Only Deicide can get away with such unholy cacophony. Released through Earache records and blessed with a sordid image of Christ chewing his own finger off in order for his hand to form the Devil horns, this is without doubt one of the best death metal albums I've heard in a long time. The demonic Glen Benton's 'Evil Dead'-type vocal delivery is now even darker and deeper, and Deicide have move away from the sound of the early albums to construct a far more evil, double-barrelled noise. In fact, 'Scars...' is quite a terrifying experience that spits in the face of everything holy on every track, 'Fuck Your God', 'Go Now Your God Is Dead', 'Mad At God'....this is brutal, unrelenting and frothingly heavy, bolstered by the guitar attack of the Hoffman brothers and Asheim's ominous drums of hellfire. Deicide stuck to their weapons long after metal had apparently lost its crown, and they continue to shock by way of these pummelling sounds and vicious verses. In its bludgeoning horror, 'Scars...' sounds so refreshing considering countless bands have attempted similar hatred, and whilst this sort of unholy experience may not appeal to every metalhead, every church will be shaking to the core...exactly what Benton and co intended. Evil.
8/10
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