Deicide (band)

Deicide is an American death metal band from Tampa, Florida. Formed in 1987 by drummer/composer Steve Asheim and guitarist brothers Eric and Brian Hoffman as "Carnage", then hiring bassist/vocalist/lyricist Glen Benton and becoming "Amon". They changed the band name to Deicide in 1989. The band rose to mainstream success in 1992 with their second album Legion, and is credited as the second-best-selling death metal band of the Soundscan Era, after Cannibal Corpse.

Deicide in 2011

Song lyrics

Deicide (1990)

• Book of the dead, pages bound in human flesh
  Feasting the beast, from the blood the words were said
  I am unseen, dreamt the sacred passage aloud
  Trapped in a dream of the Necronomicon
  • "Dead by Dawn," Deicide (1990) as quoted by Jon Wiederhorn of Loudwire [1]

Legion (1992)

• Out of my mind into a world between
  In search of the ancient artistry
  Lord Kur, before your sword I see
  The house of death is opening
  Hanging from their primal sleep
  Forbidden to be seen
  Spirit of the elder gods
  Are dead but must live on
  Still to life but yet they breathe
  Dead but dreaming...
  • "Dead But Dreaming," as quoted from the liner notes of Legion (1992)

• Life has no meaning, unyielding obsession
  Grasping at strings of a life I once knew
  Death by my own hands, achieving objective
  Blade to my throat, I calmly greet death
  In Hell I burn, my faith is sustained
  In Hell I burn again
  In Hell I burn, no questions remain
  In Hell I burn for Satan
  Opened eyes dream, unheavenly torture
  Raping the world of the dead
  Burning in Hell and viewing the unseen
  Satisfying feasting of flesh [...]
  Master it's true
  My promise I have kept
  Fulfillment of the prophecies
  The deity is dead
  • "In Hell I Burn," as quoted from the liner notes of Legion (1992)

• Burning I bleed, unholy incision
  Mark of the beast, behold the trifixion
  • "Trifixion," as quoted from the liner notes of Legion (1992)

Quotes about Deicide

• If there is a hell, Deicide are destined to become its permanent house band in a move not dissimilar to Celine Dion's long-standing gig at Caesar's Palace.
  • Owen Thomson of The Sydney Morning Herald (December 1, 2006) [2]

• Though few would accuse Deicide of having pop sensibilities, there was something fun and catchy about them. This is in part thanks to Glen Benton's vocals; individual words are barked out, retaining the evil vibe, and the staccato delivery builds tension before breaking it back down with chaotic guitar solos.
  • Music journalist T Coles in the book Death Metal

• Deicide’s riffs are monstrously listenable for something so blasphemously eardrum-grinding, and the straight-from-hell vocals are entertaining for the seasoned listener but will still scare the shit out of your neighbors — and that’s why we all love death metal to begin with, right?
  • [3]

• Deicide are one of the bands that made it easier for me to understand what death metal is. As weird as it may sound, some of their songs are really accessible, with catchy choruses.
  • Fernanda Lira of Crypta [4]

• This is music Lucifer would love.
  • Alex Distefano of OC Weekly (October 1, 2015) [5]