The Stench Of Redemption by Deicide
January 30, 2007 by Jo Minor
The Stench Of Redemption is American Death Metal outfit Deicide’s offering for the year 2006, and what a release it proved to be!
The band went through some notable lineup changes prior to the recording of the album - with long time guitarists the Hoffman brothers seeing their way through the exit after wreaking havoc and inciting creative differences for far too long. Frontman Glen Benton, being his usual direct and straightforward self, axed the troublemakers and got himself the services of acclaimed Death Metal guitarists Ralph Santolla (previously of Death and Iced Earth) and Jack Owens (formerly of Tampa Bay Death Metal outfits Cannibal Corpse) as lead and rhythm guitarists, respectively.
The result is a genre defining, much needed kick in the guts album - The Stench Of Redemption.
All of the music for this album is written, surprisingly, by drummer Steve Ascheim - while frontman and bassist Glen Benton lends his talents for the lyrics. The Stench Of Redemption is an energy packed, 9 track album that displays some of the best songwriting Deicide has ever has the pleasure to be a part of - and with the recruiting of the renowned guitarists Santolla and Owens, the band has scaled new heights in sound, dynamics and focus.
Amazingly, both Santolla and Owens share guitar soloing duties - with Santolla handling the more complicated, classical music inspired solos while Owens whips out those heavier, speedier Heavy Metal solos with ease. For example, listen to the guitar solos in Homage For Satan - they really stand out for all the right reasons! Or, even better - watch the music video of the song in YouTube!
What happens here is the blissful marriage of Deicide’s brutal, meaty brand of Metal with some truly refreshing guitar soloing and instrumental parts - Deicide has never sounded more brutal and more beautiful, at the same time!
Some of the standout tracks in the album is The Stench Of Redemption, Death To Jesus, Desecration, Homage For Satan and The Lord’s Sedition - but overall, it would be unfair to listen to these tracks alone when the entire album is great as a whole and is meant to be heard in its entirety.
Deicide is a band at the height of its career, and it really shows in The Stench Of Redemption - and with the welcome addition of Santolla and Owens on board it has proven to be the Brutal Death Metal album of 2006.
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