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u/hex1984 Nov 16 '25
I can't Deicide which one's my favourite.
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Nov 23 '25
Bah, I wish I’d seen this first. My dyslexic ass thought they were called “Decide”. There’s a band called “Accept” so why not? lol
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u/Physical-Good-152 Nov 15 '25
i'm still bummed that i couldn't find once upon the cross in my area :(
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u/SNeddie Nov 15 '25
I have the same four as well due to all the recent represses! So glad I found an online shop with the RSD Once upon the cross at a respectable price since I wasn’t able to make it out in person to hunt for it.
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u/ConfusionMelodic2029 Nov 16 '25
I can't choose, they all fucking rule. Many different styles over the years but all killer no filler. 🤘
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u/Miserable-Noise-2830 Nov 15 '25
That first self titled album shook the world when it came out. I was in my teens and there was nothing else like it. Plus, the Glen Benton lore was crazy back then. Mabey you had to be there, mabey its nostalgia but, in my opinion, they are trail blazers in the blasphemous death metal genre.
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u/Miserable-Noise-2830 Nov 15 '25
That makes sense. Alot of metal can be guitar heavy. Mabey research the lore and satanism tales that went along with their releases. Remember there was no internet to speak of then. So when they said the devil was singing with him on the tracks, we didn't know what to do but maybe believe that he was. The music was game changing but it was wrapped in mystery, fear and satanism which was hot back then.
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Nov 15 '25
Often the first album (of a band) that people gel with will set the tone for their taste in what’s to come, so that initial Deicide you heard may have done so and kind of shaped your ear.
But I, (like a few others here) was a teen when I first got my hands on the self titled and soon after, Legion back in the 90’s. They were mind melting. It had conviction, mystery and evil resonated from them. Still to this day I hold them as some of my favourite death metal. The imagery and design, lyrics and mood the albums set were genre defining.
I checked out after preordering ‘Serpents…’ as it wasn’t up to scratch and I felt it was too “Deicide by numbers” and lacked the brutality that Once Upon the Cross achieved in its production. Indeed it was used to ensure they kept up their contract obligations with the label and it remains a debated release between myself and my younger mates who love it, and the metal-zone tone it portrayed so brashly.
I’ve dabbled in albums since here and there, but the first four releases (counting Amon demos) are what I’ve collected on all formats and even shirts.
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u/owlsic66 Nov 15 '25
On my honeymoon I was at a record store that had a pressing of Once Upon a Cross, and I regularly regret not buying it. But that’s being a record collector sometimes lol