Once upon the Cross is the third studio album by Florida death metal band Deicide. It was released on April 17, 1995, by Roadrunner Records.
The samples at the beginning of the opening track "Once upon the Cross" and "Trick or Betrayed" are taken from the film The Last Temptation of Christ.
Background and music
Steve Asheim said of Once upon the Cross, "Listening back, '...Cross' seems very slow. Live we play those songs much faster. Actually we've always played them faster than they are on the record. When we went in the studio in '94 and I recorded the drum tracks at the speed I had been playing them at practice, we only had 22 minutes with the same amount of songs, they were just faster. 22 minutes does not make an album so I re-recorded the songs at a more controlled pace and still only ended up with 30 minutes. So there it was."[1]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Classic Rock | [3] |
| Guitar World | [4] |
| Kerrang! | [5] |
| NME | 3/10[6] |
David Jehnzen of Allmusic noted the band's growth, and complimented the guitar stylings of the Hoffman brothers.[2]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Glen Benton; all music is composed by Deicide (Steve Asheim)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Once upon the Cross" | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Christ Denied" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "When Satan Rules His World" | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Kill the Christian" | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Trick or Betrayed" | 2:25 |
| 6. | "They Are the Children of the Underworld" | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Behind the Light Thou Shall Rise" | 2:59 |
| 8. | "To Be Dead" | 2:39 |
| 9. | "Confessional Rape" | 3:56 |
| Total length: | 28:10 | |
Personnel
- Glen Benton – bass, vocals
- Eric Hoffman – guitars
- Brian Hoffman – guitars
- Steve Asheim – drums
- Deicide – production
- Scott Burns – production
References
- ^ Deicide interview (06/2006) - Metal Storm
- ^ a b Jehnzen, David. "Once Upon the Cross - Deicide". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
- ^ Sadler, Darren (July 2000). "Déjà Vu". Classic Rock. No. 16. Future plc. p. 79.
- ^ Gilbert, Jeff (July 1995). "Reviews: Metal Detector". Guitar World. Vol. 15, no. 7. New York, New York: Stanley R. Harris. p. 104.
- ^ Dome, Malcolm (May 6, 1995). "Albumz". Kerrang!. No. 544. EMAP. p. 43.
- ^ Lewis, Angela. "Review: Deicide - Once Upon The Cross (Roadrunner/All formats)". NME (May 20, 1995). IPC Media: 45.
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