Deicide is an American death metal band. The word deicide means "the killing of a God".

The band was formed in Florida in 1987, first playing under the name Carnage. After Glen Benton joined the name was turned to Amon. During this time they released two demos: Feasting the Beast (1987) and Sacrificial (1989). In 1989 the band's name was changed to Deicide by force of Roadrunner records, as Amon was the name of the house in the King Diamond album "Them". Then, they released their debut, self-titled album.

The band's original line up, which was: Glen Benton on bass and vocals, brothers Eric Hoffman and Brian Hoffman on guitars, and Steve Asheim on drums, remained intact until 25 November, 2004 when Glen Benton announced that the Hoffman brothers had been ejected from the band for repeatedly cancelling shows and walking out on tours. For the remainder of the current tour, one guitar slot has been filled by ex-Cannibal Corpse guitarist, Jack Owen, and the other by new permanent band member, Vital Remains guitarist, Dave Suzuki. Following the tour, Owen will be replaced by Tony Lazaro, the other guitarist from Vital Remains in the new Deicide line-up. Recently, Eric Hoffman hit back at Benton claiming the real reason why they left the band is because Benton was the real one cancelling shows, walking out on tours, could barely play bass and he and his brother got sick of him.

Deicide almost exclusively perform songs with anti-Christian themes, and are banned from some places like many other controversial bands.

Statistics

• Genre: Death metal
• Country: USA
• Status: Active
• Time: 1987

Discography

• (as Amon, re-released in 1993)
• Deicide (1990)
• Legion (1992)
• Once Upon The Cross (1995)
• Serpents Of The Light (1997)
• When Satan Lives (1998, live album recorded at the House of Blues in Chicago)
• Insineratehymn (2000)
• In Torment In Hell (2001)
• Scars of the Crucifix (2004)

Media

(This section contains external links to media files)

• Click here to download Deicide's "Scars of The Crucifix" video from Earache Records.
  
• Here is a free preview of the Deicide DVD from Earache Records.
  
• Preview tracks from Scars of the Crucifix from Earache Records' site. Click each track number to preview tracks: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9

External links

• Earache Records
• Deicide Page at Earache Records
• Earache.com's Discussion Forums - Includes a Deicide forum
• Deicide.com - The Official Deicide Website