DEICIDE — Insineratehymn (review)

DEICIDE — Insineratehymn album cover Album · 2000 · Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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"Insineratehymn" is the fifth full-length studio album by US, Florida based death metal act Deicide. The album was released through Roadrunner Records in June 2000. It´s the successor to "Serpents of the Light" from 1997, although the two studio albums are bridged by the 1998 live album "When Satan Lives".

"Insineratehymn" sees Deicide meddling a bit with their otherwise relatively conservative formula. Roughly speaking the first four albums featured many of the same ideas and elements, but "Insineratehymn" sounds a bit different, as the band have opted to play more mid-paced and rhythmically different riffs and drum patterns. "Insineratehymn" is also a slightly more atmospheric release than the pummeling death metal madness of the four preceding releases. Some of the riffs are quite unconventional for death metal (take a listen to "Standing in the Flames") and the guitar solos are often also atmopshere contributors. What hasn´t changed are lead vocalist/bassist Glen Benton´s rough growling vocals and anti-christian/blasphemous lyrics. So image wise Deicide are still deeply rooted in that movement, which becomes apparent already on opening track "Bible Basher".

"Insineratehymn" features a well sounding production job, although it´s not as brutal sounding as the preceding releases. The rhythm guitars maybe lack a bit of punch, but everything is audible in the mix, and if you disregard what came before, "Insineratehymn" is a well sounding release.

So upon conclusion "Insineratehymn" is a good quality release by Deicide. After a couple of albums I began to wish that the band would challenge themselves a bit and try something different and when "Serpents of the Light" came out I was a bit fed up with the relatively sameness of the band´s releases, so in many ways "Insineratehymn" was a welcome change of pace and direction. I don´t think it´s a perfect release, and I still prefer what came before it, but it´s bold and relatively adventurous, which also earn Deicide points in my book. If only all tracks had been as memorable as the best tracks on the album (which they aren´t), "Insineratehymn" could have been a killer release. As it is it´s a good quality release, which shows a different side to Deicide and a 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.
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