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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic stuff, Brutal and innovative, August 2, 2004
The guitar tone is AWESOME, heavy and really raw, while the production is clear enough. Eric and Brian have really improved since last time we were blessed with their riffage. Speaking of riffs, this album has some KILLER riffs and the solos are a bit better as well, the riffs manage to keep things ANYTHING BUT monotonous. While they've done heavier and faster things, this is a more technical side of Deicide. Vocal-wise, this isn't Glen's best effort, but he's pretty damn solid, a great improvement over Deicide. Alot more furious and crazy. His bass is way more audible too, it sounds killer in Dead but Dreaming, when the bass isn't loud, its providing the missing link between the guitars and everything else, something that made the music sound thin on the first cd.
Steve performs well as always, I love his bass bursts where he stops and starts the double bass for a couple of seconds. Steve is not the most technical drummer around, but he sure is one of the fittest around, these songs require REAL endurance, and he performs them live with EASE.
The songs are mostly great, but to tell you the truth, none of 'em really stood out to me, it's solid the whole way through. Holy Deception has a groove to DIE for and the rest are just as solid... Although Trifixion...... Trifixion is one of my favourite Deicide songs because it reminds me of early Cannibal Corpse but way better. I'm not gonna go through the good tracks though, because they all RULE.... The themes are more Satanic than.... well, off the top of my head, this is the most Satanic thing Deicide have ever done. Deicide (the cd) mainly discussed anti-christ stuff and sacrifices and all that.... Most of the stuff after this is just dealing with Christian hypocrisy, although it's not the end, Satanism rears its ugly head alot, I just suppose after time went by, Glen and the boys grew to hate God more and more, it's just something that grows, they probably wanted to focus more attention on it.
Well, is this Deicide's greatest effort? Hmmmmmm.... hard question, I'm gonna have to really think hard about this one, Once Upon the Cross was awesome.......Insyneratehym..... I might finally write my opinion later on in the review of the best Deicide cd.... I could even edit this review to change my opinion...... Oh to hell with it, I'll just say it!! THIS IS THE BEST DAMN DEICIDE RELEASE THERE IS! This is revolutionary stuff..... it's so innovative and remains great even today. I love this stuff, it's just so good.... THIS is a must-have, if you haven't at least made an effort to get this, don't consider yourself a true Deicide fan....
This really is the stuff. I would put this in my top 10 albums of all time.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stellar death metal album, April 16, 2003
I think that Legion by Deicide is simply the best death metal album, period. It is certainly the best offering from Deicide by far. The vocals are Glen Benton's best, extremely brutal yet intelligible, unlike, say Chris Barnes's. The guitars are amazing as are the drums. I don't know about the bass because you can't hear it in the mix. Lyrics are typical stupid satanic stuff, about what you'd expect from these guys. The factor that makes this album stand above the rest is the complexity of the rhythm patterns employed in the song structures. Offbeat syncopation gives a jarring feel to otherwise straightforward speed riffs. If you are into death metal, you need to own this album.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Proper Death Metal., November 1, 2003
That title sums up this CD perfectly. This one has everything that makes a death metal album what it should be. Deicide is notorious for their strongly satanic lyrics, which shocked me at first. Being Christian (weird, considering the music I like), I took offense and simply dismissed the band. After awhile, however, I decided to just give the band a chance. That was one of my best descisions ever. Deicide take everthing that extreme music should comprise and throw it all together to make a masterpiece.
As far as this CD, it rocks, plain and simple. Steve Ashiem's otherworldly drumming highlights most of the tracks on this CD, with constant double-bass rolls going throughout most of the tracks, along with many polyrythyms in the background, creating an unbelievable wall of sound coming from the drum section. The Hoffman brothers do a great job on guitars, accompanying the drums perfectly with lightspeed playing, brutal riffs, and scorching solos. Glen Benton's bass/vocals finish off the precision. His bass playing is among the fastest I have ever heard and his deathly growl accompanies the music perfectly. It all comes together to be one nightmare-inducing, near-perfect extreme/death metal CD.
Overall, I found this to be one of the best extreme/death metal CD's ever released. No other band I've heard can make a CD this great with ABSOLUTELY NO FILLER. Every track will crush you with brutal riffing mastery and intense polyrythmic drums, topping off with earthshaking bass. If you like extreme or death metal, get this now. It will NOT disappoint.
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