Deicide [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Deicide

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 23, 1998)
• Original Release Date: June 25, 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Roadrunner Records
• ASIN: B000007O7Q
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (76 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #91,101 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Bombastic Debut, April 10, 2000

By	Thorn (Hades) - See all my reviews

No doubt about it, whether you think Deicide are a real threat to Xianity or a comic book laced horror, this band DEMANDS a reaction out of you like a tiger tearing into your limbs. Their now-classic debut bursts with minor, dissonant and diminshed riffs with all the subtley of a nuclear battle. The Hoffman brothers, Steve Asheim, and the ever-controversal Glen Benton tried to make the most demonic slab of metal ever to rise from the depths, and boy . . .I can't name a favorite song, yet "Deicide" is standout. Blasphemous, raging, raw, primal, Satanic, you name it, they've got the musical nightmare down.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classick, blasphemous death metal, June 15, 2006

By	A. Stutheit "Teyad" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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Back in 1990, Deicide, along with bands like Morbid Angel and Obituary, were the originators who helped pioneer the now famous Floridian death metal scene. Deicide combined the steroid-driven speed of Slayer with the uncompromising heaviness of Morbid Angel and the darkness of Celtic Frost to create their very important self titled debut. Its production sounds a little dated nowadays (sixteen years after its original release), but it's nonetheless an instant genre classic(k).

Glen Benton was clearly a young, aspiring vocalist back in 1990, because his bellows are higher pitched and not as monstrous as on later Deicide releases. His lyrics, though, are as blasphemous as ever. (These songs are largely about Satanic themes, and contain barked lines like "Satan!" and "suicide!") Meanwhile, the Hoffman brothers (Brian and Eric), thrash away at their guitars and drummer Pete Asheim bolsters the songs with insistent double bass drumming. The brutal, fiery riffs and wild solos (which often evoke Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman) and interlocking death metal blasts sound tailor made for each other (they go together like sushi and that nasty, spicy green mustard). Thus, this album is composed of ten ferocious, bludgeoning, awesome sounding kicks to the head.

With a driving, hyper speed, almost thunderous blast beat and thrashy, surging guitar attack, "Blasphererion" is one high point of the album. Several of the songs, like "Lunatic Of God's Creation" (a song about Charles Manson), "Dead By Dawn", the title track, and "Crucifixation" (the album closer), sport blistering, almost buzzsaw guitar leads and quick, pounding drums. Other standout tracks are the ultra-heavy, churning riffs and two careening solos on "Oblivious To Evil," and "Carnage In The Temple Of The Damned," which is a scorching, speaker shredding guitar onslaught and is complete with three solos and lyrics based around the Jonestown Massacre.

This probably isn't Deicide's best work to date, but it does make for a great listen, and it's probably the best album you can buy for showcasing Glen and Co. at thei angriest, rawest, and most novel and abrasive.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Evil Brutal Classic Death Metal, August 19, 2003

By	Ronald Placeres "Chulo" (Miami, Florida) - See all my reviews

This is one of the first Deicide albums that I ever bought. I once bought this on cassette along with Legion because the song Dead By Dawn was the only thing I had by Deicide. It was on an old Roadrunner compilation album called At Death's Door. I would listen to that album all the time as well as the song itself until I realized how awesome the song really was. I also realized that I was missing out on a really great brutal band. Than, one of my classmates at school had tape recorded by a friend. He was listening to it in class and I was pretty much jealous. This made me want to get this album along with Legion. So I finally made the choice to buy this album along with Legion all on cassette and I've never regretted it. This album is a classic by far.

Now for my review. This is just very heavy, intense, aggressive, powerful, scary, diabolical, evil, brutal death metal and officially approved by Satan and the majestic legions of Hell. It's got solos, killer riffs, blast beasts, demonic vocals and unholy passages. This is for fans of old school death metal as well as fans of satanic death metal and even triditional, satanic black metal. I mean it's something for the evil as well as the average brutal death and even black metalhead. Some of my favoite songs here are Sacrificial Suicide, Oblivious To Evil, Dead By Dawn, Mephistopheles and Day Of Darkness. Buy it and let the darkness begin.