Call them Satans cheerleaders, or every Christians worst nightmare, Deicide has never been a band to shy away from controversy. The founding fathers of death metal, Tampa, Florida, cast themselves as one of the most influential and controversial metal bands early on in their career and recent releases show they still hold the mantle.
On the back of their mighty ninth studio album, Till Death Do Us Part, Deicide have announced that they will extend their one-off US headlining tour to include Australia .perhaps for the last time? With vocalist Glen Benton thanking fans worldwide and bidding them farewell and good luck on the albums credits, and rumours already circulating about this aptly titled album being their swansong, this tour may be every fans last chance to see Deicide ever.
Deicide formed in 1987 and released their first, self-titled album in 1990. From their inception their sound was established as an uncompromising one: brutal, extreme and provoking. Deicide and second album Legion were instant successes that set the benchmark for death metal across the US. Deicides reputation was quickly formed, but not only musically.
Controversy and notoriety preceded the band: vocalist Glen Benton with the inverted crucifix burnt into his forehead, the pelting of crowds with live animal organs and the cancellation of shows forced by enraged religious groups went hand-in-hand with vicious and blasphemous recordings.
20 years on, Deicide return to Australia with an outfit once again steeped in classic, straightforward death metal and a live show that has never deviated from blistering, intense and unpredictable. Coupled with a dark, vague cloud hovering over the bands future, this tour may just be the perfect, and essential, way to end 2008.
Tickets are avaiable NOW via the Just Say Rock webiste for all the shows across Australia. Each patron that purchases a ticket for this show via the website will go into the draw to win;
First Prize: Signed tour poster and signed tour shirt from the band; or;
Second Prize: Tour poster and tour shirt
We will have first and second prize winners in all states! Tickets for the Deicide show are available right now via the Just Say Rock website; www.justsayrock.com.au so there is no need to wait until the 1st of September to get your ticket.
While on the website, feel free to register and go into the draw to win two tickets with return flights and transfers to Germany to watch the largest Heavy Metal Festival in the world - Wacken Open Air 2009. The best part of it all? It is free to go into the draw to win this great prize!
DEICIDE AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2008
PERTH: CAPITOL THEATRE
MONDAY 8TH DECEMBER
+ special guests
Tix: On line @ Just Say Rock: www.justsayrock.com.au BOCS tickets; Moshtix: www.moshtix.com.au
ADELAIDE: FOWLERS LIVE (ALL AGES)
TUESDAY 9TH DECEMBER
+ special guests
Tix: On line @ Just Say Rock; www.justsayrock.com.au Venue Tix: www.venuetix.com.au Moshtix: www.moshtix.com.au
MELBOURNE: HI FI BAR
WEDNESDAY 10TH DECEMBER
+ Synperium and other guests
Tix: On line @ Just Say Rock; www.justsayrock.com.au Metal Mayhem: (03) 9621-1666; The Hi Fi Bar: www.thehifi.com.au
SYDNEY: THE METRO THEATRE (ALL AGES)
THURSDAY 11TH DECEMBER
+ Synperium and other guests
Tix: On line @ Just Say Rock; www.justsayrock.com.au The Metro Theatre: www.themetrotheatre.com.au
BRISBANE: THE ARENA
FRIDAY 12TH DECEMBER
+ Synperium and other guests
Tix: On line @ Just Say Rock; www.justsayrock.com.ua Oztix: www.oztix.com The Arena Box Office
