Once Upon The Cross (Roadrunner, 1995) packs nine songs in less than
30 minutes. Good old times are back: When Satan Rules His World,
They Are The Children Of The Underworld and To Be Dead managed
to improve over the sonic violence of the first album, while making it more
appealing to the masses.
Their art of fast and minimal riffs became more technical with
Serpents of The Light (Roadrunner, 1997), an album that turns
death metal into a serious art. The angular and abrasive edges of the past
are toned-down and songs flow relatively smoothly.
Unfortunately, the best material
(Serpents Of The Light, Blame It On God)
sounds like a repetition of the previous albums, so much so that one could
deem this one a remix album.
Insineratehymn (Roadrunner, 2000) creates a few detours by enhancing
the grooves and adding solos. Not much else happens in
Standing In The Flames, Bible Basher,
Remnant of A Hopeless Path, Worst Enemy, songs that continue
to explore the same terrority.
The closing Refusal of Penance sounds like a tribute to their own sound.
The most notable thing about
Scars of the Crucifix (Earache, 2004) is how little Deicide changed
over the years.
The Stench Of Redemption (2006), with new guitarist
Jack Owen and Ralph Santolla replacing the Hoffman brothers,
introduced a more melodic, malleable and emotional version of Deicide.
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(Translation by/ Tradotto da Biagio Cassese)
Once Upon The Cross (Roadrunner, 1995) raccoglie nove pezzi, in meno di trenta minuti. I buon vecchi tempi sono tornati: When Satan Rules His World, They Are The Children Of The Underworld and To Be Dead strutturato per migliorare la violenza sonora del primo album, rendendolo più attrattivo alle masse.
La loro arte di riff veloci e minimali diventa più tecnica con Serpents of The Light (Roadrunner, 1997), un album che proietta il death metal in un' arte seria. I bordi angolari ed abrasivi del passato sono attenuati e le canzoni fluiscono relativamente uniformemente. Purtroppo, il materiale migliore (Serpents Of The Light, Blame It On God) sembra una ripetizione degli album precedenti, così tanto in modo che uno possa ritenere questo un remix album.
Insineratehymn (Roadrunner, 2000) genera alcune deviazioni, con l' aumentano di grooves ed assoli. Non accade altrimenti in Standing In The Flames, Bible Basher, Remnant of A Hopeless Path, Worst Enemy, pezzi che continuano ad esplorare lo stesso territorio. La conclusiva Refusal of Penance suona come un tributo al loro stesso sound.
La cosa più notevole di Scars of the Crucifix è come i Deicide abbiano cambiato così poco nel corso degli anni.
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