Deicide

The Profile

Deicide are an American death metal band from Florida, formed in 1987 (initially as Amon), known for extreme anti-Christian themes and for being a key name in early-1990s death metal.

Frontman Glen Benton is widely associated with the band’s anti-Christian imagery; the band’s classic early-90s albums are commonly cited as genre landmarks. Their 2006 album The Stench of Redemption is often discussed as a major later-career resurgence.

Across these reviews, Deicide are framed as seminal Florida death metal: brutally consistent, often accused of repeating formulas, yet capable of real peaks. The early run (especially Legion and Once Upon The Cross, plus the 1990 debut) is repeatedly called classic/masterpiece territory. Mid/late-era albums split opinions: The Stench of Redemption is widely praised as a comeback with more melodic/technical soloing, while Insineratehymn and In Torment In Hell are frequently panned. Later work like Overtures Of Blasphemy gets a solid-but-not-masterpiece verdict, with some criticism of recycled ideas and production choices.