American death metal band formed in 1987 in Tampa, Florida, led by Glen Benton; known for explicit anti-Christian lyrics and influential early albums such as Deicide (1990) and Legion.

Key members and contributors mentioned across reviews include Glen Benton (vocals, bass) and Steve Asheim (drums); early lineup featured brothers Eric and Brian Hoffman; later records involved guitarists such as Ralph Santolla and Jack Owen. The band's themes are overtly blasphemous and controversial; critics consistently praise the 1990–97 period while later albums receive mixed reactions.

Deicide's early 1990s output (Deicide, Legion, Once Upon The Cross) is widely praised in the reviews as genre-defining. Later albums receive mixed reactions: some comeback moments (The Stench Of Redemption) but also disappointing releases. Glen Benton’s provocative persona and anti-Christian themes are a recurring focus. The band remains a central name in Floridian death metal.

For:Fans of death metal, readers interested in extreme metal history and controversial artists.

 And from that perspective, the works Deicide released between 1990 and 1997 are absolute masterpieces, some more than others, thanks mainly to the contribution of the Hoffmann brothers.

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 The monster is called "Deicide," and the final battle takes place at the "Mean Fiddler" in Charing Cross, London.

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 I was tired of waiting for Glenn to reincarnate in my slices of bread or having to find him hiding under the rug slaughtering rabbits, so I told myself that if Satan doesn’t go to the metalhead, the metalhead goes to Satan.

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 ...they seem like the only and inimitable Sex Pistols of death metal...[cit.]

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