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Tampa, United States (1987 – present)

Deicide is an American death metal band formed in 1987. Their first two albums, Deicide and Legion, are ranked second and third place in best-selling death metal albums of the SoundScan era.

As Amon - Feasting The Beast (1987-1989)

Deicide was formed in Tampa, Florida July 21, 1987, after guitarist Brian Hoffman called Glen Benton, replying to an advertisement the latter had placed in a local music magazine. They are influenced by bands such as Destruction, Sodom, Venom, Bathory, Possessed, Death and Slayer. Within days the band, consisting of Benton (bass/vocals), Hoffman, Hoffman’s brother Eric (guitars) and Steve Asheim (drums), had been named Amon after the Egyptian deity. Within a month, Amon 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.

However, before being known as Amon, the band was known as Carnage: “Carnage consisted of 5 members the 2 members were let go. Glen was found in a local music magazine. We had him play bass. And another singer was hired. He could not phrase properly so he was let go. Then we decided have Glen sing. Amon was brought into this world.”- Eric Hoffman
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  • Sherazdionysus

    Old school death metal from Pakistan http://youtu.be/7ctXJLEafSA

    yesterday evening
  • Dreamtronic

    v no

    yesterday morning
  • ManBearPig1028

    Yall need to accept Jesus as your lord and savior!

    Friday morning
  • Rrash73

    v I know I am.

    last week
  • achujwie

    v wow, you so cool :)

    last week
  • Rrash73

    Glen Benton has his own Last.fm account and periodically reads his own band's shoutbox and cries over everything mean you say about him.

    last week
  • KreeseKreeley

    FUCK GLEN BENTON. He's a fucking rapist and a lowlife psychopath. That being said, I wish they could've kept the fire they had rekindled with Stench going. I, for one, loved that album. Shame the next two sucked hippo balls.

    13 days ago
  • 4UFH0CK3R

    "Legion" and "The stench of redemption" are pretty much their best releases so far. At any case you should avoid their outputs between 2000 and 2004.

    13 days ago
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