Deicide is an American death metal band formed in 1987. Their first two albums, Deicide and Legion, are ranked second and third place in best-selling death metal albums of the SoundScan era.
Deicide has received considerable controversy relating to their albums and lyrics, which include vehement anti-Christian themes, such as "Fuck Your God", "Kill the Christian","Behead The Prophet" and "Scars of the Crucifix", among others. Drummer Asheim of Deicide said "The whole point of Satanic music is to blaspheme against the Church", "I don't believe in or worship a devil. Life is short enough without having to waste it doing this whole organised praying, hoping, wishing-type thing on some superior being".
Most of the controversy surrounded frontman Benton for a rash of shocking interviews and wild statements. Benton has repeatedly branded an inverted crucifix into his forehead on at least 12 different occasions. During an interview with NME Magazine, he shot and killed a squirrel with a pellet gun to prevent any further damage to his electrical system in the attic at the location the interview was held. Often taken out of context, this act garnered negative attention from critics and some animal rights activists. Benton had professed beliefs in theistic satanism during Deicide's early years, claimed to slaughter rodents for fun, and that he held beliefs in demonic possession and that he was possessed. Such statements had eventually been concluded as tongue-in-cheek and little more than sensationalism by band members questioned alternatively.[16] Additionally, Benton claimed in the early 1990s that he would commit suicide at the age of 33 to "mirror" a lifespan opposite that of Jesus Christ (however, he passed that age in 2000 and did not commit suicide, rebutting in 2006 that these statements had been "asinine remarks" and that "only cowards and losers" choose to kill themselves).
Deicide has been banned from playing in several venues (such as Valparaiso, Chile over a promotional poster featuring Jesus Christ with a bullet hole in his forehead) and with various festivals such as Hellfest, after several graves had been spray-painted with "When Satan Rules His World", which is a song from Deicide's 1995 album Once Upon the Cross. More recently, their music video for "Homage for Satan", which features blood-splattered zombies on a rampaging mission to capture a priest, was banned from UK music TV channel Scuzz.
In the early 1990s, Deicide was on tour in Europe with Gorefest, a Dutch death metal band. In Stockholm, during Gorefest set, a bomb was discovered on-stage.It exploded in the club in which they were playing. The bomb was located to the rear of the stage, behind a heavy fire proof door. The explosion was big enough to deform the door and blow it off its hinges. Deicide managed to play three songs before the police decided to stop the concert and evacuate the club. At first, Benton blamed that attack on the Scandinavian black metal scene, where Deicide's brand of death metal was despised, However it was not the case since many of the key members of the black metal scene were present at the show including guitar player for the band mayhem were not only at the concert but working as a DJ. many people blamed animal rights activists who were angered at Deicide's lyrical themes of animal sacrifice
Members
Current
Glen Benton – lead vocals, bass (since 1987)
Jack Owen – guitars (since 2004)
Ralph Santolla – guitars (2005–2007, 2008 (session), 2010)
Steve Asheim – drums, percussion, occasional guitars (since 1987)
Former
Brian Hoffman – guitars (1987–2004)
Eric Hoffman – guitars (1987–2004)
Kevin Quirion – guitars (2008–2009, 2009–2010)
Session
Dave Suzuki – guitars (live, 2004–2005)
Seth Van Loo – lead vocals (2007), as substitute for Glen Benton
Dariusz "Garbaty" Kułpiński – lead vocals, bass (2007), as substitute for Glen Benton
Ralph Santolla – guitars (Till Death Do Us Part (2008), live, 2008–2009)
Discography
Deicide (1990)
Legion (1992)
Once Upon the Cross (1995)
Serpents of the Light (1997)
Insineratehymn (2000)
In Torment in Hell (2001)
Scars of the Crucifix (2004)
The Stench of Redemption (2006)
Till Death Do Us Part (2008)
To Hell with God (2011)
Deicide has received considerable controversy relating to their albums and lyrics, which include vehement anti-Christian themes, such as "Fuck Your God", "Kill the Christian","Behead The Prophet" and "Scars of the Crucifix", among others. Drummer Asheim of Deicide said "The whole point of Satanic music is to blaspheme against the Church", "I don't believe in or worship a devil. Life is short enough without having to waste it doing this whole organised praying, hoping, wishing-type thing on some superior being".
Most of the controversy surrounded frontman Benton for a rash of shocking interviews and wild statements. Benton has repeatedly branded an inverted crucifix into his forehead on at least 12 different occasions. During an interview with NME Magazine, he shot and killed a squirrel with a pellet gun to prevent any further damage to his electrical system in the attic at the location the interview was held. Often taken out of context, this act garnered negative attention from critics and some animal rights activists. Benton had professed beliefs in theistic satanism during Deicide's early years, claimed to slaughter rodents for fun, and that he held beliefs in demonic possession and that he was possessed. Such statements had eventually been concluded as tongue-in-cheek and little more than sensationalism by band members questioned alternatively.[16] Additionally, Benton claimed in the early 1990s that he would commit suicide at the age of 33 to "mirror" a lifespan opposite that of Jesus Christ (however, he passed that age in 2000 and did not commit suicide, rebutting in 2006 that these statements had been "asinine remarks" and that "only cowards and losers" choose to kill themselves).
Deicide has been banned from playing in several venues (such as Valparaiso, Chile over a promotional poster featuring Jesus Christ with a bullet hole in his forehead) and with various festivals such as Hellfest, after several graves had been spray-painted with "When Satan Rules His World", which is a song from Deicide's 1995 album Once Upon the Cross. More recently, their music video for "Homage for Satan", which features blood-splattered zombies on a rampaging mission to capture a priest, was banned from UK music TV channel Scuzz.
In the early 1990s, Deicide was on tour in Europe with Gorefest, a Dutch death metal band. In Stockholm, during Gorefest set, a bomb was discovered on-stage.It exploded in the club in which they were playing. The bomb was located to the rear of the stage, behind a heavy fire proof door. The explosion was big enough to deform the door and blow it off its hinges. Deicide managed to play three songs before the police decided to stop the concert and evacuate the club. At first, Benton blamed that attack on the Scandinavian black metal scene, where Deicide's brand of death metal was despised, However it was not the case since many of the key members of the black metal scene were present at the show including guitar player for the band mayhem were not only at the concert but working as a DJ. many people blamed animal rights activists who were angered at Deicide's lyrical themes of animal sacrifice
Members
Current
Glen Benton – lead vocals, bass (since 1987)
Jack Owen – guitars (since 2004)
Ralph Santolla – guitars (2005–2007, 2008 (session), 2010)
Steve Asheim – drums, percussion, occasional guitars (since 1987)
Former
Brian Hoffman – guitars (1987–2004)
Eric Hoffman – guitars (1987–2004)
Kevin Quirion – guitars (2008–2009, 2009–2010)
Session
Dave Suzuki – guitars (live, 2004–2005)
Seth Van Loo – lead vocals (2007), as substitute for Glen Benton
Dariusz "Garbaty" Kułpiński – lead vocals, bass (2007), as substitute for Glen Benton
Ralph Santolla – guitars (Till Death Do Us Part (2008), live, 2008–2009)
Discography
Deicide (1990)
Legion (1992)
Once Upon the Cross (1995)
Serpents of the Light (1997)
Insineratehymn (2000)
In Torment in Hell (2001)
Scars of the Crucifix (2004)
The Stench of Redemption (2006)
Till Death Do Us Part (2008)
To Hell with God (2011)
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Website: www.deicide.com/
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