Deicide - Stench Of Redemption review

[astrofaes]

Wow - what a hell of a comeback from Benton and co, especially considering they lost the Hoffman bros. Easily one of the best releases of the year.

Deicide - Stench Of Redemption

Let me know what you guys thought of it!

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

I think Hoffman bros. where the reason for Deicide becoming so boring and bland and of course being apart of RoadRunner.


I may end up getting this even though I had planned not to.

 

[TheUnforgiven]

'Homage for satan' only song worth listening.Album is still better than SoC, but nowhere close to Legion what Glen promised

 

[Thoth-Amon]

Hmmmm.... I may have to get this.

 

[Papa Josh]

'Homage for satan' only song worth listening.Album is still better than SoC, but nowhere close to Legion what Glen promised

I disagree.

 

[I-Oblivion-I]

Easily the best death metal release of 2006 in my opinion, those solos are just too good!

 

[AsModEe]

'Homage for satan' only song worth listening.Album is still better than SoC, but nowhere close to Legion what Glen promised

lol

 

[Matt]

Easily the best death metal release of 2006 in my opinion, those solos are just too good!

You're joking, right?

 

[Blue_Jay]

I LOVED this album. Easily the best death metal album of 2006. No album well beat the amazingness of the solos and the great growls of Glen Burton. This album even beats some of Opeth's releases.

 

[Hatebreeder]

I hate Deicide for two reasons:

1. Their lame pseudo-Satanist lyrics that come off as more stupid than controversial.
2. Their music has not progressed at all. I own their "Best of..." album, and from what I've heard from that and the two most recent albums, they don't want to do anything new. And I hate that.

 

[Satanstoenail]

I hate Deicide for two reasons:

1. Their lame pseudo-Satanist lyrics that come off as more stupid than controversial.
2. Their music has not progressed at all. I own their "Best of..." album, and from what I've heard from that and the two most recent albums, they don't want to do anything new. And I hate that.

I find Deicide funny as hell for those reasons. Glen Benton is obviously not too bright, I remember reading an interview with him in Kerrang back in 92-3 where they put him up against a priest in an argument. He lost BADLY. The priest was cool calm and collected and all Glen Benton could do was go "Nnnnggg!! I was POSSESED by Satan himself!! I am the true embodiment of EEEVIL NNNGGGG!!!!! Look, I've got an upside down cross branded into my forehead!! I could kick your ass!!!" etc. The guy's obviously not all there in the head.

To be honest I've only got the first Deicide album, and I think it's probably the only one worth having. I've heard some of their newer stuff and it hella sucked.

 

[Alteredmindeath]

Reason to get new Deicide album=Ralph Santolla... nuff said... shreds to helll

 

[OldScratch]

If you can find it - I always thought the Amon "Feasting the Beast" pre-Deicide demo-CD was some of their best work(a number of songs are on the first album - but the Amon stuff was superior to me,(vocals, production, etc)

On topic - "The Stench..." is really quite good - particularly if you already like the Deicide/Vital Remains style of DM. It does come off as something of a hybrid of the two...but it's still Deicide through and through(too much at times?).
Good riddance to the Hoffmans that's all I can say. I don't care if Santola is a Hari Krishna...he plays well and adds to the sound immensely.
Before anyone gets all twisted over who believes or hates what, religiously, this is hardly unprecedented. Shit, going back to Merciful Fate, the whole band outside KD were in no way Satanists...but the music ruled! As for Glen, the "l hate god" theme is more than a bit old by now, I'll grant ya that.

 

[Satanstoenail]

If you can find it - I always thought the Amon "Feasting the Beast" pre-Deicide demo-CD was some of their best work(a number of songs are on the first album - but the Amon stuff was superior to me,(vocals, production, etc)

Really? I thought that recording sounded like someone vomiting into a flushing toilet whilst farting myself, barely listenable unless you are a hardcore fan. It was all demo stuff they'd done on 4 track in their garage.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

New album kills. Not as good as the first two but still killer.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

New album kills. Not as good as the first two but still killer.

 

[Blue_Jay]

I thought it was their best album but blah.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

I thought it was their best album but blah.

DEAD BY DAWN! DEAD BY DAWN! DEAD BY DAWN! DEAD BY DAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!

 

[OldScratch]

Really? I thought that recording sounded like someone vomiting into a flushing toilet whilst farting myself, barely listenable unless you are a hardcore fan. It was all demo stuff they'd done on 4 track in their garage.

Not a particularly hardcore fan at all...just thought it was good, if primitive stuff. To each his own...

 

[Matt]

I find Deicide funny as hell for those reasons.

Me too, with most satanic metal, and especially Gorgoroth. They are just do stupid.