Serpents Of The Light - Deicide

Traditional death metal bands like Deicide aren't renowned for their musical progression, and indeed any attempts at diversity are usually doomed to failure. Fortunately for fans, 'Serpents of the Light' is merely more of the same old high-speed, angsty, Christian-hating shtick. The production job is solid, and although the band's performance isn't going to turn many heads, it's among their most competent. Glen Benton's growls begin completely incomprehensible which is pretty exciting, before he relents and starts to form legible words, and the traditional verse-chorus song structures keep them fairly accessible to bold death metal newcomers. Eric ...  Read the complete review