Deicide - The Stench Of Redemption (Earache Records/2006)
It actually took me many listens to before I thought about giving 'The
Stench Of Redemption' a comprehensive review. This is the first album
with
the new Deicide lineup the Hoffman brothers are out now Jack Owen
(ex-Cannibal Corpse Guitarist) and Ralph Santolla (ex-Iced Earth
Guitarist)
replaced them. In my honest opinion, I think Ralph's solos are
brilliant
lightning fast this guy reigns in this department. Amazingly enough,
Steve
Asheim their long time drummer wrote all the music for this album! The
new
guitarists wrote the leads and harmonies they did a damn good job!
People have said that Glen's vocals are the best in years but honestly
I
think they were quite monotonous and boring. But to me it's better
that I
don't know what he's saying because all of his lyrics over the years
he's
bashed Christianity and promoted Satanism. Maybe he adheres to his
convictions that he's laid out on all Deicide lyrics. I think his
vocals
were the best on the first 2 Deicide releases on their debut release
self-entitled Glen sounded possessed!
The songs are longer then they ever have been "The Lord's Sedition"
being
the longest! I honestly think that they are however less catchy now.
I
favored the Hoffman brothers riffs and leads though Jack and Ralph do a
great job in the rhythm/lead guitar department. It's just that Deicide
seemed to click more when the Hoffman brothers were in the band
although I
think 'Serpents Of The Light' was their last great album with the band
afterwards it seemed as though they just got lazy.
'The Stench Of Redemption' is worth checking out because it is
aggressive,
dark, and different plus Deicide seems to be revived now this release
is one
of their best out of the 8 studio releases by them. I never favored
Glen's
topics in the lyrical scene but they just reflect the band's name which
Deicide means "The Killing Of All Gods". This release is over 40
minutes in
length and my opinion has changed regarding it's effectiveness in
reflecting
the Death Metal genre (which Glen doesn't agree with).
Check it out at least the title track and "Desecration" which are my
favorite tracks. They also cover Deep Purple on the last song the
lyrics
were re-written by Glen and the music is Death Metal just the melodies
are
based on the original artist's work.
Rate: 8/10.