio | title=Deicide Biography | publisher=[[MTV]] |year= 2008 | first= | last= | accessdate =2008-05-17}}</ref> It exploded in the club in which they were playing. The bomb was located to the rear of the stage, behind a heavy fire proof door. The explosion was big enough to deform the door and blow it off its hinges. Deicide managed to play three songs before the police decided to stop the concert and evacuate the club. At first, Benton blamed that attack on the Scandinavian [[black metal]] scene, where Deicide's brand of death metal was despised, but many people blamed [[animal rights]] [[activists]] who were angered at Deicide's lyrical themes of animal sacrifice. {{citationneeded|date=July 2010}} |
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==Members== |
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;Current |
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*[[Glen Benton]] – main vocals, bass (since 1987) |
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*[[Jack Owen]] – guitars (since 2004) |
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*Kevin Quirion – guitars (since 2009) |
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*[[Steve Asheim]] – drums, percussion, occasional guitars (since 1987) |
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;Former |
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*Brian Hoffman – guitars (1987–2004) |
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*Eric Hoffman – guitars (1987–2004) |
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*[[Ralph Santolla]] – guitars (2005–2009) |
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;Session |
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*[[Dave Suzuki]] – guitars (live, 2004–2005) |
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*Seth Van Loo – lead vocals (2007), as substitute for Glen Benton |
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*[[Ralph Santolla]] – guitars (''Till Death Do Us Part'' (2008), live, 2008–2009) |
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==Discography== |
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===Studio albums=== |
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*''[[Deicide (album)|Deicide]]'' (1990) |
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*''[[Legion (album)|Legion]]'' (1992) |
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*''[[Once Upon the Cross]]'' (1995) |
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*''[[Serpents of the Light]]'' (1997) |
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*''[[Insineratehymn]]'' (2000) |
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*''[[In Torment in Hell]]'' (2001) |
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*''[[Scars of the Crucifix]]'' (2004) |
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*''[[The Stench of Redemption]]'' (2006) |
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*''[[Till Death Do Us Part (Deicide album)|Till Death Do Us Part]]'' (2008) |
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*''To Hell With God'' (2010) |
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===Demos=== |
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*''Feasting The Beast (1987 as Amon)'' |
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*''Sacrificial (1989 as Amon)'' |
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===Compilations=== |
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*''[[Amon, Feasting the Beast]]'' (1993) |
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*''[[The Best of Deicide]]'' (2003) |
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===Live albums=== |
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*''[[When Satan Lives]]'' (1998) |
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*''[[Doomsday L.A Live - E.P|Doomsday L.A.]]'' (2007) |
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==DVDs== |
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*''[[When London Burns]]'' (2006) |
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*''[[Doomsday L.A.]]'' (2007) |
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==Billboard charts== |
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*1992 Legion - Heatseekers 16 |
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*1995 Once Upon the Cross - Heatseekers 22 |
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*1997 Serpents of the Light - Heatseekers 17 |
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*2004 Scars of the Crucifix - Top Heatseekers 24 |
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*2004 Scars of the Crucifix - Top Independent Albums 18 |
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*2006 The Stench Of Redemption - Top Heatseekers 11 |
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*2006 The Stench Of Redemption - Top Independent Albums 21 |
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*2006 The Stench Of Redemption - Top Internet Albums 205 |
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==Further reading== |
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*Mudrian, Albert (2004). ''Choosing Death:The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore'', Feral House, ISBN 1-932595-04-X. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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{{commons cat|Deicide (band)|Deicide}} |
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* [http://www.deicide.com/ Official website] |
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