Deicide β The Stench of Redemption
- intothewellsabyss
- Aug 22, 2023
- 3 min read
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August 22, 2006 β Deicide released their eighth studio album, The Stench of Redemption via Earache Records. (Listen)
It is the first album by the band to feature Jack Owen (formerly of Cannibal Corpse) and Ralph Santolla (R.I.P.) (formerly of Iced Earth) on guitars. Some editions of the album include a cover of Black Night by Deep Purple, with rewritten lyrics by Glen Benton.
The Stench of Redemption was Deicide's most successful release to date, peaking at No. 11 on the Top Heatseekers chart. Many critics praised The Stench of Redemption as a return to form for Deicide, despite the band losing both Eric and Brian Hoffman.
Background:
Two tracks, Homage for Satan and Crucified for Innocence, were released exclusively via iTunes on June 6, 2006. Deicide released these songs online because of financial problems that the band and Earache Records had. The band also cancelled some of their concerts because of these financial problems.
The album features themes of destruction and anti-Christianity. This is the first Deicide album to have writing credits attributed to individual band members.
There is a noticeable change in the guitar work, as guitar leads are much more prevalent. The style of the solos on the album is also drastically different from previous Deicide records. Ralph Santolla and Jack Owen utilize a Neo-Classical style of guitar soloing along with the traditional riffing of Deicide.
Drummer Steve Asheim said of the album, "πΈβπ ππππ ππ πππ’ ππππππ ππ ππππππππππ’ ππ’ ππππππππ πππ πππ πππ πΈβπ ππππ πππππ ππ, π±πππππ πππ πΈ πππππ. πΈπ ππππππ’ πππ ππππ ππππππππ ππ ππππ πππ, πππ ππππππππ, πππ ππππ’πππ, πππ πππππ, πππ ππππ... πΈπ π ππ π ππππ ππππππππ πππππ ππππ ππππππ π πππ ππππ ππππ-ππ, ππππππ ππππππππππ."
Critical Reception:
The Stench of Redemption met with positive reviews, with most reviewers praising the added melodic dimension, which they attribute to the new guitarists. Chad Bowar, writing for About.com, praised the guitar team for "ππππππ[πππ] πππ ππππ ππππ π³ππππππβπ ππππππππ. πππ πππππ πππ ππππ ππππππ πππππππ ππ πππ πππ πππππ πππππ πππ πππππππππ πππππππ, πππ πππππ πππ ππππ ππππππ ππππππππ ππππ. ππππ’ ππππ πππππ π ππππππ πππ’ππ ππ πππππππ‘πππ’ ππ πππ ππππ,π ππππππ πππππππ, π ππππ πππππ πππ πππππ ππππ ππππ ππππ πππ πππππ".
Similarly, Scott Alisoglu wrote for Blabbermouth.net that the new guitarists "πππ ππ π³ππππππβπ πππππππππ’ π³ππππ πΌππππ πππππ ππ’ ππππππ πππ πππ‘-ππππππ ππ’ππππππ πππ ππππππ πππππ ππππππππππππ π ππππ-ππππππ πππππππππ ππ πππππππππππππ πππππ. ππππ ππππ πππ ππππ ππππ π’ππ π ππβπ ππππππππ£π πππ ππππππ ππ ππππππππππ ππ πππ’πππππ πππ π π·πππ-πππππ π³ππππππ πππππ, ππππ’ ππππ πππ πππππ πππππππππππ ππππ πππ πππππ ππ πππππππ ππππππππππ’ ππππππππππ".
Jackie Smit, writing for Chronicles of Chaos, claimed that the addition of Jack Owen and Ralph Santolla not only "πππ πππππ πππ πππππππππ ππππππππ πππππππ ππππππππππ πππππππ", but also added a melodic dimension "ππππππ πππ’πππππ πππ π·ππππππ ππππππππ π πππ ππππ ππππ ππ ππππππ".
Referring to the album as "ππππππππππππππππ’ πππππππ", Cosmo Lee wrote in Stylus Magazine that The Stench of Redemption is "ππ ππππ ππππππ" as a result of the melodic inclinations, and praised Steve Asheim's "πππππππ, πππππππππ" riffs and Benton's "ππππππππππ" vocals.
Watch the Official Music Video for Homage for Satan.
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IN REMEMBRANCE...
Ralph Santolla (December 8, 1966 β June 7, 2018)
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