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Deicide is an American Death Metal band. The word '' Deicide '' means "the killing of a God ", analogous to Suicide meaning "the killing of the self" or Homicide meaning "the killing of someone else". The band was formed in ) and ''Sacrificial'' ( 1989 ). In 1989 the band's name was changed to Deicide by force of Roadrunner records, as Amon was the name of the house in the King Diamond album ''Them''. Then, they released their debut, self-titled album. The band has been plagued by controversy relating to their heavy anti- Christian (and supposedly Satanist ) beliefs. This was only reinforced by such stunts as an upside down cross burned into Benton's forehead (which he may have done with a heated piece of cross-shaped metal). The band's original line up, which was: Glen Benton on bass and vocals, brothers Eric Hoffman and Brian Hoffman on Guitars , and Steve Asheim on Drums . Both Eric and Brian are considered some of the most talented guitar players in death metal, playing complex solos at ridiculous speeds and overlapping riffs which give Deicide the definitive heavy sound and complex song structures which are ultimately recognized as theirs. This line up remained intact until 25 November , 2004 when Glen Benton announced that the Hoffman brothers had been ejected from the band for repeatedly cancelling shows and walking out on tours. For the remainder of that tour, the guitar roles were filled by ex- Cannibal Corpse guitarist, Jack Owen, and Vital Remains guitarist, Dave Suzuki. Following the tour, Suzuki was replaced by Ralph Santolla, formerly of Death , Iced Earth and Sebastian Bach . Later, Eric Hoffman hit back at Benton claiming he was unprofessional and lied about tour cancellations. More can be read here: Recently after a long time, Benton replied to their claims: [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=49065 Deicide almost exclusively perform songs with anti- Christian themes, and are banned from some places like many other controversial bands. DISCOGRAPHY
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