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[[File:Ne5684t76i67ide.jpg|thumb|Deicide]]
'''Deicide''' is a band formed in 1987.
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==History==
===As Amon/Carnage (1987-1989)===
[[File:Deicide band 017.jpg|thumb|250px|Glen Benton, 2009]]
Deicide was formed in Tampa, Florida July 21 1987, after guitarist [[Brian Hoffman]] called [[Glen Benton]], replying to an advertisement the latter had placed in a local music magazine. They are influenced by bands such as [[Destruction (band)|Destruction]], [[Sodom (band)|Sodom]], [[Venom (band)|Venom]], [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]], [[Possessed (band)|Possessed]], [[Death (band)|Death]] and [[Slayer]]. The band consisted of Benton (bass/vocals), Hoffman, Hoffman's brother [[Eric Hoffman (guitarist)|Eric]] (guitars) and [[Steve Asheim]] (drums). Within a month, they had recorded crude ''Feasting the Beast'' 8-track demo in Benton's garage and had started playing the occasional gig in the Tampa area. In 1989, Amon recorded their second demo, ''Sacrificial'', at Morrisound with producer Scott Burns.
After a number of lineup changes, Benton assumed the additional role of vocals and the band was renamed ''Carnage''.
[[Malevolent Creation]] guitarist Phil Fasciana recalls an early Carnage show: "It was like Slayer intensified a thousand times." "I guess Carnage had hollowed out a mannequin and filled it with fuckin' blood and guts from a butcher shop... and then they threw the fuckin' thing on the floor. [[Morbid Angel]] had these pit bulls with them back then and they were just tearing the meat up. It was a really weird scene, man. There was blood and meat everywhere."
===As Deicide (1989-2004)===
[[File:Deicide band 016.jpg|thumb|250px|Steve Asheim, 2009]]
Benton reportedly stormed into [[Roadrunner Records]]' A&R man Monte Connors' office and presented him with the demo, saying, "Sign us, you fucking asshole!" The next day contracts were issued to the band. "Deicide" is defined as the act of killing a being of a divine nature, or a symbolic substitute for such a being; a deicide can also be one concerned in putting such a deity to death.
"Me and my first wife were visiting family up in Buffalo and we went over to the city with a copy of the demo. Scott Burns had already sent it to Monte, though, and it was actually sitting on his desk. So I walked in and said, "I'm Glen Benton- here's another tape. Don't be an asshole- sign us. I wasn't even back in Buffalo yet when they called in with the contract offer."
Deicide then released their [[Deicide (album)|self-titled debut album]], also produced by Scott Burns at Morrisound, in 1990. Their debut featured re-recorded versions of all six of the ''Sacrificial'' tunes that had secured them their record deal.
Both Eric and Brian tended to play technical solos at fast speeds and with overlapping riffs, which gave Deicide the definitive heavy sound and complex song structures. This lineup remained intact until November 25 2004 in the wake of increasing animosity between Glen Benton and the Hoffman brothers - allegedly in regards to royalties, publishing and the fact that they were Christians.
===Post-Hoffman brothers period (2004-present)===
[[File:Deicide band 010.jpg|thumb|250px|Jack Owen, 2009]]
Shortly after, the guitar roles were then filled by ex-[[Cannibal Corpse]] guitarist [[Jack Owen]], and [[Vital Remains]] guitarist [[Dave Suzuki]]. Following the tour, Suzuki was replaced by [[Ralph Santolla]], formerly of [[Death (band)|Death]], [[Iced Earth]] and Sebastian Bach. Santolla stated he is a Catholic and this has received a small amount of shock and ridicule from some metal fans. In spite of this, Deicide's eighth studio album ''[[The Stench of Redemption]]'' album received rave reviews, and is one of their biggest sellers yet.
On May 24, 2007, it was announced [[Ralph Santolla]] had left Deicide. Subsequently, he joined Florida's [[Obituary (band)|Obituary]] and appears on their album ''[[Xecutioner's Return]]'' as well as the tour. Then on July 20 2007 guitarist [[Jack Owen]] (ex-[[Cannibal Corpse]]) announced that Deicide is "on hiatus" and he has joined Ohio based death/thrash combo [[Estuary (band)|Estuary]] for touring purposes. The band did a Balkan tour, dubbed "Balkans AssassiNation Tour", in October 2007 alongside [[Krisiun]], [[Incantation (band)|Incantation]] and [[Inactive Messiah]].
By November 2007 Deicide began work on its ninth studio album at Florida's Morrisound Studios. Entitled ''[[Till Death Do Us Part (Deicide album)|Till Death Do Us Part]]'', the follow-up to 2006's ''[[The Stench of Redemption]]'' promised to be Deicide's "most savage and aggressive [offering] to date," according to a press release. Drummer [[Steve Asheim]] recorded drum tracks and Benton started recording vocals in December. It was finally released on April 28 2008.
On January 6, 2009, Deicide posted a blog on their official Myspace page saying they had signed a worldwide record deal with [[Century Media]], with Ralph Santolla returning to the band for a European tour. They were said to be working on material for a summer 2009 release.
Guitarist Kevin Quirion of Order of Ennead joined the band in the summer of 2009.
==Controversy==
Deicide has received considerable controversy relating to their albums and lyrics, which include vehement anti-christian themes, such as "Fuck Your God","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. 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. 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.--->
==Members==
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