The first three Deicide cd's I really love but the solos basically suck. Ralph Santolla is unbelieveably talented and his mind-boggling shred solos, I never get tired of hearing. Glen Bentons vocals are better than ever on this one too. The Stench of Redemption has better song writing, better musicianship, better vocals and is brutally heavy. The Stench Of Redemption (2006) Scars Of The Crucifix (2004) The Best Of Deicide (2003) In Torment In Hell (2001) Insineratehymn (2000) When Satan Lives (1998) Serpents Of The Light (1997) Once Upon The Cross (1995) Amon: Feasting The Beast (1993) Legion (1992) Deicide.
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| Listen In Doses | 70% | Sweetie | June 1st, 2015 |
| A Step Up | 69% | StainedClass95 | July 15th, 2014 |
| Deicide - The Stench of... | 40% | Orbitball | November 1st, 2012 |
| Walk with Deicide in Death... | 98% | Schneider225 | February 13th, 2012 |
| The stench of success | 90% | All_In_Vain | February 8th, 2012 |
| Smells pretty damn good to me | 83% | autothrall | June 13th, 2011 |
| I'm surprisingly pleased | 96% | Metallideath | October 30th, 2010 |
| Essential Death Metal... | 96% | altarofdeathben | November 2nd, 2009 |
| A Delicious Stench Indeed | 94% | Crank_It_Up_To_666 | May 27th, 2008 |
| It is the perfect Homage to... | 96% | indianmetalhead | May 15th, 2008 |
| Hallelujah! | 95% | BastardHead | March 24th, 2008 |
| Quite possibly their best ever | 84% | Metal_Mongrel | January 22nd, 2008 |
| Beyond Amazing | 96% | CannibalCorpse | May 15th, 2007 |
| A change for the (much) better | 92% | Noktorn | May 9th, 2007 |
| A Masterpiece From A... | 98% | bfte666 | May 7th, 2007 |
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| Eric & Brian WHO??? | 100% | corviderrant | December 5th, 2006 |
| Deicide Strikes Back | 92% | GuntherTheUndying | October 6th, 2006 |
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As has been well recognized, this sampling shows that Deicide has taken a drastic turn. It has been received as a surprise, and such a change needs to be discussed in light of what once was. This is the moment for time for longtime fans to look at where Deicide has been and compare it against where they are going, before deciding if they want to come along for the ride.
The purely musical change is the most obvious one. Riffs will be comfortably familiar to fans who have followed the band's progression, for example 'Homage For Satan' echoes 'Serpents Of The Light' during one transitory riff. These songs at their core aren't much to get excited or distressed about, if this record is your first taste of the new Deicide you will make it through a fair amount of the first track without raising an eyebrow. Then the solo kicks in and you'll realize that this isn't what you signed up for. This is a death metal supergroup, and as that label suggests there are two conflicting outcomes: a significant opportunity to showcase virtuosity has been realized, but this exhibition has become the focal point of the exercise.
It's hard to imagine that any sort of holistic songwriting approach was in use here. At there core, these songs are the same Deicide we've been hearing for over a decade. They lack the narrative ambition of the debut, and they do not trade it for the rhythmic intricacy of Legion. This isn't the classic Deicide sound of the first two albums; this is the sound that has come from them since - simplified, streamlined and aggressive. The unique aggression displayed by Deicide is the one element that has remained constant throughout their career, with different levels of character layered upon it: in the classic era it was a certain irreverent perversion, in the depths of the contractual obligation era it was a self-aware playfulness; everywhere else it has been a workmanlike banality. In essence these songs are a reattempt at the comeback SOTC was supposed to be, with Deicide being serious again and no longer going through the motions. That album was a good try, with the fun side of the band intact along with a return to that early perversion conveyed through a dissonant melodic assault over a violently percussive foundation. But it seems that a return to form wasn't enough, or at least that when the band got there it wasn't quite as glorious as they had imagined it would be during those long Roadrunner years. So instead of refining the old approach, it has been thrown out the window along with half the core lineup. Back to that holistic approach - the Hoffmans at their best created leads that weren't focal points, but part of the greater narrative direction. They didn't highlight what had already happened, they took you to another place through logical progression. Benton's hired guns instead are given the spotlight, with solos that sound as though they were added long after the songs had been finalized with only a cursory listen given once added. The quality control element isn't concerned with whether the songs flow, or remain coherent, or are served to some greater purpose by a lead break of Necrophagistic proportions. No, it's to make sure they are as flashy and flamboyant and distracting as possible.
This distraction has worked given the positive reception Deicide's new sound has received. It's the same old tired songs given a ridiculous facelift of technical, melodic, and altogether selfish leads. This is a new band, a dream team of technical and musical mastery with little to say. The classic Deicide with their theatric and empowering Satanic disrespect is long since burned out, and we could hardly expect it. But those amusing bits of lyrical absurdity that got hardcore fans through the Roadrunner years and reminded them that the band wasn't quite dead yet beneath the mediocre music ('Reign of the cross, the aggressor / Has killed more people than cancer'... wonderful) aren't here either. Instead they've finally given up and given the fans exactly what they expect, what the casual fan thinks Deicide always was - pedestrian blasphemy.
With the final product these elements make up it should come as no surprise that this new direction has gained the band a host of new fans who never cared for the band previously, and sparked the interest of those casual listeners who never quite fully identified with the old Deicide. Everyone can recognize that there has been a significant change, but some will recognize that this isn't a rejuvenation or a brave new direction. Rather, it's a fresh coat of paint on a well-established formula. This sample should be evidence enough that Deicide has given up on ever attaining the heights they once reached, and are instead content to explore new directions. Deicide has moved on, and so shall I.