Deicide

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".

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 Florida in 1987, first playing under the name Carnage. After Glen Benton joined the name was turned to Amon. During this time they released two demos: Feasting the Beast (1987) 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.