Overtures of Blasphemy

2018 album by Deicide

Overtures of Blasphemy

Studio album by

Deicide

Released| September 14, 2018 (2018-09-14)
Studio| AudioHammer Studios, Sanford, Florida[1]
Genre| Death metal
Length| 37:54
Label| Century Media
Producer| Jason Suecof
Deicide chronology
| In the Minds of Evil
(2013)  | Overtures of Blasphemy
(2018)  | Banished by Sin
(2024)

|
|

Singles from  Overtures of Blasphemy

1. "Excommunicated"
Released: July 13, 2018[2]
2. "Seal the Tomb Below"
Released: August 10, 2018
3. "Defying the Sacred"
Released: August 31, 2018

Overtures of Blasphemy is the twelfth studio album by American death metal band Deicide. It was released on September 14, 2018, through Century Media Records.[1]

The cover artwork was created by Zbigniew M. Bielak, who has also worked with Ghost, Paradise Lost, and Mayhem.[1] This is the band's first album since In the Minds of Evil (2013), and it is the only record to feature guitarist Mark English of Monstrosity, who replaced Jack Owen in 2016.[2]

## Reception

[edit]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Metal Injection| 8.5/10[3]
Exclaim!| 5/10[4]
Louder Sound| [5]

The album received mixed to positive reviews. Metal Injection said that "the album definitely belongs in the top half of Deicide's discography",[3] Decibel said that "by track four, it has already muscled its way into the upper echelons of the band’s storied discography",[6] but Exclaim! writer Joe Smith-Engelhardt called the album a "sore spot" in Deicide's career.[4]

## Track listing

[edit]

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

|
|
|

1.| "One with Satan"| Glen Benton| 3:46
2.| "Crawled from the Shadows"|

* Benton
* Steve Asheim

| 3:20
3.| "Seal the Tomb Below"|

* Benton
* Kevin Quirion

| 2:57
4.| "Compliments of Christ"| Benton| 2:44
5.| "All That Is Evil"|

* Benton
* Asheim

| 3:24
6.| "Excommunicated"|

* Benton
* Quirion

| 2:55
7.| "Anointed in Blood"|

* Benton
* Quirion

| 3:18
8.| "Crucified Soul of Salvation"|

* Benton
* Asheim

| 3:00
9.| "Defying the Sacred"|

* Benton
* Quirion

| 3:30
10.| "Consumed by Hatred"| Benton| 3:02
11.| "Flesh, Power, Dominion"|

* Benton
* Quirion
* Asheim

| 3:33
12.| "Destined to Blasphemy"|

* Benton
* Quirion

| 2:25
Total length:| 37:54

## Personnel

[edit]

* Glen Benton – bass, vocals
* Steve Asheim – drums, additional guitars
* Kevin Quirion – guitars
* Mark English – guitars

## Charts

[edit]

Chart (2018)  | Peak
position

|

Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 59
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 103
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[10] | 59
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] | 42
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 22
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] | 79
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 42

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b c "DEICIDE To Release 'Overtures Of Blasphemy' Album In September". Blabbermouth.net. June 28, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
2. ^ a b "Deicide Debut 'Excommunicated' Off 'Overtures of Blasphemy' Album". Loudwire.
3. ^ a b "CD Review: DEICIDE Overtures of Blasphemy". September 16, 2018.
4. ^ a b "Deicide Overtures of Blasphemy". exclaim.ca.
5. ^ "Deicide – Overtures Of Blasphemy album review".
6. ^ "Album Review: Deicide - "Overtures of Blasphemy" - Decibel Magazine". September 10, 2018.
7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Deicide – Overtures of Blasphemy" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Deicide – Overtures of Blasphemy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Deicide – Overtures of Blasphemy" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
10. ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 38.Týden 2018 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
11. ^ "Deicide: Overtures of Blasphemy" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Deicide – Overtures of Blasphemy" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
13. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Deicide – Overtures of Blasphemy". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2018.

* v
* t
* e

Deicide

* Steve Asheim
* Glen Benton
* Kevin Quirion
* Taylor Nordberg

* Eric Hoffman
* Brian Hoffman
* Ralph Santolla
* Jack Owen
* Mark English
* Chris Cannella

Studio albums|

* Deicide
* Legion
* Once upon the Cross
* Serpents of the Light
* Insineratehymn
* In Torment in Hell
* Scars of the Crucifix
* The Stench of Redemption
* Till Death Do Us Part
* To Hell with God
* In the Minds of Evil
* Overtures of Blasphemy
* Banished By Sin

Live albums|

* When Satan Lives

Compilations|

* Amon: Feasting the Beast
* The Best of Deicide

Video albums|

* When London Burns
* Doomsday L.A.

Related articles|

* Discography

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

|

This 2010s metal album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[No.]: Number
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template