History Music / Deicide

* AnimalWrongsGroup: Benton once killed a squirrel with a BB gun during an interview. He had relatively good reasons for doing so - they were infesting his house and chewing up every electrical cord they could get their fangs on - but since Benton earlier had bragged about [[ForTheEvulz killing and burning small animals for fun]], the band quickly became a victim of these. It culminated in somebody stopping one of their shows by [[EpicFail detonating a bomb outside of a blast-proof door, at the wrong end of the building, while the opening act was playing.]]

* PersonaNonGrata: Essentially banned in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts due to an unspecified incident that occurred in the late 1990s that resulted in an active warrant for Glen's arrest. Basically, they ''can'' go there, but Benton will likely be arrested if they do so. It has been rumored that the warrant is no longer active, but the band only plays in Connecticut, Rhode Island, or New Hampshire when they do play New England.
* ReadTheFinePrint: According to Glen, a failure to do this was what finally got the Hoffman brothers to leave. Relations between them and the rest of the band had been deteriorating for years, but it wasn't until a new contract that laid out new royalty distribution terms that the shit really hit the fan. Basically, the new terms boiled down to "you get paid for what you write," while the old contract was a four-way split. As the Hoffmans did not write that much, they had not earned that much in royalties under the new contract, and from what Benton said, it appeared that they did not even read the damn thing before signing it and then flipped the fuck out when their shares suddenly became a hell of a lot smaller.

* ItsAllAboutMe: This could be Glen Benton's personal trope. Time and time again, he has proven to be one of the most — if not THE most — egotistical frontmen in metal. He creates drama where none exists for no other real apparent reason than attempting to be relevant.

* PersonaNonGrata: Essentially banned in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts due to an unspecified incident that occurred in the late 1990s that resulted in an active warrant for Glen's arrest. Basically, they ''can'' go there, but Benton will likely be arrested if they do so. It has been rumored that the warrant is no longer active, but the band still only plays in Connecticut on the rare occasions when they do play New England (and usually at a widely-despised venue in the middle of [[WretchedHive Hartford]], much to the chagrin of many a Northeastern fan).

* Mark English - guitars (2016-present)

* FourTemperamentEnsemble:
** Steve: sanguine
** Glen: choleric
** Kevin: melancholic
** Mark: phlegmatic

At some point in 2016, Jack Owen either left or was fired (his version of events was that he was let go of after finishing up a tour filling in for Carach Angren on guitars), and Mark English (Monstrosity) took his place. A new album is in the works for a prospective 2018 release, and as of February 2018, they are finishing it up. ''Overtures of Blasphemy'' will be released on September 14, 2018.

!!Where's my tropes? ''I CAN'T DIE WITHOUT THEM!''

!!Where's my tropes? ''I CAN'T DIE WITHOUT THEM!'':

!!Tropes Displayed by this band:

* FacialMarkings/CoolScars: Glen has an inverted cross burned into his forehead. Yes, ''burned'' not tattooed.

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At some point in 2016, Jack Owen either left or was fired (his version of events was that he was let go of after finishing up a tour filling in for Carach Angren on guitars), and Mark English (Monstrosity) took his place. A new album is in the works for a prospective 2018 release, and as of February 2018, they are finishing it up.

After signing onto Roadrunner records, the band's name was changed to Deicide at their request, then they finally got to the recording of their SelfTitledAlbum, and they had gotten along since then...

* Eric Hoffman – guitars (1987–2004)

* ItsAllAboutMe: This could be Glen Benton's personal trope. Time and time again, he's proven to be one of the most — if not THE most — egotistical frontmen in metal. He creates drama where none exists for no other real apparent reason than attempting to be relevant.

* Glen Benton – lead vocals, bass guitar (1987–present)

* Kevin Quirion – guitars (2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2011–present)

* TheAlcoholic: Supposedly the reason why Santolla was kicked out; Benton is a notoriously apocryphal source for a lot of things, but this version of events has been backed by multiple other people.

* DrugsAreBad: If you're Eric Hoffman, heavy steroid usage when combined with bipolar disorder will prove to be a PsychoSerum and make you highly unstable. Back when he quit, he would apparently drive to Steve Asheim's house late at night to scream at and threaten him through the window (given the fact that Asheim has a fairly large gun collection, it's a wonder that he wasn't shot), and his Facebook rants about Benton, Asheim, and (as of recent) his brother have become the stuff of legend.

* LeadBassist: Benton is a type B and C.
* LeadDrummer: Steve Asheim is one of the most well-known and influential drummers in death metal in addition to being a multi-instrumentalist who has been the main composer for much of the band's lifespan (''In the Minds of Evil'' being the first album where he didn't have the vast majority of the writing credits due to Kevin Quirion and Jack Owen making significant contributions; the Hoffman brothers wrote very little and Santolla wrote nothing save for his own leads and several lead harmonies).
* LongRunnerLineUp: The original lineup stayed for a whopping 17 years before Benton kicked the Hoffmans out.
* MetalScream: While [[Music/{{Suffocation}} Frank Mullen]] was probably the TropeCodifier for guttural vocals (early death metal vocals were generally a deeper, throatier rasp or snarl), Benton is a strong contender for being the UrExample of gutturals, as his lows were closer to a bellow than any of his contemporaries. He also was one of the first purveyors of the [[SopranoAndGravel "gutturals and shrieks"]] dynamic that has since become a mainstay of death metal, though his tendency to multitrack and layer his vocals means that many of his highs have to be performed by other vocalists live.

* NewSoundAlbum: ''The Stench of Redemption'' introduced noticeable melodic elements and neoclassical shred leads thanks to the influence of Santolla and Owen.
* PersonaNonGrata: Essentially banned in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts due to an unspecified incident that occurred in the late 1990s that resulted in an active warrant for Benton's arrest. Basically, they ''can'' go there, but Benton will likely be arrested if they do so. It's been rumored that the warrant is no longer active, but the band still only plays in Connecticut on the rare occasions when they do play New England (and usually at a widely-despised venue in the middle of [[WretchedHive Hartford]], much to the chagrin of many a Northeastern fan).
* ReadTheFinePrint: According to Benton, a failure to do this was what finally got the Hoffman brothers to leave. Relations between them and the rest of the band had been deteriorating for years, but it wasn't until a new contract that laid out new royalty distribution terms that the shit really hit the fan. Basically, the new terms boiled down to "you get paid for what you write", while the old contract was a four-way split. As the Hoffmans didn't write that much, they didn't earn that much in royalties under the new contract, and from what Benton said, it appeared that they didn't even read the damn thing before signing it and then flipped the fuck out when their shares suddenly became a hell of a lot smaller.

* SopranoAndGravel: Benton was one of the first death metal vocalists to employ the "low growl/high shriek" approach that later became a mainstay of the genre.

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Benton was originally just a bassist; back when Amon first formed, they had a standalone vocalist. The vocalist was apparently pretty bad, however, and Glen decided to give vocals a shot after they kicked him out. The rest was history.
* TakeThat: "Misery of One" is a pretty clear attack on Eric Hoffman and basically accuses him of being a delusional child who caused all of his own problems and continues to blame Benton for everything rather than taking responsibility for any of it.

* VoiceOfTheLegion: Benton utilizes this effect frequently by layering his vocals.

At some point in 2016, Jack Owen either left or was fired (his version of events was that he was let go of after finishing up a tour filling in for Carach Angren on guitars), and Mark English (Monstrosity) took his place. A new album is in the works for a prospective 2017 release, however, as of December of that year, nothing has been heard of it.

At some point in 2016, Jack Owen either left or was fired (his version of events was that he was let go of after finishing up a tour filling in for Carach Angren on guitars), and Mark English (Monstrosity) took his place. A new album is in the works for a prospective 2017 release.

In 2009, they signed with Century Media, following the return of Santolla for ''To Hell With God''. Santolla left again, begin replaced by Kevin Quirion (who had been an on-off live fill-in for some time and had also played with Asheim in Order of Ennead). They have just finished a new album called ''In the Minds of Evil'', which has been released on November 25, 2013.

At some point in 2016, Jack Owen either left or was fired (his version of events was that he was let go of after finishing up a tour filling in for Carach Angren on guitars), and Mark English (Monstrosity) took his place. A new album is in the works for a prospective 2017 tour date.

* [[Music/CannibalCorpse Jack Owen]] – guitars (2004–present)

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* SiblingTeam: The Hoffmans were this for a while up to and including the first few years of Amon after they got the rights to the name back. Brian, however, left the latter in 2011 and Eric's deranged Facebook rants seemed to indicate that the two are no longer on speaking terms.

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Deicide are an American DeathMetal band forming in the late 80s. The band started when the Hoffman brothers called Benton about a musical advertisement. Along with drummer Steve Asheim, they got together writing music under the name Amon, and within a month, they had recorded crude Feasting the Beast 8-track demo in Benton's garage and had started playing the occasional gig in the Tampa area. In 1989, Amon recorded their second demo, Sacrificial, at Morrisound with producer Scott Burns.