Deicide - Scars Of The Crucifix
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Deicide is an American death metal band. The word deicide means "the killing of deities" or, in the Christian era "the killing of God or Jesus".
The band was formed in Tampa, Florida in 1987, first playing under the name Carnage. After Glen Benton joined the name was changed 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". Deicide then released their self-titled debut album in 1990.
As might be expected for such a blatantly anti-Christian band Deicide has been plagued by controversy relating to their heavily antagonistic lyrics. This was only reinforced by such "stunts" as frontman Glen Benton branding an inverted cross into his forehead.
Deicide have been banned from playing in many venues (such as Valparaiso, Chile over a promotional poster featuring Jesus with a bullethole in his forehead) and with various festivals such as the ironically named 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". - Most 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 TV.
Nor is all the controversy with Christians. During the early 1990s in Scandinavia, black metal was wreaking havoc all over Norway, and it was well documented that the black metallers disliked American death metal intensely (despite a few members of the inner circle enjoying acts such as Morbid Angel). Sometime in the early 90s, Deicide was on tour in Europe with another death metal band when they hit Oslo, and after the first band was on-stage, a bomb was detonated in the club they were playing in. Many people blamed Animal Rights activists who were angered at Deicide's lyrical themes of animal sacrifice, but Glen Benton blamed the incident on the fanatical black metallers.
The band was formed in Tampa, Florida in 1987, first playing under the name Carnage. After Glen Benton joined the name was changed 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". Deicide then released their self-titled debut album in 1990.
As might be expected for such a blatantly anti-Christian band Deicide has been plagued by controversy relating to their heavily antagonistic lyrics. This was only reinforced by such "stunts" as frontman Glen Benton branding an inverted cross into his forehead.
Deicide have been banned from playing in many venues (such as Valparaiso, Chile over a promotional poster featuring Jesus with a bullethole in his forehead) and with various festivals such as the ironically named 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". - Most 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 TV.
Nor is all the controversy with Christians. During the early 1990s in Scandinavia, black metal was wreaking havoc all over Norway, and it was well documented that the black metallers disliked American death metal intensely (despite a few members of the inner circle enjoying acts such as Morbid Angel). Sometime in the early 90s, Deicide was on tour in Europe with another death metal band when they hit Oslo, and after the first band was on-stage, a bomb was detonated in the club they were playing in. Many people blamed Animal Rights activists who were angered at Deicide's lyrical themes of animal sacrifice, but Glen Benton blamed the incident on the fanatical black metallers.