Customer Reviews

In Torment in Hell

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

This is another great Deicide album in my collection. I brought it somewhere in the fall of 2001. With this album, it was the same episode that I had with Insineratehym. I didn't have the mechanism to download MP3's. So I had to wait until the album is released. Lets also not forget that like before with Insineratehym, there was a lot of bad hype going around about this album as well. Some said that the album was a little better than Insineratehym and some just throught that it was no-good alltogether but it all turned out to be just that, worthless hype. So I get this album on the day of its release and I take it home and listen to it and like always, Deicide delivers again.

Now for my review. This is Deicide's last album on Roadrunner Records and despite what people have said about it, Deicide goes out with a bang. This album is just as good as any Deicide album. The heaviness, brutality, intensity, aggression and evil still remain. Some of the songs are slow, medium-paced and fast but it's all Deicide. There's also those killer riffs, solos and blast beats as well as those Anti-Christian and Anti-Religious lyrics as only Deicide can deliver them. All in all, it's a great Deicide album. Some of my favorite songs here are In Torment In Hell, Christ Don't Care, Vengeance Will Be Mine, Child Of God, Let It Be Done and Worry In The House Of Thieves which is my favorite. Get this album or you'll be the one tormented in Hell.

Deicide is still my one if favorite bands. This album is not like Once upon the cross, but then again isnt supposed to be. bands are allowed to change, as long as they stay true to their roots there is no reason for people to complain. This is a different deicide cd, accept it, stop comparing it to their earlier stuff. This album really isnt all that bad if you stop comparing it. It's heavy, its satanic, i dont know why very few people like it. Just go buy it and dont compare it to their first three albums, i swear you wont think this is crap.

Just got done playing this album again and its great, not quite as good as their self titled debut or "Once Upon The Cross" but a great death metal record by any means. "Vengeance Will Be Mine" has plenty of savage death metal riffs all fans will appriciate, one of the more technical songs too. "Worry In The House Of Thieves" is already a Deicide classic and always goes over well live, definately one of the highlights of the album. The title song does plenty of damage too, the prank phone call at the beginning to Bob Larson is hilarious!! The production is more raw and brutal than before but thats fine by me, if you liked the rawness of their Amon demos, you'll love this one, go pick it up!! Hail Deicide!!!

If there is one thing that is known, is that Deicide usually comes through with some insane musical effort, and that is one what makes them an elite group on the death metal genre. Dont get me wrong, this isnt a complete disaster, but its pretty close, with repitive songs, with almost none of the guitar work or drumming that the band is known for. Deicide was on its last nerve with Roadrunner Records, so they rushed the final two albums in the roadrunner catalog. They said that they were very disapointed with the last two roadrunner releases, and if you listen to this you can see why. The one track that really stands out is "Worry in the House of Thieves" which is the best song on this album. The title track is also very good, and the rest is just vanilla death metal, that falls short of average. If you want, go ahead and give it a try if you want to add this to your catalog, but I doubt it will be spinning in your CD player very long.

This is Deicide's sixth studio album and their last with Roadrunner. Its much more raw than their previous album "Insineratehymn" and faster as well. Its also one of their more more technical albums, but "Legion" is probably still the most technical overall. The opening song is the title track and once the music kicks in you can see Deicide still believe in playing raw and brutal death metal. Plus the little snippet of them messing with Bob Larson is pretty funny as well. "Vengeance Will Be Mine" and "Let It Be Done" are both highlights that have some great progressive style riffing, but my favorite is "Worry In The House Of Thieves", its by far the best lyrically here. If you liked any of their albums in the past or just love brutal old school death metal, this album will not disappoint!!!

Okay most deicide fans use legion & there first release to judge there cd's but if you dont do that (cause they will never be able to top them) you can enjoy some of there other music (amazing).
This album however is alright
Lacks Agression Though and isnt as heavy
Tracks 1-3 Sound Almost The Same
6 Is Too Long
7 Will Be A Deicide Favorite Of mine seeing As FOR ONCE IT ISNT ABOUT SATAN
meh @ track 8 though
for die hards only

Deicide - Satanic Death Metal(usually) at its best. This album was very much of a dissapointment. Very few solos; when they were there, they were pretty short and boring. The lyrics on this cd weren't very bad (nothing wrong with the theme, they just seem that Glen Benton has run out of ideas), a bit boring. The guitars weren't too fast (at Deicide's standard, that is) either. Heavy? I suppose....but Deicide have been much heavier in the past. The drumming is a tad repetitive: I think this is perhaps the only cd that Steve hasn't shined through, although it's still pretty good as always. In Torment In Hell has its moments, but is essentially a miss for Deicide, this is the real dud in the catalogue. The music is just plain annoying. Once Upon the Cross and Legion are the best Deicide cds.

Deicide has definitely been a favorite band of mine since I heard their self titled debut, albums like 'Legion' and 'Once Upon the Cross' only strengthened that feeling...but, like a lot of fans, when 'Serpents of the Light' was released we were devastated because of how boring it was, then Deicide got us back with 'Insineratehymn', but with their final record for Roadrunner Records, they have again taken a step back...a gigantic step back. What in the he ll has happened? The album is a barely alvagable and weak attempt at death metal greatness, instead of trying out some new material, they just rehash the disaster that was 'Serpents of the Light'. With extremely shoddy musicianship and downtuned vocals (the worst Glen Benton has ever done).

...this will be finished at a later time...

This sounded like their career was ending, but I think they were actualy saving all the good stuff for the next album Scars of the Crucifix, which I think happens to be their best release.

Deicide has lost it's glory. Not all of it, since there are still some great songs on this album (my personal fav is Let It Be Done) but the rest is just too average. Which is the best word for this and which is the reason I gave this three stars. Although the old Deicide albums (the first one especially, which is my fav death metal album of all time) are absolutely classics and far above the average, this is just bad. It lacks progression, originality (also for the voice, Benton had a cool voice, now it's mostly plain grunting), and good songs.