Deicide Interview. Glen Benton, 1995

Let’s start with a little context. After all, it’s been 25 years.

Once Upon The Cross was released on April 14th, 1995. This interview was conducted between myself, and the Deicide frontman, Glen Benton, around March of the same year. I’d been able to get three or so listens of the advance tape in (yes I mean cassette!) before the call took place. Already well versed in the band’s first two abominations, it was more Benton’s temperament I was curious about.

He seemed a little frictious at first, contrary throughout, but it resolved in an enjoyable interview. Granted, he didn’t stop to shoot any vermin during our conversation (he saved that for Jason Arnopp if memory serves), but he played his part well, and I wasn’t disappointed.

I’ve included two versions of the interview. It was published on four separate occasions, but these two represent the most comprehensive overview of our conversation, and there’s a noteworthy variation in each to make it worth your time.

These are from commercial print publications, and as a result, read like it.

Metal Masters, Australian Glossy, 1995.

“I’m in a grumpy mood today,’’ croaks Glen Benton, vocalist and bassist with Florida’s most notorious blasphemic death metal quartet. The voice of…