Editing Deicide (band) (section)

==History==
===Formation and early years (1987–1989)===
[[File:Deicide band 017.jpg|left|thumb|Bassist and vocalist [[Glen Benton]] is one of the two constant members of Deicide.]] Original guitarists Brian and Eric Hoffman met drummer Steve Asheim while in high school. During this time, Asheim moved his drum kit into Eric's bedroom. The boys would habitually skip school and as soon as the Hoffmans' parents left the house to go to work, they would sneak back into the house and practice [[Slayer]], [[Sodom (band)|Sodom]] and [[Destruction (band)|Destruction]] covers.<ref name=":5">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83sOty2icAU |title=Deicide - Behind the Scars (Official Full Documentary) |date=2012-10-09 |last=Earache Records |access-date=2025-05-12 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

Deicide was officially formed in [[Tampa, Florida]] on July 21, 1987, after guitarist Brian Hoffman called [[Glen Benton]], replying to an advertisement the latter had placed in a local music magazine. The original bassist, named Ron, had been dismissed for not showing up for practice.<ref name=":5" /> Hoffman and his brother, along with drummer [[Steve Asheim]], had previously played together as the band "Carnage", which was in need of a bassist and vocalist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bushmado.com/deicideinterview.html |title=DEICIDE Interview with Eric Hoffman |publisher=Bushmado.com |access-date=October 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116032947/http://www.bushmado.com/deicideinterview.html |archive-date=January 16, 2009 }}</ref> Carnage played cover songs by [[Slayer]], [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]], [[Celtic Frost]] and [[Dark Angel (band)|Dark Angel]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sickdrummermagazine.com/index.php/the-drummers/hall-of-fame/786-steve-asheim |title=Interview with Steve Asheim |publisher=sickdrummermagazine.com |date=February 18, 2008 |access-date=August 21, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101072429/http://www.sickdrummermagazine.com/index.php/the-drummers/hall-of-fame/786-steve-asheim |archive-date=January 1, 2015 }}</ref>

The new band, called Amon, consisted of Benton (bass and vocals), Hoffman, Hoffman's brother Eric (guitars) and [[Steve Asheim]] (drums).<ref>Mudrian, Albert (2004). ''Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore''. Feral House. {{ISBN|1-932595-04-X}}. pp. 90-91.</ref> Within a month, they had recorded the ''Feasting the Beast'' [[Multitrack recording|8-track]] demo in Benton's garage and had started playing the occasional gig in the Tampa area.<ref>Mudrian (2004), as above.</ref> In 1989, Amon recorded their second demo, ''Sacrificial'', at [[Morrisound Recording|Morrisound]] with producer [[Scott Burns (producer)|Scott Burns]].

[[Malevolent Creation]] guitarist Phil Fasciana recalls an early Carnage show: "It was like Slayer intensified a thousand times. [...] I guess Carnage had hollowed out a mannequin and filled it with fuckin' blood and guts from a butcher shop... and then they threw the fuckin' thing on the floor. [[Morbid Angel]] had these pit bulls with them back then and they were just tearing the meat up. It was a really weird scene, man. There was blood and meat everywhere."<ref>"Behind the Crooked Cross." Decibel: 72-78.</ref> The Hoffman brothers said that they would let the animal visera sit in the sun all day prior to its use in their stage theatrics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/earacherecords/reel/C3nJXXzLwRr/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>

===Roadrunner Records releases (1989–2004)===
{{Main article|Deicide (album)|Legion (album)|Once upon the Cross}}
[[File:Deicide band 016.jpg|right|thumb|Drummer [[Steve Asheim]] is one of the two constant members of Deicide.]]
While still under the name Carnage, Benton reportedly stormed into [[Roadrunner Records]]' [[A&R]] man [[Monte Conner]]'s office and slammed the demo down on his desk,<ref name="Hartmann">{{Cite web |last=Hartmann |first=Graham |date=2013-06-06 |title=No. 20: Deicide, 'Deicide' – Best Debut Metal Albums |url=https://loudwire.com/deicide-deicide-best-debut-metal-albums/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref> belting out "sign us, you fucking asshole!" The next day contracts were issued to the band.<ref>Mudrian (2004), as above, p. 162.</ref> This version of events was partially later denied by Benton, who claimed he indeed visited the office but never used profanities.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/deicides_glen_benton_clears_up_some_rumours_about_himself_and_overtures_of_blasphemy | title=Deicide's Glen Benton Clears up Some Rumours About Himself and 'Overtures of Blasphemy' &#124; Exclaim! }}</ref> In 1989 the band's name was changed to Deicide at the request of Roadrunner Records due to multiple other bands already using "Carnage" as a band name.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}

Deicide then released their [[Deicide (album)|self-titled debut album]], also produced by Scott Burns at Morrisound, in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metallian.com/deicide.php |title=Deicide Biography |publisher=metallian.com |date=20 April 2024 |access-date=30 May 2024}}</ref> Their debut featured re-recorded versions of all six of the ''Sacrificial'' tunes that had secured them their record deal. The band did not tour on the album because Glen Benton felt the band was worth more than the monetary offers they were receiving from promoters.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2xJNoXxgQc&t=135s |title=DEICIDE {{!}} Glen Benton {{!}} Garza Podcast 42 |date=2022-08-22 |last=Garza Podcast |access-date=2025-02-03 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

Deicide's second full-length album ''[[Legion (Deicide album)|Legion]]'' was released on June 9, 1992.<ref>{{Citation |title=Legion - Deicide {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/legion-mw0000614503 |access-date=2025-02-03 |language=en}}</ref>

In 1992, Deicide was on tour in Europe with [[Atrocity (band)|Atrocity]] from Germany and [[Gorefest]], a Dutch death metal band. In [[Stockholm]], during the Gorefest set, a bomb was discovered on-stage.<ref>{{cite news |year=2008 |title=Deicide Biography |url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/deicide/artist.jhtml#bio |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424093313/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/deicide/artist.jhtml#bio |archive-date=April 24, 2008 |access-date=May 17, 2008 |publisher=MTV}}</ref> It exploded in the club in which they were playing. The bomb was located to the rear of the stage, behind a heavy, fireproof door. The explosion was big enough to deform the door and blow it off its hinges. Deicide managed to play three songs before the police decided to stop the concert and evacuate the club. At first, Benton blamed that attack on the Norwegian [[black metal]] scene, where Deicide's brand of death metal was despised by some. Many people blamed [[Animal rights movement|animal rights activists]] who were angered at Deicide's lyrical themes of animal sacrifice.<ref>Ekeroth, Daniel (2006). In ''Swedish Death Metal'', Tamara Press, {{ISBN|91-974334-2-X}}, page 274.</ref>

Deicide's third studio album ''[[Once upon the Cross]]'' was released in 1995.<ref>{{Citation |title=Once Upon the Cross - Deicide {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/once-upon-the-cross-mw0000176734 |access-date=2025-05-15 |language=en}}</ref> Benton was quoted in an interview saying: "I think people are taking [the band] more serious[ly], and they're getting scared in that. You know, [the heaviness is] not going away. You know, it's one of the kind of things where [they'll] think 'well, maybe the next record they're gonna fuckin start softening.' I tell everybody man, the only things that get soft are [[butter]] and [[Human feces|shit]], man. We're ''not'' getting soft."<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_gB0tYSLMw |title=Deicide - Interview + Once upon the cross, Australia 1995 |date=2018-03-06 |last=METAL VIDEOS ARCHIVE |access-date=2025-04-02 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

The band's fourth studio album ''[[Serpents of the Light]]'' was released on October 21, 1997.<ref>{{Citation |title=Serpents of the Light - Deicide {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/serpents-of-the-light-mw0000028792 |access-date=2025-05-15 |language=en}}</ref>

The band's first live album, ''[[When Satan Lives]]'', was released on October 20, 1998.<ref>{{Citation |title=When Satan Lives - Deicide {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/when-satan-lives-mw0000043985 |access-date=2025-05-15 |language=en}}</ref>

The band's fifth studio album, ''[[Insineratehymn]]'', was released on June 27, 2000.<ref>{{Citation |title=Insineratehymn - Deicide {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/insineratehymn-mw0000066776 |access-date=2025-05-15 |language=en}}</ref>

Deicide left Roadrunner Records after its sixth studio album, ''[[In Torment in Hell]],'' which was released on July 31, 2001.<ref>{{Citation |title=In Torment, in Hell - Deicide {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-torment-in-hell-mw0000589972 |access-date=2025-05-15 |language=en}}</ref> Glen Benton recalled: "Roadrunner, on a personal level, treated me great. They hated particular two members of the band, but they treated me and Steve great. If I ever needed money, all I’d do was make a phone call and it’s be in my account before six o’clock at night. They helped me through my first divorce, financially. They paid to have my tonsillectomy done around the time of the first album when I couldn’t tour because my tonsils were rotting in my throat."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stewart-Panko |first=Kevin |date=2014-01-02 |title=Starting the New Year Off with a Bang: Random Glen Benton Quotes. |url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2014/01/02/starting-the-new-year-off-with-a-bang-random-glen-benton-quotes/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Decibel Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2003, Asheim and the Hoffmans were detained at the Canadian border by authorities due to a misunderstanding, which caused the planned concert in [[Detroit]] to be cancelled. Media reports indicated that they had been incarcerated on drug and weapons charges, however [[Earache Records]] quickly dispelled these rumors. The label made a statement that said: "Deicide were forced to miss their October 21 show in Detroit, Michigan, due to a misunderstanding with officials at the Canadian border. According to frontman Glen Benton who was travelling separately from his three bandmates, Benton arrived at the Detroit venue in time for soundcheck, only to find drummer Steve Asheim and the Hoffman brothers nowhere in sight. It was soon revealed that the tardy parties were being detained by officials at the Canadian border and they would not make it to Detroit in time for the show. The men were held at the border over night and were finally released early the following morning, with no charges against them. Deicide would like to sincerely apologize to all the Detroit fans, and promise to make it up to them soon."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2003-10-24 |title=DEICIDE's Record Label: Canadian Border Incident Was 'A Misunderstanding' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/deicide-s-record-label-canadian-border-incident-was-a-misunderstanding |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>

=== Departures of Eric and Brian Hoffman (2004) ===
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| source = Deicide frontman [[Glen Benton]] on former guitarists Eric and Brian Hoffman, as quoted by ''[[Blabbermouth]]'' (March 2, 2006) <ref>https://blabbermouth.net/news/deicide-s-benton-i-hate-hoffman-brothers-more-than-anything-in-this-world</ref>
| quote = Those two are a couple of idiots, man. I hate Eric and Brian Hoffman more than anything in this world, and I will not rest until I put shit straight with the fans. Up 'til now, everybody thinks I kicked them out of the band, but nobody kicked anybody out. They quit on their own, and I wanna set the record straight in regard to those two fuckin' pricks. [...] It's real simple: Eric Hoffman has a fucking steroid problem, and he's bi-polar. Brian married some young broad who's running his life for him. What initially happened is that when our publishing deal ended with Roadrunner, and our new deal started with Earache, we put them on notice that our publishing was no longer gonan be split four ways — it's gonna be based on who writes what. That's the industry standard. Brian writes one song for the album, Eric writes two songs and they wanna get paid for all the songs Steve wrote. That's not fuckin' fair. And I wrote all the lyrics, so I'm entitled to 50% of the publishing. Why should I give those two money? They've been losing thousands of dollars for me and Steve for ten years now. If it was one of those things where they showed up and did their jobs, we wouldn't have a fucking problem. That's why the deal we signed [with Roadrunner] in '90 was set up like that. Back then, everybody wrote and contributed and it was a fuckin' group effort. But now me and Steve are the Lennon and McCartney of the band, doing all the writing, and those two wanna get paid for our hard work. Fuck that.
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Eric and Brian Hoffman made their final studio appearance with Deicide on 2004's ''[[Scars of the Crucifix]]'', which was the band's first release on [[Earache Records]]. On November 25, 2004, the brothers departed from the band due to animosity relating to [[Royalty payment|royalties]] and [[Publishing contract|publishing]]. Steve Asheim stated that by this point, he had lost "business trust" in them, and stated that leading up to their departure, they could not even be relied upon to show up for live performances.<ref name=":4">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74-P81mqb1E&list=PL6F0pYhcFCcWSmaDUQTZOs31ShHoIo5W6&index=34&t=838s |title=DEICIDE {{!}} Steve Asheim {{!}} interview #012 [EN] |date=2024-08-09 |last=Soundterror |access-date=2025-05-02 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref name=":1"/> 

The Hoffmans (at least initially) denied quitting the band on their own accord, and insisted that they were fired. According to Eric Hoffman, "No one quit Deicide. We split all royalties and publishing, or no deal. Glen wrote one song musically: ‘Trifixion’, then I arranged it, in his whole career and one part in ‘Dead By Dawn’. Yes, very brutal."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Editorial |date=2012-12-20 |title=AMON Guitarist Eric Hoffman - No One Quit DEICIDE |url=https://bravewords.com/news/amon-guitarist-eric-hoffman-no-one-quit-deicide/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=BraveWords - Where Music Lives |language=en-US}}</ref> Glen Benton contested this claim, telling ''[[Blabbermouth.net|Blabbermouth]]'' in 2006 that the brothers promptly quit the band upon receiving publishing checks for ''Scars'' and realizing that they had only received payment for a handful of the album's tracks. Benton also claimed that Eric Hoffman had made threats of physical violence towards himself and Steve Asheim, and vowed to defend himself should he catch the guitarist [[Trespass to land|trespassing]] on his property. He said: "We gotta deal with Eric threatening Steve, driving to his house and screaming outside his window at 10:30 at night, making threatening phone calls, talking shit on ''Blabbermouth'' about Steve's dad dying, and all this other bullshit. Eric knows better than to come over here, though — he knows I shoot first and ask questions later."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2006-03-02 |title=DEICIDE's BENTON: 'I Hate HOFFMAN Brothers More Than Anything In This World' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/deicide-s-benton-i-hate-hoffman-brothers-more-than-anything-in-this-world |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>{{Quotebox
| quote = I will collect what has been rightfully owned and that scum fuck Glen and the Turtles, they only care about themselves. I will never stop death metal and yes we will kick your ass Glen any time any place. I will collect my money clearly fraud scum fuck. You say gloves are off your better put some on, the anger in me, your head will spin around like the fucking exorcist, you know where I live, welcome anytime collecting all my merch for royalties for 20 years and royalties for 13 on scars believe me I will not let you get away with this, we will meet again, anger is building and has it’s vengeance. Yes again he was hired I drew the logo found the name. that’s why I use his name AMON. fucking prick.
| source = Former Deicide guitarist Eric Hoffman on frontman Glen Benton in a 2019 deleted [[Facebook]] post regarding the dispute over royalties with Glen Benton, as quoted by Vince Neilstein of ''[[MetalSucks]]'' (July 19th, 2019) [https://www.metalsucks.net/2019/07/19/ex-deicide-guitarist-eric-hoffman-is-ranting-and-raving-about-scum-fuck-glen-benton/]
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They later attempted to [[Lawsuit|sue]] Glen Benton for the [[Copyright|rights to the Deicide name]]. Eric Hoffman recalled, "We were actually going to use the Deicide name [for the new band], but [Glen and Steve] got on the [[Bandwagon effect|bandwagon]] faster than us. [...] They basically took the name, and Glen writes all the lyrics, so the kids are familiar with that."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2011-03-11 |title=Former DEICIDE Guitarist: GLEN BENTON Hates Me More Than He Hates Jesus |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-deicide-guitarist-glen-benton-hates-me-more-than-he-hates-jesus |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref> In response, Benton countersued the Hoffmans in order to remove their names from the band's [[trademark]]. Benton told [[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]], "They can't do a goddamned thing to me, dude. I own the fucking name. They went behind my back and filed on my trademark, so I'm in the process of suing them to get their names off it. And I will win. They [[No call, no show|abandoned their jobs]], and now they wanna come back. Well, there's no coming back, man. Sorry."<ref name=":0" /> According to Eric Hoffman, Benton "says if he sees me, he's gonna shoot me and ask questions later. He hates me more than Jesus."<ref name=":1" /> Benton later compared his relationship with the Hoffmans to a "bad marriage," and was quoted saying: "When you're in a bad marriage, it just ain't working out. So people have to go on their way."<ref name="Blabbermouth">{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2018-09-05 |title=DEICIDE Frontman Slams Former Members ERIC And BRIAN HOFFMAN, Calls AMON 'The Official Cover Band' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/deicide-frontman-slams-former-members-eric-and-brian-hoffman-calls-amon-the-official-cover-band |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref> He also stated his belief that Deicide was stronger without the brothers, saying, "They're just a couple of losers, and they rode on me and Steve's coattails for all these years."<ref name=":0" />

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| quote = I respect my fans, I love my fans, most people can’t say that without them I’m nothing without them. After what happened when Glen Benton fucking took scars royalties for 20 years and all Deicide merchandise I will find you and hunt you down like the animal you are. I have no label and did my last album for the fans out of my own savings and will do it again with without label. I now pronounce curse on his hair piece Glen Michael Benton you will be history soon and Steve will hire new singer. Also remember this I am Deicide you are a disgusting individual that doesn’t care about anyone but himself Glen your Amon, not now, you’re not good enough. I drew the logo came up with the name. Unbelievable I am Amon suck it Glen we will meet again.
| source = Former Deicide guitarist Brian Hoffman on frontman Glen Benton in a deleted 2022 [[Facebook post]], as quoted by Emperor Rhombus of ''[[MetalSucks]]'' (February 1, 2022) [https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/02/01/ex-deicide-guitarist-eric-hoffman-curses-glen-bentons-hair-piece-says-hell-hunt-him-down-like-the-animal-he-is/]
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The Hoffman brothers later went on to reform Amon.<ref name="Blabbermouth" /> Eric Hoffman described the sound as "a little bit more technical" than some of the music they created in Deicide. He explained: "It's not too intricate, so it's still catchy at the same time. You'll still have a couple of classic Deicide beginnings, and then it'll go into some killer technical, in-your-face shit."<ref name=":1" />

In 2019, Eric Hoffman made a threatening [[Facebook]] post directed at Benton, calling him a [[fraud]], and vowing to collect the royalties from ''Scars of the Crucifix''. He said: "Yes[,] we will kick your ass Glen any time[,] any place. I will collect my money[,] [you] clearly fraud scum fuck. You say gloves are off your better put some on, the anger in me, your head will spin around like the fucking exorcist, you know where I live, welcome anytime collecting all my merch for royalties for 20 years and royalties for 13 on scars believe me I will not let you get away with this, we will meet again, anger is building and has it’s vengeance." Benton responded on ''Into the Combine'' podcast: "Every time we do a record, I guess [Eric] loses his mind over there and he can’t handle hearing us proceeding without them. It’s been what — 14, 15 years since those two departed, and they did one shitty album and tried ripping off the fans, charged them for videos and bullshit like that. And then from there, they’ve done two shitty shows here in the state of Florida, and from what I was told, they almost canceled those. So their track record speaks for itself. Our track record speaks for itself. When you don’t have the original singer, then you are the official cover band. You wanna make yourself look even more stupid than you already do, by all means, go ahead."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Neilstein |first=Vince |date=2019-07-19 |title=Ex-Deicide Guitarist Eric Hoffman is Ranting and Raving About "Scum Fuck" Glen Benton |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2019/07/19/ex-deicide-guitarist-eric-hoffman-is-ranting-and-raving-about-scum-fuck-glen-benton/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=MetalSucks |language=en}}</ref>

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| quote = Still, to this day, he's still making fucking idiotic posts and shit. And uh, it's embarrassing. You know, it really is. You've been out of the band for 20 years man. You know what? Go do something with yourself, you know what I mean? Leave me the fuck alone. [...] I don't waste my thoughts on people and things like that. They're not worth my thoughts, I don't think about em. I really just don't waste my energy on people and things like that. It's a downer for life, you know what I mean? I don't live in the past man, and I don't swim up 'shit river' twice, and I don't walk up stairs backwards. That's how it is. [...] I wish them all the best, and I wish that they would move on and all that. They do still reach out trying to get back into the band but that's never going to happen, so the sooner they realize that, the sooner they can probably enjoy the rest of their lives maybe. [...] Dude, all you had to do was sit in the back seat and fucking look out the window, man. Just enjoy the fucking ride. That's all you had to do. Nothing more. [...] And you know what? Here's the fucked up thing, man. There [are] two words. Two words [that] can fix alot of fucking things, and they've never used those two words to me and Steve ever. And I don't think they ever will, and I'm never going to ask them for it. [...] That's how you teach your children not to be sociopaths. These individuals, I feel that there's alot of that [going on] there. It's like because, some people just don't know how to apologize for their behavior and their actions.
| source = Deicide frontman [[Glen Benton]] on Eric and Brian Hoffman, as quoted from an interview with Chris Garza of [[Suicide Silence]] (August 22, 2022) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2xJNoXxgQc&t=3277s]
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In 2022, Brian Hoffman made a lengthy post on Facebook pertaining to the incident, going as far as to suggest that Benton wears a [[Toupée|toupee]] in [[secrecy]]. He was quoted saying: "After what happened when Glen Benton fucking took scars royalties for 20 years and all Deicide merchandise I will find you and hunt you down like the animal you are. I have no label and did my last album for the fans out of my own savings and will do it again with without label. I now pronounce [a] curse on his hair piece[.] Glen Michael Benton[,] you will be history soon and Steve will hire new singer. Also remember this[,] I am Deicide [and] you are a disgusting individual that doesn’t care about anyone but himself."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rhombus |first=Emperor |date=2022-02-01 |title=Ex-Deicide Guitarist Eric Hoffman Curses Glen Benton's Hair Piece, Says He'll "Hunt [Him] Down Like The Animal [He Is]" |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/02/01/ex-deicide-guitarist-eric-hoffman-curses-glen-bentons-hair-piece-says-hell-hunt-him-down-like-the-animal-he-is/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=MetalSucks |language=en}}</ref>

Benton again reflected on the split in a 2022 interview with Chris Garza of [[Suicide Silence]]: "The way [the Hoffmans] conducted themselves was unprofessional and brought a black eye to me and Steve, which we didn't deserve it because we were doing all the work. [...] I was ready to quit [...] I was doing Vital and I had just had enough of their bullshit. I was ready to go, so when they quit the band they did me a favor. [...] And then they wanted to burn it down when they left, too. They wanted to burn the fucking thing to the ground. It's like, all me and Steve's hard work they wanted to burn it down to the ground."<ref name=":3" /> 

Benton also suggested that although his relationship with the Hoffmans was damaged beyond repair, the situation could be significantly improved by a simple apology. However, he stated that he did not expect to receive an apology from the brothers at any point in the indefinite future. He said: "They don't care, or maybe they feel that there's been so much damage done that something as simple as an apology might fix things. But I mean, if they're that fucking stupid, ya know? [...] There's things that you just can't come back from. You know what I mean? You know when you're saying it – you know when you're doing it – that there's no coming back from it – that you've permanently stepped over that line forever. [...] Man, you can't just go through life hurting people and stepping on toes and burning bridges and that, because it's all going to come back to you eventually. And yeah, you read what you sell, man. You know?"<ref name=":3">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2xJNoXxgQc&t=3277s |title=DEICIDE {{!}} Glen Benton {{!}} Garza Podcast 42 |date=2022-08-22 |last=Garza Podcast |access-date=2025-04-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

In a 2024 interview, Asheim stated that he had heard rumors that relations between Eric and Brian Hoffman had deteriorated, and that they had not been in contact with one another. He commented, "it's fucking comical fodder more than anything at this point."<ref name=":4" />

===Post-Hoffman brothers period (2004–present)===
{{Main article|The Stench of Redemption}}


Shortly after the Hoffmans' departure, the guitar roles were then filled by former [[Cannibal Corpse]] guitarist [[Jack Owen]], and [[Vital Remains]] guitarist [[Dave Suzuki]]. Following the tour, Suzuki was replaced by guitarist [[Ralph Santolla]]. Santolla stated he was a Catholic, which had received a small amount of shock and ridicule from some metal fans. In spite of this, Deicide's eighth studio album ''[[The Stench of Redemption]]'', which was released on August 22, 2006, received positive reviews from critics, who praised the album's guitar work and emphasis on melody.<ref>Bowar, Chad. [http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/deicide.htm "Deicide - The Stench Of Redemption Review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816055435/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/deicide.htm |date=August 16, 2011 }}. [[About.com]]. Retrieved October 25, 2011. "With this new lineup Deicide sounds better than they have in years."</ref><ref>Prato, Greg. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/r845108 "The Stench of Redemption - Deicide"]. [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved October 25, 2011. "Despite the lineup juggle, Deicide's trademark extreme metal sound has remained intact, as evidenced throughout The Stench of Redemption."</ref><ref>Alisoglu, Scott. [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=851 "DEICIDE - The Stench of Redemption (Earache)"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606065412/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=851 |date=June 6, 2011 }}. [[Blabbermouth]]. Retrieved October 25, 2011. "'The Stench of Redemption' is sure to become a U.S. death metal favorite among both fans and critics."</ref><ref>Herzebeth. [http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=3405 "Deicide - The Stench Of Redemption review"]. [[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]]. Retrieved October 25, 2011. "The Stench Of Redemption is one of the most intense experiences in modern metal [and] a masterpiece and it will surely become a classic record in the future;"</ref>
[[File:Deicide band 012.jpg|left|thumb|300x300px|Ralph Santolla and Glen Benton performing at Winterfest in [[Warsaw|Warszawa]] in 2009]]Speaking of how Owen's presence affected the band's dynamic, Benton said: "When those two morons left, Jack brought stability, a calm, a stress-free environment for me. 'Cause I was ready to quit the band; I was done. I had enough of them two morons; I was done. That's why I started doing Vital Remains. I was at that point. I had enough. And Ralph being in the band, that was just… I knew when we brought Ralph in he was never gonna be permanent, because he's just a fucking mess of a human being... Jack, though… We're like family. The band is a family. I treat this band like I would my family. I don't pay myself more than anybody; we split everything equally, four ways. [...] I like to sleep at night. I couldn't treat people like a hired gun and shit. You know what I mean?! To me, that's just… When bands do that, it's, like, 'Who are you as far as…? On a human level, how are you better than anybody else? Why should you be paid more?' And people can respect me for that, or they can hate me for it. I run it like a business, you know what I mean?! And everybody's happy. This lineup is not gonna go away."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2015-05-06 |title=DEICIDE's GLEN BENTON: 'I Treat This Band Like I Would My Family' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/deicides-glen-benton-i-treat-this-band-like-i-would-my-family |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>[[File:Deicide band 010.jpg|thumb|Guitarist [[Jack Owen]] joined Deicide in 2004, replacing the Hoffman brothers, and remained as a member of the band until 2016.|300x300px]]In January 2007, Benton left the European tour and returned home to the United States as a result of legal issues at home. Asheim announced that Seth van Loo, from opening act Severe Torture, and Garbaty "Yaha", from the Polish death metal band Dissenter, would be replacing Benton starting on January 9 in the Netherlands, until Benton could rejoin the tour. Benton rejoined the band in Paris on January 13.<ref>[http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/deicide-soldier-on-without-glen/ Deicide soldier on without Glen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722191940/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/deicide-soldier-on-without-glen/ |date=July 22, 2013 }}. ''Metal Hammer''. January 9, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://encore.celebrityaccess.com/?encoreId=58&articleId=19860 Deicide Frontman To Rejoin Tour] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106185123/http://encore.celebrityaccess.com/?encoreId=58&articleId=19860 |date=November 6, 2015 }} ''Encore''. January 12, 2007.</ref> On May 24, 2007, it was announced [[Ralph Santolla]] had left Deicide.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=73199 | title=DEICIDE Parts Ways With Guitarist RALPH SANTOLLA | work=Blabbermouth.net | date=May 24, 2007 | access-date=May 17, 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009131449/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=73199 | archive-date=October 9, 2007 }}</ref> Subsequently, he joined Florida's [[Obituary (band)|Obituary]] and appeared on their album ''[[Xecutioner's Return]]'' as well as the tour. On July 20, 2007, guitarist [[Jack Owen]] announced that Deicide would be "on hiatus" and he had temporarily joined Ohio-based [[deathrash]] band Estuary for touring purposes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=77203 |title=DEICIDE Guitarist JACK OWEN To Tour With ESTUARY |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=July 20, 2007 |access-date=May 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119183851/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=77203 |archive-date=January 19, 2008 }}</ref> The band embarked on a Balkan tour, dubbed "Balkans AssassiNation Tour", in October 2007 alongside [[Krisiun]], [[Incantation (American band)|Incantation]] and Inactive Messiah. Owen called the tour a "death metal vacation."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2007-07-20 |title=DEICIDE Guitarist JACK OWEN To Tour With ESTUARY |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/deicide-guitarist-jack-owen-to-tour-with-estuary |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>

By November 2007, Deicide began work on their ninth studio album at Florida's [[Morrisound Recording|Morrisound Studios]]. Entitled ''[[Till Death Do Us Part (Deicide album)|Till Death Do Us Part]]'', the follow-up to ''[[The Stench of Redemption]]'', promised to be the band's "most savage and aggressive [offering] to date", according to a press release. Drummer [[Steve Asheim]] recorded drum tracks and Benton started recording vocals in December 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=86599 |title=DEICIDE's GLEN BENTON Recording Vocals For 'Till Death Do Us Part' |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=December 12, 2007 |access-date=May 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422015431/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=86599 |archive-date=April 22, 2008 }}</ref> In April 2008, two songs off the album were posted online.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=95111 |title=DEICIDE: Another New Song Posted Online |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=April 17, 2008 |access-date=May 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420221309/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=95111 |archive-date=April 20, 2008 }}</ref> It was finally released on April 28, 2008. As the record was coming out, Benton considered retiring from music, in the midst of personal matters including a custody battle.<ref>[http://www.metalsucks.net/2012/04/06/i-was-worried-i-might-rip-my-fucking-ass-taint-metalsucks-interviews-deicides-glen-benton-for-easter/]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610003621/http://www.metalsucks.net/2012/04/06/i-was-worried-i-might-rip-my-fucking-ass-taint-metalsucks-interviews-deicides-glen-benton-for-easter/|date=June 10, 2012}}</ref>

On January 6, 2009, Deicide posted a blog on their official Myspace page saying they had signed a worldwide record deal with [[Century Media]], with Ralph Santolla returning to the band for a European tour. They were said to be working on material for a summer 2010 release. In early 2009, they toured with Vital Remains and Order of Ennead. Guitarist Kevin Quirion of Order of Ennead joined the band in the summer of 2009. In June 2010, Glen Benton revealed that the next Deicide album was to be titled ''[[To Hell with God]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalpaths.com/interviews/deicide-glen-benton,4129|title=Deicide (Glen Benton) interview|publisher=MetalPaths|date=June 6, 2010|first=K|last=Panagiotis|access-date=June 7, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609082103/http://www.metalpaths.com/interviews/deicide-glen-benton%2C4129|archive-date=June 9, 2010}}</ref> It was produced by Mark Lewis at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida, and was released on February 15, 2011. 

Guitarist Ralph Santolla left Deicide in 2011. Glen Benton explained on [[Facebook]]: "Ralph didn't make us better, he never wrote one part and he threw up all over the studio drunk when he did his leads, fuck that drunk, Kevin is back full time, we would rather have a tight sound than that drunk fucking his way through the set. [...] Oh the whole 'I am a Christian' thing with him is total bullshit... the guy just uses that shit to upset myself and the fans... don't buy it, the guy couldn't tell ya the last time he went to church... The fucked up thing is, that he thinks it's fine to go on stage a drunken mess, me and Steve have more respect for the fans then to let him make us look bad, fuck the guy, total drunk. Just to get the story straight cause the bum will deny it, I kicked his drunk ass off the bus in Italy... and finished the tour as a three piece... that's how bad it was with the drunkard... I would rather sound tight than to have him slopping through the songs another night..."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Glen Benton Claims Ralph Santolla Was Kicked Out Of DEICIDE For Being Drunk And Vomiting In The Studio |url=https://www.thegauntlet.com/article/22162/Glen-Benton-Claims-Ralph-Santolla-Was-Kicked-Out-Of-DEICIDE-For-Being-Drunk-And-Vomiting-In-The-Studio |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=thegauntlet.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

The eleventh studio album ''[[In the Minds of Evil]]'' was released on November 26, 2013.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deicide-in-the-minds-of-evil-release-date-announced/ | title=DEICIDE: 'In The Minds Of Evil' Release Date Announced | work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date= September 2, 2013 | access-date =September 3, 2013}}</ref> On October 9, 2014, [[The Village Voice]] reported that Deicide had started working on new material for their twelfth studio album.<ref>{{cite news |last=Turman |first=Katherine |date=October 9, 2014 |title=Proudly Satanic Deicide's Secret to Success? "Surrounding Yourself With Positive People" |url=http://blogsw.villagevoice.com/music/2014/10/deicide.php |access-date=November 4, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Village Voice|blogs.villagevoice.com]]}}{{dead link|date=December 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

[[File:Kevin Quirion.jpg|thumb|Guitarist Kevin Quirion has occasionally been a member of Deicide since 2007.|300x300px]]By November 2016, it became apparent that guitarist Jack Owen was no longer in the band, and had been replaced by [[Monstrosity (band)|Monstrosity]] guitarist Mark English without an official announcement.<ref>{{cite news |title=DEICIDE Quietly Replaces Guitarist Jack Owen With MONSTROSITY's Guitarist |url=http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/deicide-quietly-replaces-guitarist-jack-owen-with-monstrositys-guitarist |access-date=November 21, 2016 |work=Metal Injection}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=DEICIDE Drummer On JACK OWEN's Departure: 'He Kind Of Left One Day And Just Never Came Back' |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deicide-drummer-on-jack-owens-departure-he-kind-of-left-one-day-and-just-never-came-back/ |access-date=May 27, 2017 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Kennelty, Gene |date=March 30, 2024 |title=JACK OWEN Says Writing Disputes Caused Him To Quit DEICIDE: "I Walked Out And Ghosted Them" |url=https://metalinjection.net/news/jack-owen-says-writing-disputes-caused-him-to-quit-deicide-i-walked-out-and-ghosted-them |website=Metal Injection}}</ref> Owen said, "it was a problem with new stuff I was writing. I walked into practice and [[Steve Asheim|Steve]] had re-recorded it and changed notes here and there for three or four songs that I had. It was stupid at the time. But he's, like, 'Hey, I changed the notes so I get writing credit.' And I'm, like, 'That's not how the songs go, though.' And [[Glen Benton|Glen]]'s like, 'It is now.' [Laughs] So I literally walked out and ghosted them. [Laughs] Later on, it was like, 'Hey, dude, you're out.'"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2024-03-29 |title=JACK OWEN: Why I Left DEICIDE |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/jack-owen-why-i-left-deicide |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref> Benton said Ashiem took two of Owen’s tracks and turned them into "one good song."<ref name=":2" /> Ashiem recounted, "We were just kind of writing the record, and we were going over the songs. Me and Glen, we were, like, 'We wanna redo the songs.' It's like we had completed them — about nine or twelve, whatever how many songs. They were all right, but we weren't really psyched about them. So we decided to rewrite them. And Jack didn't really like it. And he kind of left one day and just never came back. So that was that. [...] I haven't talked to the guy in almost a year."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2017-05-27 |title=DEICIDE Drummer On JACK OWEN's Departure: 'He Kind Of Left One Day And Just Never Came Back' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/deicide-drummer-on-jack-owens-departure-he-kind-of-left-one-day-and-just-never-came-back |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref> Benton later expressed regret for “being a smartass” during the incident. Owen went on to join [[Six Feet Under (band)|Six Feet Under]] in February 2017. Benton has stated that the band has “no hard feelings” towards Owen and that they were happy for him in joining Six Feet Under.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Guitarist Jack Owen Joins Former Cannibal Corpse Bandmate in Six Feet Under |url=http://loudwire.com/guitarist-jack-owen-joins-former-cannibal-corpse-bandmate-six-feet-under/ |access-date=February 28, 2017 |magazine=[[Loudwire]]}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krSGcF40if4&t=984s |title=Glen Benton of Deicide Interview 2018 - Once Upon the Cross of HELLCAST Metal Podcast |date=2018-09-14 |last=Reaper Metal Productions |access-date=2025-02-05 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
[[File:Deicide Party.San Metal Open Air 2023 01.jpg|left|thumb|300x300px|Benton performing in 2023]]
On March 10, 2017, Deicide announced a short U.S. tour which would begin in May and also issued an update on the album: "the new record is almost completed, right now its down to scheduling, this run of shows were setting up is to introduce and work in our new guitarist Mark English, that and I need a break from this thing called Florida…".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/deicide_announce_spring_tour.html|title=Deicide Announce Spring Tour|publisher=[[Ultimate Guitar Archive]]|access-date=March 10, 2017}}</ref> Deicide's twelfth studio album, ''[[Overtures of Blasphemy]],'' was released on September 14, 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deicide-to-release-overtures-of-blasphemy-album-in-september/|title=DEICIDE To Release 'Overtures Of Blasphemy' Album In September|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=June 28, 2018}}</ref>

On June 6, 2018, former guitarist Ralph Santolla died due to complications following a heart attack and was taken off life support since being in a coma for a week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2018/06/06/ralph-santolla-1969-2018/|title=Ralph Santolla: 1969-2018|author=Bellino, Vince|date=June 6, 2018|publisher=[[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]]|access-date=June 6, 2018}}</ref> Benton stated that the two had "made peace" prior to Santolla's death, going as far to say "I hope he's in a better place and I hope he's happy."<ref>{{Cite web |title=- YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgl3nGoE0R0&t=1349s |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

In February 2019, Deicide parted ways with Mark English and replaced him with Autumn's End vocalist/guitarist Chris Cannella.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.blabbermouth.net/news/deicide-parts-ways-with-guitarist-mark-english-announces-replacement/|title=DEICIDE Parts Ways With Guitarist MARK ENGLISH, Announces Replacement|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=February 14, 2019|accessdate=February 14, 2019|archive-date=April 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428062826/https://archive.blabbermouth.net/news/deicide-parts-ways-with-guitarist-mark-english-announces-replacement/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On April 17, 2021, the band performed in front of an audience of full capacity at The Verona in [[New Port Richey, Florida|New Port Richey]] amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], as all restrictions for businesses were lifted and mask mandate enforcements for local cities in Florida were removed as the state was moved into Stage 3 in late September 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/watch-deicide-play-full-capacity-concert-in-florida-amid-pandemic/|title=Watch DEICIDE Play 'Full-Capacity' Concert In Florida Amid Pandemic|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=April 22, 2021|accessdate=April 22, 2021}}</ref> A U.S. tour followed soon after, with [[Kataklysm]], Internal Bleeding and Begat the Nephilim.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deicide-kicks-off-u-s-tour-in-tampa-video/|title=DEICIDE Kicks Off U.S. Tour In Tampa (Video)|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=August 6, 2021|accessdate=August 6, 2021}}</ref>

On January 19, 2022, Chris Cannella left the band and was replaced by new guitarist Taylor Nordberg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/deicide-parts-ways-with-guitarist-chris-cannella-announces-replacement/|title=DEICIDE Parts Ways With Guitarist CHRIS CANNELLA, Announces Replacement|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=January 19, 2022|accessdate=January 19, 2022}}</ref> The thirteenth album ''Banished by Sin'' was released through [[Reigning Phoenix Music]] on April 26, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/deicide-releases-new-single-sever-the-tongue-shares-banished-by-sin-album-details|title=DEICIDE Releases New Single 'Sever The Tongue', Shares 'Banished By Sin' Album Details|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=February 14, 2024}}</ref> It was the "album of the month" on metallian.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metallian.com/deicide.php |title=Deicide |publisher=metallian.com |date=30 May 2024 |access-date=30 May 2024}}</ref> The band toured Europe in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Filzer |title=DEICIDE - "Banished By Sin" Summer European tour starts this week! |url=https://reigningphoenixmusic.com/news/deicide-banished-by-sin-summer-european-tour-starts-this-week |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=reigningphoenixmusic.com |language=en-gb}}</ref>