Description
2008 re-issue with bonus dvd
Deicide’s first album for Earache is a short (about 27 minutes) blast of old-fashioned death metal. Cleanly produced by Neil Kernon (Cannibal Corpse, Queensrÿche), the band sounds appropriately brutal with synchronized dual-guitar shredding by Eric Hoffman and Brian Hoffman (who also manage about 17 solos between the two of them), metronomic drumming by Steve Asheim, and Glen Benton’s bass guitar and deep growl (sometimes double-tracked with higher-pitched vocals). In case there was any doubt that the group’s religious views have mellowed, there’s a song on this album called “Fuck Your God.” The title reflects both the level of their rage and the depth of their lyrics; they mostly just spew vitriol at the same general target they’ve been attacking for over a decade (sample lyric from “Mad at God,” which is a different song: “The light of God has turned to sh*t”). For what it’s worth, they still seem to take their religion shtick seriously. Depending on your perspective, that makes them sincere, offensive, provocative, simpleminded, unintentionally humorous, or good showmen. This 2008 re-issue comes with a bonus dvd recorded at the bands appearance at the invite-only Earache Christmas Party, December 22 2003. Features a set packed with classics like Dead by Dawn, Lunatic of Gods Creation and Sacrificial Suicide and was filmed on a multi camera high quality audio set up. This release also features the notorious 35 minute documentary Behind the Scars: Under the Skin of Deicide featuring interviews with all original band members.
Track listing:
1. Scars Of The Crucifix
2. Mad At God
3. Conquered By Sodom
4. When Heaven Burns
5. Fuck Your God
6. Darkness Come
7. Enchanted Nightmare
8. Go Now Your Lord Is Dead
9. The Pentecostal
Dvd listing:
Live at Rescue Rooms Nottingham 22nd of December 2003
1. They Are the Children of the Underworld
2. Bastard of Christ
3. Bible Basher
4. Lunatic of Gods Creation
5. Serpents of the Light
6. Sacrificial Suicide
7. Once Upon the Cross
8. Deicide
9. Dead But Dreaming
10. When Satan Rules His World
11. Dead by Dawn
12. Mephistopheles
13. Behind The Scars-35 min documentary