Deicide CD

Remastered


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Digitally remastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York, New York.

With a shockingly tight performance and a handful of evil anthems, Glen Benton and company managed to craft a death metal classic with their eponymous debut. Taking their Satanism to a new level of seriousness, Benton was burning crosses into his forehead and desecrating churches to promote this album, something that didn't exactly endear them to the mainstream metal media. While similar (and even weaker) groups were getting hyped up as the leaders of the death metal underworld, this album struck a chord that would, for good or bad, instantly inspire legions of like-minded groups. The riffs are actually memorable, with insane blastbeat drums and an uncanny sense of timing guiding the songs as they charge through one by one. "Lunatic of God's Creation" may be one of the best death metal songs written in this period, taking all of these elements to their natural extreme and crafting an ugly Satanic epic. "Carnage in the Temple of the Damned" is a speed-happy chunk of blasphemy that borders on grindcore, while "Dead by Dawn" is another gem that survives on the creative riffing and horrible vocals. Benton's vocals are actually one of the main features, as his guttural growl is touched up by production tricks to sound absolutely hideous and tortured as he spews his Satanic nonsense. At the time it seemed quite evil, and the press surrounding him suggested that he was willingly possessed by demons that sang through him. On top of that, he also claimed that since he was the antithesis of Jesus Christ, that he would kill himself at the age of 32 to mimic Christ's death. Heady stuff for a death metal band, but even though the gimmick may have banished them from the cover of Hit Parader, it didn't take away from the effectiveness of the album. They would later go on to make questionable musical progress and strip away much of the brash suggestiveness of their image (for the record, Benton failed to commit suicide when he claimed he would), but before all of that they still managed to craft one truly great album in the death metal genre that will survive long after the gimmicks are gone. ~ Bradley Torreano

Remaster On Gold Disc,New Packaging

Reissue producer: Jeff Daniel.

Recorded at: Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida. Includes liner notes by Michael Moynihan.

Personnel: Glen Benton (vocals); Brian Hoffman, Eric Hoffman (guitar); Steve Asheim (drums).

Audio Mixer: Scott Burns .

Audio Remasterer: George Marino.

Liner Note Author: Michael Moynihan.

Recording information: Morrisound Recording Studios, Tampa, FL (03/1990).

Illustrator: Glen Benton.

Photographers: Tim Hubbard; Carole Segal; Frank White ; Michael Haynes.

Deicide Music

List Price	$13.98 (You save $2.09)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Heavy Metal, Black Metal, Gold Discs
Label	Roadrunner
Orig Year	1990
All Time Product Rank	19,166
CD Universe Part number	1019506
Catalog number	618744
Discs	1
Release Date	Jun 23, 1998
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Engineer	Scott Burns
Recording Time	33 minutes
Personnel	Glen Benton - vocals Steve Asheim - drums Brian Hoffman Eric Hoffman - guitar
Additional Info	Remastered

Deicide Songs

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Lunatic of God's Creation * See All 12