Deicide is the debut album by Florida death metal band Deicide. It was released on June 25, 1990, by Roadrunner Records. The album contains all of their demo tracks, plus the songs "Deicide" and "Mephistopheles".
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| Released | June 25, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | March 1990 | |||
| Studio | Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 33:35 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Deicide, Scott Burns | |||
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Background and recording
editThe album was recorded in the "B room" at Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida, where Deicide would record most of their subsequent works. Frontman Glen Benton has expressed dissatisfaction with the album's production quality, which he attributed to budgetary restrictions at the time.[1]
Musical style
editWhile containing mostly Satanic or blasphemous lyrical themes, "Lunatic of God's Creation" and "Carnage in the Temple of the Damned" concern Charles Manson and Jim Jones respectively, and "Dead by Dawn" deals with the plot of the 1981 horror film, The Evil Dead. Glen Benton has stated that no effects were used on his vocals while recording the album, though several songs do contain a pitch-shifted vocal effect.
Reception and legacy
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Classic Rock | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[4] |
| Kerrang! |  (1990)[5] (2011)[6] |
Deicide is sometimes considered to be the bestselling death metal album of all time.[7] Nielsen SoundScan lists it second after Morbid Angel's Covenant up until 2003; however, Deicide was released before SoundScan went into effect, so the SoundScan figure lacks pre-Soundscan sales. The tracks "Dead by Dawn" and "Sacrificial Suicide" have been staples at every live performance.
Bradley Torreano from AllMusic praised Deicide saying:
With a shockingly tight performance and a handful of evil anthems, Glen Benton and company managed to craft a death metal classic [...] this album struck a chord that would, for good or bad, instantly inspire legions of like-minded groups.[2]
Reviewing the album for Classic Rock in 2000, Darren Sadler said that the album "is still the quartet's finest hour".[3]
The song "Dead By Dawn" can be heard on the radio station LCHC in Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned.[8]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Deicide (Glen Benton, Steve Asheim, Eric Hoffman & Brian Hoffman).
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Lunatic of God's Creation" | 2:42 |
| 2. | "Sacrificial Suicide" | 2:51 |
| 3. | "Oblivious to Evil" | 2:41 |
| 4. | "Dead by Dawn" | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Blaspherereion" | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Deicide" | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Carnage in the Temple of the Damned" | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Mephistopheles" | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Day of Darkness" | 2:05 |
| 10. | "Crucifixation" | 3:55 |
| Total length: | 33:35 | |
Personnel
edit- Glen Benton – vocals, bass
- Eric Hoffman – guitars
- Brian Hoffman – guitars
- Steve Asheim – drums
- Deicide – production
- Scott Burns – production
References
edit- ^ https://www.markprindle.com/benton-i.htm
- ^ a b Torreano, Bradley. "Deicide - Deicide". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Sadler, Darren (July 2000). "Déjà Vu". Classic Rock. No. 16. Future plc. p. 79.
- ^ Sandow, Greg (July 6, 1990). "Music Capsules (Deicide, Deicide)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ Kaye, Don (June 16, 1990). "Rekordz". Kerrang!. No. 294. Spotlight Publications. p. 24.
- ^ Travers, Paul (November 2011). "Deicide: Deicide". Kerrang!: 666 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die!. Bauer Media Group. p. 34.
- ^ Puzak, Chris. Blogcritics Music: Cannibal Corpse is top-selling death metal band Archived 2010-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "GRAND THEFT AUTO IV - The Lost and Damned - Music: Soundtrack, Radio, Songs". www.gta4.net. Retrieved 2024-09-06.