Till Death Do Us Part Review

Release Date: May 13, 2008
Label: Ech
Genres: Rock
Number Of Tracks: 10
It is the follow-up to 2006's The Stench of Redemption and promises to be Deicide's "most savage and aggressive [offering] to date," according to a press release.

Sound:	4.5
Lyrics:	5.3
Impression:	5
Overall rating:	4.9
Users rating:	6.3
Comments:	81

overall: 7.7

Featured review by: UG Team, on may 07, 2008

Sound: Deicide’s position as one of the most notorious death metal bands on the planet was not so much lost as sort of forgotten since the late 1990’s. However, 2006’s comeback ‘The Stench Of Redemption’ was a true return to form, wowing fans and critics alike. The first line-up change in Deicide history (the departure of the Hoffman brothers on guitar) really lit a fire under their asses, and the result was absolutely great. It’s said that the 2nd album is always the hardest to make, but I think Deicide’s peers Obituary have proven that the follow-up to a comeback is far more difficult. ‘Till Death Do Us Part’ almost makes it look easy.

The album begins with an aptly titled instrumental showing off the lead guitar wizardry of Ralph Santolla, who appears on ‘Till Death Do Us Part’ as only a session member, having left the band. There are still some absolutely blistering solos (‘Worthless Misery’ being a fine example) but generally the leads are toned down a fair bit, letting the riffs and vocals do the talking. The vocals of Glen Benton are quite a love-it-or-hate-it matter, but if you’re a fan of his growls then his delivery here will impress you. In fact, this is quite applicable for the album as a whole. The riffs and drumming are fairly standard fare for Deicide, but that’s by no means a bad thing. Founding member, drummer and principal songwriter Steve Asheim is still very impressive behind the kit, with the same pounding drum sound that the last few Deicide records have had. The sheer intensity of the drum takes are very impressive, a frantic blast accompanied by what sounds like several different fills at once, without once sounding lost. ‘Angel Of Agony’, in particular, is a true demonstration of Steve’s ability on drums.

In fact, Asheim’s recordings on this album are not just limited to drums as he is credited with lead and rhythm guitars as well. He, Santolla and Jack Owen (of Cannibal Corpse fame) all lay down very solid guitar tracks. The album has countless brutal Deicide riffs and a sizeable dosage of soaring leads, though the latter are not as plentiful with Santolla as only a session player. The sound of this album overall could be seen as a mixture of Deicide’s 1992 classic ‘Legion’ and their newer, more punchy and melodic riff style. Of course, 16 years changes a band’s sound a lot, and the production is most certainly very important to this. Even by early '90s standards, Deicide’s first few albums didn’t have great production, but since ‘Scars Of The Crucifix’ their tone and mixing has had a real punch to it. While ‘Till Death Do Us Part’ is still far more sonically ‘in-your-face’ than say, ‘Serpents Of The Light’, it doesn’t quite have that aggressive power that their last two albums had. This is no complaint, though, as this is Deicide as Deicide is meant to sound: fast, heavy and unforgiving. // 8

Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics of Glen Benton are well known for being vehemently anti-Christian and as little as you may agree with his views, it is hard to deny that his lyrics are well done. He has retained that same dark language for over 20 years now, but with time and age his writing style has matured significantly since the days of ‘Oblivious To Nothing’. In fact, this album contains quite a lot more than the standard blasphemy that Benton normally churns out. As the title (and, indeed, the horrendous artwork) may suggest, some of these songs have a dark twist on the marriage theme, and of course it's religious connotations. There are still some lyrically weak songs (“Feeding off the excrement's of bible prophecy” from ‘In The Eyes Of God’) but Benton’s lyrical style certainly does not deserve to be bashed as much as it is by some people, no matter how controversial the subject matter is. // 7

Impression: There is a definite sense of familiarity with ‘Till Death Do Us Part’. Perhaps it is the fact that we are not hearing Santolla and Owen’s fresh guitar styles for the first time this time around, but really this is quite a standard Deicide album. The riffs, the drumming and Glen’s distinctive vocals are all there for the taking, but this album fails to have that massive impact that Deicide’s previous record did. This isn’t new or refreshing (though the 6 minute ‘Horror In The Halls Of Stone’, Deicide’s longest song to date, most certainly is) and it doesn’t masquerade as anything else, it’s just a quality slab of death metal done the Deicide way.

If you have not been impressed by Deicide’s work (even ‘The Stench Of Redemption’), then this album isn’t going to change your mind. That said, songs like ‘Horror In The Halls Of Stone’ and ‘Not As Long As We Both Shall Live’ really do sound like a band that has never stepped a foot wrong. // 8

overall: 1

Reviewed by: MHDrunk, on may 02, 2008

Sound: Two years ago, when people started saying things like 'return to form' about Deicide, I was a bit confused and so checked out the Stench Of Redemption. On Soulseek, I and a few others had taken a Limp Bizkit album and renamed it, advertising it as the new Deicide, but I hadn't actually heard it. Needless to say, when I did hear it I was disappointed and I think that moment truly awoke me to how retarded most modern death metal fans are. Anyway, I downloaded the latest, Till Death Do Us Part and unsurprisingly it is weak as piss, uninspired drivel that is a good 17 years behind it's time. Paraphrasing everything that could be wrong with death metal (with the exclusion of brutal and technical death metal) in one album, Deicide manage only to produce derivative, boring crap that no doubt the 'been-into-death-metal-for-2-weeks' wannabe-evil modern Deicide fans will lap up and compare to their older stuff (of which they've only heard 'Sacrificial Suicide' for 30 seconds through one faulty earphone). // 1

Lyrics and Singing: You can't praise Glen Benton's vocals: it's impossible. Throughout Deicide's career he's never conjured up images of Satan or dying angels, only of Down Syndrome sufferers and angry gorillas. While this vocal approach could be overlooked in the past in favour of the music, ever since Insineratehymn was put out the listener has been forced to pay attention to Benton's singing because the music itself has been so painful. And that, ladies (do women actually listen to Deicide) and gentelemen is the exact moment and way that Deicide went to complete shit. Don't expect any improvement in the vocals or lyrics department. // 1

Impression: Morbid Angel reinvented themselves. Death changed their style completely. Failing to take advice from the other two, the third big Floridan death metal act decided to continue their style and before long they made the stupid mistake of relying solely on their gimmicky image once they ran out of riffs in 1998. Forcing most newcomes to the genre to almost completely write off Satanic death metal as a whole, Deicide pollute the scene, demean themselves and are the exact reason that death metal is laughed at by the mainstream. I know that the release of this was like Christmas for a lot of people and Deicide just filled their stockings with coal. They aren't helped out at all by their semi-evolved frontman singing like a downer and claiming to see bigfoot. If he had any intelligence whatsoever he'd realise how moronic he was but then again, if he had any intelligence at all we wouldn't have heard from Deicide since 1997. // 1

overall: 5.7

Reviewed by: The Evil Hat, on may 15, 2008

Sound: The Stench of Redemption split most Deicide fans into two camps. There was the group that hated everything since Legion, and the group that though Stench was actually a good album. I fell into the latter group. Songs like Homage for Satan and Walk With the Devil in Dreams You Behold seemed like a return to form for the once great band. I awaited their newest album with rabid excitement. They published the cover artwork a short while before the release, and I remember thinking, “This has to be a joke,” it really is that bad. Still, cover art doesn’t make or break an album. The album came out and I began to listen eagerly. After my first lesson I was disappointed. Nothing had leapt out at me. I resolved to hold off my judgment until the album got a fair chance. Over the next few days I played the album repeatedly, and it never improved. This album has no bad parts. There is nothing that makes you go, “What were they thinking?” (Besides the cover art, at least) But while the album has no bad parts, it also has (almost) no good parts. It simply exists, neither positive nor negative, neither enjoyable nor repulsive. For the most part, the guitars bass and drums are in the background. Yes, they are playing a riff, but not once in the album is it a very interesting riff. They will usually do their own thing for a bit in the beginning, have a repetitive riff or two for the remainder, and then close the song. Quite a few of the riffs are technical, but that doesn’t make them good. They aren’t technical in the Origin or Necrophagist way of, “How the f--k did they do that?” Nor are they technical in the “Look mommy, I can play really fast!” way that Brain Drill is. The technicality, like the riffs seems to simply fade into the background. // 4

Lyrics and Singing: If the riffs are so boring and bland, why the hell did I give this album a 50, rather than say, a 20? Well, for once, the vocals save the day. A lot of people seem to hate Glen Benton’s growls. If that description applies to you, leave now. You will hate this album. Once a song is established, he never shuts up. For once, a vocalist that doesn’t know when to shut his mouth aids an album. All of the energy in this album comes from the vocals. While the guitars and drums seem content to sit in the background, the vocals are roaring ahead at full speed. // 8

Impression: In conclusion, this album was a huge disappointment for me. Especially when compared to Deicide classics like “Deicide” or “Legion” it fails to hold up at all. It has it's moments where it manages to get off the ground, but the only song that I would actually classify as good is “Not as Long as We Both Shall Live.” On the whole, if you love Deicide, buy it. Just don’t expect another classic. If you’re new to the band, check out their early albums. If you hate Deicide, stay away. This won’t change your mind. // 5

overall: 5.3

Reviewed by: Guitarmike123, on may 10, 2008

Sound: After hearing The Stench of Redemption I didn't know what to expect from this album. It was promised to be some kind of hybrid between Legion and TSOR. I was a bit sceptical to this since albums being compared to old classics tend to get a bit overhyped. But I decided to be open minded and give it a fair chance. Well, to the music: the album starts with an intro that is about as un-Deicide as possible, which had me worried for a while. The rest of the songs are more interesting. They are more agressive than any of the songs on TSOR. Though I get the feeling that something's missing when listening through the album. Something about the songwriting sounds a bit uninspired, almost like it's going on routine. But I guess you can't expect them to have the same agression and energy as they did almost 20 years ago. The guitarsound is somewhere around the average line. One thing that always amazed me was how the Hoffman brothers playing always sounded really "tight". There are some really cool riffs here, but Jack Owen and Ralph Santolla simply can't achieve the "tightness" of the Hoffman brothers. If this is due to production or some other reason is left untold. I can add that the melodic solos of TSOR are almost absent, possibly due to Ralph Santolla having less input. So for those who expect that, I suggest to look elsewhere. The drumming is one of the highlights of this album. I dare to say that this is probably Asheim's best performance yet. Triggered or not his drumming sounds great, I also like the production on them more than most of their recent albums. Powerful and tight is words that comes to mind. // 5

Lyrics and Singing: The vocals are nowhere his best, I guess age and years on the road has taken it's toll. Though they aren't horrible and definitely showing improvement since TSOR, his voice sounds a bit more brutal. Another good thing is that they didn't go crazy with the multilayering of highs and lows like the did last time. As far as the lyrics go, I wouldn't call this album a masterpiece. Though I never tend to bother about the lyrical content when it comes to death metal anyway. Let's just say that there are lyrics in death metal far more poorly written then those of Benton. // 5

Impression: This album is, as mentioned before, more brutal then TSOR, and it's kind of obvious that they've taken the masterpiece Legion as a source of inspiration. It is a step in the right direction, but not the huge leap I expected. About half of the songs on the album is average, the other half is decent to good. No outstanding songs that you will remember though. This album proves that Deicide is still capable of making aggressive death metal. Though I can't quite get rid of the feeling that this is a filler album. I guess the next album they release will tell if they still are in the game. So in conclusion: they have done better in the past, but they have also done worse. Some will like it, others will hate it. To me, it's decent. // 6

Comments

[polaris1483]

How this junk review made it to the front page, I'll never know. MHDrunk obviously has a hatred for Deicide and had to make a review because nobody else would listen to his complaints. I most certainly won't be paying any attention to his future reviews if they're as biased and pathetic as this. Nice try.

[polaris1483]

I should also point out that "On Soulseek, I and a few others had taken a Limp Bizkit album and renamed it, advertising it as the new Deicide, but I hadn't actually heard it." shows what a positive outlook on the band this reviewer had when he listened to the album. The fact that he trashed it before he even listened to it shows the idiocy.

[ozoneslayer]

remove this rewiew please

[Pingis_Or_Death]

I can agree that new Deicide is nowhere near as good as old Deicide, but come on, 1 STAR???

[BKGMorley]

I coulnt aggree with u more

[wurzel1981]

I've never read a more impartial review, well done you! (N.O.T)

[rajandmaria]

are you on crack?

[polaris1483]

BKGMorley wrote:

I coulnt aggree with u more

And I take you've also listened to the album? Come on. You might not like Deicide, but no album deserves something as low as a 1. This review is sickening.

[TjGk]

So...this reviewer trashes the album and cites some vague reasons, but never gives any examples or goes in-depth at all, choosing instead to go on about how he renamed some files on Soulseek (because that thar's funny). The clueless viewers like me who have never heard this album are frustrated.

Can we get a better review? Why did this make the front page?

BKGMorley wrote:

I coulnt aggree with u more

But why?

[sambargun]

Finally someone says the truth about the sad remainder of once-good death metal band. Its true that Deicide became this when Morbid Angel and Death went to new uncharted territory. Glenn Benton should realise that inverted crosses and endless growls and 'Homage to Satan's may improve your image not the music. Thanx for saying it like it is.....

[7StringMassacre]

This is album is terrible, I disagree with the stench of redemption thing, that was a really good album Bentons voice was heavy and punchy and the guitars and drums were freakin spot on. Benton could've done without the phony highs though. But Benton's vocals suffer on this album despite his claim that they're better then they've ever been. The guitars sound freaking weak as all get out and the whole album just sounds shoddy. and as far a theme? a theme about the woes of marriage? c'mon. yeah, death metal is cheesy, and stupid, ask any death metal fan, even George Fisher from cannibal corpse said "can anyone take these lyrics serisouly? you have to see the humor in it" so when I pop in my Deicide album I want my vehement anti-christian, worship the devil, hatred spewing music...not songs about the "woes of marriage".

[boyan89]

a 1 man man! wtf?

[kmceric1004]

such bias in this review rly is sickening. At least try to be more neutral when it comes to reviews..pls?

[Cometh_Hessian]

worst review of an album ever. i dont even give to ****s about deicide, but this reviewer sucks and i dont understand how it made the front page let alone be considered a legit review of a CD. good job UG

[duncang]

kmceric1004 wrote:

such bias in this review rly is sickening. At least try to be more neutral when it comes to reviews..pls?

Reviews aren't meant to be neutral.

By the way guys, be patient as I've just sent off the UG Team review for this CD, should be up in a while.

[BlackSymphony6]

Deicide manage only to produce derivative, boring crap that no doubt the 'been-into-death-metal-for-2-weeks' wannabe-evil modern Deicide fans will lap up and compare to their older stuff (of which they've only heard 'Sacrificial Suicide' for 30 seconds through one faulty earphone).

owned. take that deicide

[Reviewer Pete]

I laughed.

[Golem29]

This review is genius, nothing more needs to be said

[Shredder Guitar]

although i agree with everything that was said, the ratings are pathetic. This deserves at least a 5. I mean, we all know they just aren't who the ads make them up to be anymore. They're living off the publicity of being "Satanic."

[2Old2Cold]

Actually this new Deicide album is quite good, much better than what this "reviewer" thinks it is. That shouldn't surprise me though, considering he probably likes crap like Opeth and br00tal look-how-technical-I-can-play-but-I-lack-any-feeling-whatsoe ver death metal. You talk about Morbid Angel and Death changing styles yet fail to write that both bands went downhill once they did. Morbid Angel has been trite since about 98 and Death, well they had about 4 good albums. Of course this is just my opinion.

A review by a different person, someone who isn't biased, is really in order for this album. The only album that deserves a 1 is St. Anger or the new Cryptopsy.

[2Old2Cold]

Ok, I have to take back what I said about what this guy probably listens to because the music he has listed on his profile is some good shit.

[moomoocons]

Umm, anyone complaining this review isn't impartial is stupid. Like said earlier, they shouldn't be. If every review was impartial, every thing reviewed would get a 5/10. Odds are if the reviewer raved about how amazing it was, he probably liked them before and would not be impartial. If you like them, make your own review of the CD.

[sambargun]

According to 2old2cold:
Actually this new Deicide album is quite good, much better than what this "reviewer" thinks it is. That shouldn't surprise me though, considering he probably likes crap like Opeth and br00tal look-how-technical-I-can-play-but-I-lack-any-feeling-whatsoe ver death metal. You talk about Morbid Angel and Death changing styles yet fail to write that both bands went downhill once they did. Morbid Angel has been trite since about 98 and Death, well they had about 4 good albums. Of course this is just my opinion

Of course it is. I dont know how Death and Morbid Angel went downhill. Death's last 3 albums are widely supposed to be their best(especially Symbolic and TSOP) and Morbid Angel's live album(the one starting with 'E') is the only one thats anywhere close to mediocre, the rest are all classics. Your mind and comprehensive powers are going 'downhill' to put such retarded comments. Dont voice your opinion if you dont know something.....

[South-of-Heaven]

Anti-Deicide-Fag should burn.

Reviews are for people who like the band to see whether or not the new album is good or not. And this album is okay, thats my opinion.

Fans don't want to hear the shit. We want another fans opinion.

[2Old2Cold]

"Of course it is. I dont know how Death and Morbid Angel went downhill. Death's last 3 albums are widely supposed to be their best(especially Symbolic and TSOP) and Morbid Angel's live album(the one starting with 'E') is the only one thats anywhere close to mediocre, the rest are all classics. Your mind and comprehensive powers are going 'downhill' to put such retarded comments. Dont voice your opinion if you dont know something....."

As I stated before, that's my opinion. Death were good up to and including Human, but after that, meh. Those first few albums will always be better than the last few. How can you like TSOP better than Scream Bloody Gore? Impossible. Morbid Angel's live album is Entangled In Chaos btw. You say all MA is classic, but you must be forgetting about Heretic, which was the worst excuse for an album since St. Anger. So it may be you who should quit posting.

[sambargun]

How can I like TSOP more than 'Scream.....'? Because the former is more focussed and matter-wise more mature. Is there any criteria saying that Death metal has to be about Satan and Gore? I dont think so. Anyway it gets too monotonous(something that happened to Deicide and Cannibal Corpse). MA writes about Sumerian gods and plays some menacingly slow numbers. Not Death Metal?

[BlackSymphony6]

Anti-Deicide-Fag should burn.

Reviews are for people who like the band to see whether or not the new album is good or not. And this album is okay, thats my opinion.

Fans don't want to hear the shit. We want another fans opinion.

this is a review column not some deicide fan boy page. People should be allowed to have negative opinions about a band. Sure, you can disagree with them, thats what a discussion is, but you cant call them stupid just because they dont like something.

[Bunnie Nuker]

cant say much because i've not heard alot of the new stuff yet, however MHDrunk i totally get what you're saying bout the 'been into death metal for two weeks, wannabe evil modern deicide fans', well said dude.

[Shread_6009]

**** the whole death metal genre, theyre just guys that cant sing or really play like yngwie malmsteen or make decent riffs, so they try ripping of black sabbaths lyric, exept more extreme with no originality. maybe some guys like nile, Bodom and opeth are really good, but after that...

.also there is no real thing as satan worship, satanist comes from a word the translates into scientist, all demon worship is a lie from the church. the singer should just stop now that hes 40 and burned crosses into his skin.

[Contraband]

Do some of you even read the shit you spew on the internet? Gtfo.

[AvengedThrice]

Ridiculous review.

You obviously have something against Deicide, though I agree that old Deicide > New Deicide.

Plese remove this review.

[BlackSymphony6]

Shread_6009 :
**** the whole death metal genre, theyre just guys that cant sing or really play like yngwie malmsteen or make decent riffs, so they try ripping of black sabbaths lyric, exept more extreme with no originality. maybe some guys like nile, Bodom and opeth are really good, but after that...

.also there is no real thing as satan worship, satanist comes from a word the translates into scientist, all demon worship is a lie from the church. the singer should just stop now that hes 40 and burned crosses into his skin

u are a moron and a fool. you speak out of ur backside

[BlackSymphony6]

Shread_6009 :
**** the whole death metal genre, theyre just guys that cant sing or really play like yngwie malmsteen or make decent riffs, so they try ripping of black sabbaths lyric, exept more extreme with no originality. maybe some guys like nile, Bodom and opeth are really good, but after that...

.also there is no real thing as satan worship, satanist comes from a word the translates into scientist, all demon worship is a lie from the church. the singer should just stop now that hes 40 and burned crosses into his skin.

mate u talk a load of rubbish. 'satanist comes form a word for scientist'. whatever.

[Dvnc]

Shread_6009 wrote:

**** the whole death metal genre, theyre just guys that cant sing or really play like yngwie malmsteen or make decent riffs, so they try ripping of black sabbaths lyric, exept more extreme with no originality. maybe some guys like nile, Bodom and opeth are really good, but after that...

.also there is no real thing as satan worship, satanist comes from a word the translates into scientist, all demon worship is a lie from the church. the singer should just stop now that hes 40 and burned crosses into his skin.

Have you even heard any real death metal? Nobody in death metal "rips off Black Sabbath" as you so eloquently put it. As for originality, what about bands like Behemoth, or Decapitated, or Necrophagist? Are you actually saying Muhammed Suicmez can't play like Malmsteen? He shreds and plays death metal at the same time. Are you saying that Behemoth or Decapitated "rip off Black Sabbath?" And as for originalty, listen to Sculpting the Thron Ov Seth and tell me that's not original. Now that I think about it, have you even heard of any other bands Besides Nile, Opeth and Bodom? Everyone's heard of Nile, Opeth aren't really death metal, and Bodom are sh*t. In the future, try to learn what you're talking about before you come in and make gross generalizations about it, GTFO.

[MHDrunk]

Someone tell me how the fuck a review is meant to be neutral? Of course it's subjective, its music not a fuckin car or something! I think it's clear by now that I am a death metal elitist, and as such either read the review with the mindset that I have far higher standards than you or just leave it.

Oh and South-of-heaven, I am a Deicide fan. Rarely does a month go by without Legion and self titled making it into my CD player at least once. So consider me a fellow Deicide fan offering his opinion on their latest effort. If I just said everything was good I'd be useless.

2Old2Cold :
Actually this new Deicide album is quite good, much better than what this "reviewer" thinks it is. That shouldn't surprise me though, considering he probably likes crap like Opeth and br00tal look-how-technical-I-can-play-but-I-lack-any-feeling-whatsoe ver death metal. You talk about Morbid Angel and Death changing styles yet fail to write that both bands went downhill once they did. Morbid Angel has been trite since about 98 and Death, well they had about 4 good albums. Of course this is just my opinion.

I don't like Opeth, they bore the shit out of me as does technical death metal and almost all brutal death metal.

While I'm not a fan of Death past Individual Thought Patterns, even up to there they pushed the boundaries of Death Metal and made some very interesting music that certainly is not stagnant.

Morbid Angel were never gimmicky and each album showed a change in style (although yes, their latest 2 are not that good). Formulas is actually my favourite album by them.

[Dvnc]

One more thing to all of you people saying this review is biased, Deicide has put out albums that sound just like this one a million times. Its down to a formula, and this band are a sad shell of what they once were. For total lack of any kind of originality whatsoever, I'd give it a one, too.

[MHDrunk]

Shread_6009 wrote:

**** the whole death metal genre, theyre just guys that cant sing or really play like yngwie malmsteen or make decent riffs, so they try ripping of black sabbaths lyric, exept more extreme with no originality. maybe some guys like nile, Bodom and opeth are really good, but after that...

.also there is no real thing as satan worship, satanist comes from a word the translates into scientist, all demon worship is a lie from the church. the singer should just stop now that hes 40 and burned crosses into his skin.

You're a fuckin idiot

Thanks Dvnc and everyone else that appreciated this review

[jamie_hough]

deicide are a bit crap arent they... i mean lets be honest. it doesnt mean its good jsut cause you can 'shred' a thousnad notes a second, it still sounds awful. and the lyrics are appaling... the vocals make me laugh as a whole though, i dont understnad anyone who takes this sort of music seriously... the first time i saw that video with the fat bald guy with his biker mates getting screamed at - i nearly SOILED myself from laughter.

[2Old2Cold]

Yeah dude, I had to take back what I said because I saw the music you listed on your profile and it is some great stuff. MHDrunk I mean.

[nick11link]

This album was so dissappointing.

[Pingis_Or_Death]

jamie_hough wrote:

deicide are a bit crap arent they... i mean lets be honest. it doesnt mean its good jsut cause you can 'shred' a thousnad notes a second, it still sounds awful. and the lyrics are appaling... the vocals make me laugh as a whole though, i dont understnad anyone who takes this sort of music seriously... the first time i saw that video with the fat bald guy with his biker mates getting screamed at - i nearly SOILED myself from laughter.

Shred a thousand notes per second? When has Deicide ever done that? (Except for some of the newer solos). If you cant appreciate death metal, then would you kindly **** off? I'd reviw this album, but finding it in the stores isn't exactly a piece of cake...

[lowtek]

i'm not the biggest fan of deicide either, but this review was just terrible. you didn't even discuss the album, you just slammed deicide for the last decade or so of their career. if you don't have anything nice to say, you could at least be more objective about it. and for as much as you trash benton, it's funny that you've got vital remains on your favorite bands list.

[BrainScan]

nick11link wrote:

This album was so dissappointing.

agreed.

[MonstaMan]

Paraphrasing everything that could be wrong with death metal (with the exclusion of brutal and technical death metal) in one album, Deicide manage only to produce derivative, boring crap that no doubt the 'been-into-death-metal-for-2-weeks' wannabe-evil modern Deicide fans will lap up and compare to their older stuff (of which they've only heard 'Sacrificial Suicide' for 30 seconds through one faulty earphone).

that's one hell of a sentence!

[MHDrunk]

lowtek wrote:

i'm not the biggest fan of deicide either, but this review was just terrible. you didn't even discuss the album, you just slammed deicide for the last decade or so of their career. if you don't have anything nice to say, you could at least be more objective about it. and for as much as you trash benton, it's funny that you've got vital remains on your favorite bands list.

Benton didn't always sing for Vital Remains you moron. I like Let Us Pray, that is a classic

[Tirkaz]

Try reviewing the album, not just saying random shit about how much you dislike the band.

Out of that whole thing I only saw a few things even talking about the MUSIC - which is what a CD is.

[belialonmyback]

I clicked on the link expecting a review of the album, not your opinion of the band's career.

[MXFNCK]

polaris1483 wrote:

I should also point out that "On Soulseek, I and a few others had taken a Limp Bizkit album and renamed it, advertising it as the new Deicide, but I hadn't actually heard it." shows what a positive outlook on the band this reviewer had when he listened to the album. The fact that he trashed it before he even listened to it shows the idiocy.

+1

mhdrunk if you dont like a band, dont write anything in the review review section. It's not even a review. we've got the forums for bashing and stuff. noob

[MHDrunk]

ROFL this is a review. Reviews are opinions not fellation (unless you read Terrorizer)

[Magero]

All comments on this review fail so hard.

"A review shouldn't be negative"
You should have been left to die in the street at birth.

I applaud MHDRunk for submitting a review he feels strongly about and phrasing it eloquently at that.

[lowtek]

MHDrunk wrote:Benton didn't always sing for Vital Remains you moron. I like Let Us Pray, that is a classic

oh i'm quite familiar with VR, but name-dropping an old album won't save you from your status as a sniveling ignoramus.

[MHDrunk]

ROFL at thinking I'm namedropping. I'm explaining to you what era Vital Remains I like so you don't get mixed up and think I like Dechristianize. Funny that you are 'quite familiar with VR' yet fail to realise that me liking them and hating Benton clearly means I like their earlier stuff...

Anyway, as far as metal goes, I'm the exact opposite of ignorant. Venture into the forum and ask anybody in there.

[webbtje]

Oh noes. A review that doesn't like the album. Get over it, guys, it's not like he's burnt down an orphanage.

[Magero]

lowtek wrote:

MHDrunk wrote:Benton didn't always sing for Vital Remains you moron. I like Let Us Pray, that is a classic
oh i'm quite familiar with VR, but name-dropping an old album won't save you from your status as a sniveling ignoramus.

You fail
Stop wasting my oxygen.

[guitar_shredda*]

death to deicide.satanic bastards

[webbtje]

guitar_shredda* wrote:

death to deicide.satanic bastards

Oh, the maturity...

[Reviewer Pete]

webbtje wrote:

Oh noes. A review that doesn't like the album. Get over it, guys, it's not like he's burnt down an orphanage.

It'd be metal though.

[ragnarqk]

belialonmyback wrote:

I clicked on the link expecting a review of the album, not your opinion of the band's career.

THIS.

[TjGk]

MHDrunk wrote:

ROFL this is a review. Reviews are opinions not fellation (unless you read Terrorizer)

Ja, and your review made your opinion quite clear. But, as per my previous comment (which went ignored, of course), you don't go in-depth about the music and say why it's so shit. That's the problem I have - you talking about Soulseek over talking about the actual music or giving examples.

All I ask is to give us some solid reasoning after you splurge your opinions onto the review page.

[duncang]

MHDrunk, you can hate the album if you want, but it's still a piss-poor review, with more focus on Deicide's career than the actual album.

[staind_dust87]

This album makes me laugh, lyrics are the best too, you think dane cook is funny, just wait until you pop this mofo in the CD player. Seriously though, you have to check this out album for yourself!

[FearBefore]

BlackSymphony6 wrote:

Anti-Deicide-Fag should burn.

Reviews are for people who like the band to see whether or not the new album is good or not. And this album is okay, thats my opinion.

Fans don't want to hear the shit. We want another fans opinion.


this is a review column not some deicide fan boy page. People should be allowed to have negative opinions about a band. Sure, you can disagree with them, thats what a discussion is, but you cant call them stupid just because they dont like something.

There are negative opinions and then there is immature bashing.
The review served no purpose. It didn't help anyone. It was simply a chance to talk crap about the band with no actual thought about the music.
Anyone can take constructive criticism but no one is going to take this unreadable swill.

[severed-metal]

That review was mentally stupid. I actually went down 50 IQ points from reading that mindless insulting. How could anyone agree with that fool? He clearly knows nothing of how to be proper when criticizing other peoples tastes.

[TheUnforgiven1]

This is all stupid shit, the review sucked and that dudes a f*ckin c*nt, I havent heard the new album yet, but i heard a couple tracks and they were pretty good, and why are ppl always shocked that after 17 years a band has some trouble writin shit that isnt as good as their first few albums, who gives a f*ck if its not Legion, listen to it for what it is itself, not what it is compared to the old stuff, as i said i havent heard it yet, but I dont think its bad its just not AS good as the old stuff

[TheUnforgiven1]

btw Deicide is the f*ckin shit, and if u dont like them dont write a review

[duncang]

TheUnforgiven1 wrote:

btw Deicide is the f*ckin shit, and if u dont like them dont write a review

Wrong. Anyone can write a review, no matter how much they like it or hate it. The negativity of the review isn't the problem, it's the very poor writing stle and lack of relevance.

[webbtje]

TheUnforgiven1 wrote:

btw Deicide is the f*ckin shit, and if u dont like them dont write a review

If the world obeyed your logic, the logical concept of a review would not exist. Be quiet.

[Maggotkiller]

2Old2Cold how the **** can you insult opeth thats all i have to say you make me ****ing sick! This is a decent album not their best but it deserves at least a seven.

[MetalMessiah665]

What happened to MHDrunk's review?

[kyleblackflag]

[quote]polaris1483 wrote:
I most certainly won't be paying any attention to his future reviews quote]

oh you sure will show him

[guitargodderyck]

So pretty much these guys suck

[Shazazmic]

severed-metal wrote:

That review was mentally stupid. I actually went down 50 IQ points from reading that mindless insulting. How could anyone agree with that fool? He clearly knows nothing of how to be proper when criticizing other peoples tastes.

Isn't the average IQ like 100-120...

and being under 70 I believe is clinically retarded.

Would you like to fingerpaint?

[TranquilNight]

Horrible review. Please focus on the music and explain why it deserves a 1 musically.

[TheUnforgiven1]

duncang wrote:

TheUnforgiven1 wrote:

btw Deicide is the f*ckin shit, and if u dont like them dont write a review


Wrong. Anyone can write a review, no matter how much they like it or hate it. The negativity of the review isn't the problem, it's the very poor writing stle and lack of relevance.

thats right, i just reread what i wrote and its dumb, i was goin for more along the lines of if ur pissed at the band because theyre not like what they used to be, dont go slammin on albums u dont like, i think reviews like this are shit, cuz if someone new to death metal or Deicide reads it theyre gonna be turned off the album, and possibly the whole band, if u have a problem with band write a review about the band not only one of their albums, thats like sayin Metallica was always a shit poser band just cuz of St. Anger

[frottage]

i'll have to try it out i guess. their name and the fact that they flame christianity always discourages me, but i love Dissection's lyrics, so i guess this couldn't be THAT much worse.

[Othersider]

I like how this review pretty much spawned World War III.

[Night_Lights]

i only approve of this because modern Deicide sucks hard.

[MHDrunk]

TjGk - I can't respond to everyone of these comments hahaha.
severed-metal: 'mentally stupid' 'i actually went down 50 IQ points from reading that mindless insulting'. you certainly proved your point. i'm criticising a band, not your taste. listen to this all you want, i dont care
polaris1483 - good.
theunforigven - i did not call deicide shit, i didnt say they were always a shit poser band. i didnt even say they are poser band now. i said that i liked their first two albums. ill say again that i LOVED their first two albums.
frottage - it can be that much worse
othersider - me too

[MHDrunk]

duncang wrote:

MHDrunk, you can hate the album if you want, but it's still a piss-poor review, with more focus on Deicide's career than the actual album.

All this album represents is Deicide not calling it quits when they should have. Hence my talking about their career. When I say 'You can't praise Glen Benton's vocals: it's impossible. Throughout Deicide's career he's never conjured up images of Satan or dying angels, only of Down Syndrome sufferers and angry gorillas' - that is describing the vocals throughout their career AND on their new album. Seeing as their album IMO encompasses everything wrong with their career..

[belialonmyback]

I picked this up today. I've been a Deicide fan for a long time and have all of their albums. This one isn't done in the Stench of Redemption's style which seems to upset some people. In brief moments of this album I was reminded of Legion. Very solid release.

[briggssteel]

This album cover disturbs me.