Deicide is an American death metal band. The word deicide means "the killing of a god", analogous to suicide meaning "the killing of the self" or homicide meaning, literally, "the killing of a man".
The band was formed in 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.
The band has been plagued by controversy relating to their heavily anti-Christian, lyrics. This was only reinforced by such stunts as frontman Glen Benton branding an inverted crucifix into his forehead (which he most likely did with a heated piece of cross-shaped metal).
The band's original line up consisted of Glen Benton on bass and vocals, brothers Eric Hoffman and Brian Hoffman on guitars, and Steve Asheim on drums. ...more
