Deicide- In the Minds of Evil (2013)

Deicide- In the Minds of Evil (2013)

Of course I would love to talk about Deicide debut recording or Legion, two records that definitely changed my life as a teenager, those were amazing mind blowing records that I was very lucky to have the change of listening to them just as they came out, as I still remember counting the days for the “most evil recording ever made”, as we used to call it and then traveling them Mexico city to watch them play in a festival along Sick Of It All, those were very good days, I listened a lot to bands like Morbid Angel, Napalm Death, Carcass, Entombed and of course I just freaked out when Deicide first record came out, it was a powerful and evil record as none had ever came out before.

But we are not here to talk about Deicide debut, not even to talk about Legion, its follow up, we are here to talk, or at least write about In The Minds Of Evil, Deicide`s new record, a record that is hard for me to judge given the fact that I LOVE DEICIDE, but I can’t deny that time somehow has taken its toll on the band and although they sound menacing and dangerous is not exactly Armageddon like in those good old days.

In The Minds Of Evil has a great cover, the painting is just as scary as Decide can get, and when you just push play you are hit by strong guitars and powerful drumming, you can’t count out Deicide, that’s for sure, but theirs is something about the band that just doesn’t cause me a shock like in the past, the band rarely crosses limits set by themselves before, they even sound tamer than before, as if they were this time happier with just writing tunes, but they are not hungry enough to write better tunes than in the past, Benton sounds scary, of course, but neither drums nor guitars back him enough to get the whole package again, guitars are boring, yes, they roar and growl, but they are not evil enough, and drums sounds a little bit tired sometimes, I can’t blame this on Benton, he sounds as evil as ever, a sacrilegious monster sounding bestial enough to raise hell, and well, the drums sound as good as ever, though not as in the front mix as they used to be, perhaps my biggest regrets might be the guitars, which are loud as hell, but somehow one-dimensional, lacking color and texture, the title track is powerful yes, but guitars aren’t scratching my face, they simply roar along Benton, and that`s a big fault, in the past Benton and the guitars fought till death for Satan, nowadays, guitars simply walk at one side of Benton, like his puppy and that is something that must not happen in the deicide universe.

Galloping bass and drums are the stars in Thou Begone, a record that sounds better that the first one, but once again guitars sound too thin and lacking the raucous rabies of the past they don’t jump at Benton trying to bite him off, and that even affects Benton, putting him in a kind of comfort zone uninspiring for his satanic endeavors, Godkill once again shows promise and it sounds for moments as good old Deicide, and is probably one of the first signs that Deicide is trying once again, as Benton out growls the guitars and they bite him off in response, making it a very cool tune, one to be followed by the equal inspired Beyond Salvation, the band starts to burn really on this one, the remind me of Mr. Incredible here, as they manage to sound powerful, but still keeping a little extra pound and still heavy and slow to call this a perfect comeback, but anyway, Misery of One keeps the good pace and the intense delivery, the band sounds confident in performing better than the first songs in the record and they really manage to really put their act together, if not as tight as in the past, at least in a very decent mode, even managing to get those powerful moshing parts they were famous for in their early days, by the middle of the record you better Deicide is rolling once again, even if they sometimes include superfluous melodic guitar lines that simply do nothing for them, and refrains Deicide true bestial nature form coming out all at once, guitars solos sound ear piercing, but not as dangerous as in the past, when they sounded like living snakes lurking in the shadows, I remember loving the Hoffman brothers guitars as much as bill Steers guitar playing for Napalm Death.

Whereas Deicide sounded superfast and complex in the past, this part of the band can only keep with the heavy and scary part, but they sound tired and simple, nothing outstanding or extraordinaire like in the old days, In The Minds Of Evil is a good record, but is very far from Deicide`s best, I seriously miss the Hoffman`s brothers guitar riffs, and although the actual guitarist for the band manage to reproduce the sound, in songs like Even the Gods Can Bleed, they are simply unable to reproduce the former complexity and intensity all at once, which make me think that I should better be writing about Deicide`s debut or Legion.