Deicide (album)
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| Released | June 26, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | March 1990 | |||
| Studio | Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 33:35 | |||
| Label | R/C | |||
| Producer | Deicide, Scott Burns | |||
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Deicide is the debut studio album by American death metal band Deicide, released on June 26, 1990 by R/C Records. The album contains all of their demo tracks, plus the songs "Deicide" and "Mephistopheles".
The album was recorded at Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida by Scott Burns.
The vocals on the album has been described as sounding "absolutely hideous and tortured" and "pure evil." The album's lyrics explore themes relating to Satanism and blasphemy.
Deicide is considered by many to be a classic album in the death metal genre. Publications generally note the memorability of the album's riffs.