Artist: DEICIDE
Album: DEICIDE VINYL (LP)

Release date: 1990-98/ 2010
Media type: LP

Deicide is the eponymous debut album by American death metal band Deicide. The album contains all of their demo tracks plus the two songs "Deicide" and "Mephistopheles". While containing mostly satanic or blasphemous lyrical themes, "Lunatic of God's Creation" and "Carnage in the Temple of the Damned" concern Charles Manson and Jim Jones respectively.

It is considered to be the bestselling death metal album of all time. Nielsen Soundscan lists it second after Morbid Angel's Covenant, however Deicide was released before SoundScan went into effect so the SoundScan figure lacks pre-Soundscan sales.

The album was important to the progression of death metal, due to its then-unmatched brutality and the vocal stylings of vocalist/bassist Glen Benton. His deep, guttural growl was enhanced and manipulated with studio production to make the vocals as harsh as possible. “this album struck a chord that would, for good or bad, instantly inspire legions of like-minded groups.”

The album was recorded at Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida, where Deicide would record most of their subsequent works.

Produced by Deicide and Scott Burns
Engineered and mixed by Scott Burns
Recorded at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, FL - March 1990

Al music written by Deicide, all lyrics written by Glen Benton
Deicide logo by Glen Benton and Eric Hoffman

Remastered and re-released in 1998.

TRACKLIST:

SIDE A
1. Lunatic Of God's Creation
2. Sacrificial Suicide
3. Oblivious To Evil
4. Dead By Dawn
5. Blasphererion

SIDE B
6. Deicide
7. Carnage In The Temple Of The Damned
8. Mephistopheles
9. Day Of Darkness
10. Crucifixation

LINE-UP:

Glen Benton - Bass/Vocals
Eric Hoffman - Guitar
Brian Hoffman - Guitar
Steve Asheim - Drums