Master Of Ceremonies With GLEN BENTON From DEICIDE

Interview by Kris Peters
While the fact that most things can, and invariably do, change with
the times, there are certain - but not many - elements that
resist.
In music, you would be hard-pressed to find a band who has not
experimented with or tried to cater to the ever-evolving tastes of
music consumers, but there's one above all others who you could
unreservedly say has not even tried.
Not one iota.
That band is US death metal legends Deicide, led by Glen Benton,
who have spent their entire 35-year existence beating to the tune
of their own drum without thought nor care for what was going on in
the world around them.
With the recent release of their 13th studio album Banished By Sin,
Deicide have further enhanced their status as immortals of the
metal realm, producing an album that is a testament to the band's
unwavering commitment to their craft, promising a collection of
tracks that are both ferocious and unapologetically
blasphemous.
HEAVY recently sat down with the elusive Benton to find out
more.
"Pretty amazing, man," he offered when asked how fans have
responded to the album. "A lot of people are losing their shit over
it."
We ask him about the album musically.
"We went through the whole COVID bullshit thing with everybody
else, and we had a lot of time on our hands," he shrugged, "so we
put together a record. We're not on contract, so we were just
writing for the fun of it."
In the full interview, Glen talks more about the aggressive nature
of Banished By Sin, whether it becomes easier or harder to come up
with new material the more you release, recording the album to
produce more of a live sound, getting back to their roots, sticking
to their style and vision despite changing world trends, the early
days of Deicide and where the band fit in, his early vision and how
it has changed since, their debut self-titled album and if it was
intended to shock the system, tour plans and more.

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