Deicide (album)

Deicide
Studio album by Deicide
Released	June 25, 1990
Recorded	March 1990 at Morrisound Recording, in Tampa, Florida
Genre	Death metal
Length	33:35
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Deicide Scott Burns
Deicide chronology
Sacrificial (1989) Deicide (1990) Legion (1992)

Deicide is the eponymous debut album by American death metal band Deicide. The album contains all of their demo tracks plus the two songs "Deicide" and "Mephistopheles". While containing mostly satanic or blasphemous lyrical themes, "Lunatic of God's Creation" and "Carnage in the Temple of the Damned" concern Charles Manson and Jim Jones respectively, and "Dead by Dawn" deals with the plot of The Evil Dead.

"Dead by Dawn" was featured in the 2009 video game Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned on the radio station Liberty City Hardcore.

It is sometimes considered to be the bestselling death metal album of all time.^[1] Nielsen Soundscan lists it second after Morbid Angel's Covenant, however Deicide was released before SoundScan went into effect so the SoundScan figure lacks pre-Soundscan sales.

The album was important to the progression of death metal, due to its then-unmatched brutality and the vocal stylings of vocalist/bassist Glen Benton. His deep, guttural growl was enhanced and manipulated with studio production to make the vocals as harsh as possible.

The album was recorded at Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida, where Deicide would record most of their subsequent works.

Reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Bradley Torreano from Allmusic said that "with a shockingly tight performance and a handful of evil anthems, Glen Benton and company managed to craft a death metal classic" and that "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." He concluded the review saying that Deicide "managed to craft one truly great album in the death metal genre that will survive long after the gimmicks are gone."^[2]

Niall from The Metal Observer described the song "Dead by Dawn" as "simplistic yet so powerful in its delivery that you can't help but be taken aback by its ferocity."

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lunatic of God's Creation"	2:42
2.	"Sacrificial Suicide"	2:51
3.	"Oblivious to Evil"	2:41
4.	"Dead by Dawn"	3:56
5.	"Blaspherereion"	4:15
6.	"Deicide"	4:02
7.	"Carnage in the Temple of the Damned"	3:33
8.	"Mephistopheles"	3:35
9.	"Day of Darkness"	2:05
10.	"Crucifixation"	3:55
Total length:		33:35

Credits

• Glen Benton - Bass, Vocals
• Brian Hoffman - Guitar
• Eric Hoffman - Guitar
• Steve Asheim - Drums

References

1. ^ Puzak, Chris. Blogcritics Music: Cannibal Corpse is top-selling death metal band
2. ^ ^{a b} Torreano, Bradley. Allmusic ((( Deicide > Review )))