Album: Once Upon the Cross by Deicide (1995)
Genre: Death Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Roadrunner Records
Format: Album

Description: Once Upon the Cross is the third studio album by American death metal band Deicide. It was released on April 18, 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.

Artist Background: Deicide is an American death metal band formed in 1987. Their first two albums, Deicide and Legion, are ranked second and third place in best-selling death metal albums of the SoundScan era. Deicide was formed in Tampa, Florida on July 21, 1987, after guitarist Brian Hoffman called Glen Benton, replying to an advertisement the latter had placed in a local music magazine. They are influenced by bands such as Destruction, Sodom, Venom, Bathory, Mayhem, Possessed, Death, Autopsy, and Slayer.The ... Part of the Florida, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Death Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Morbid Angel, Suffocation, Cannibal Corpse, Malevolent Creation

Music Scene: Part of the Florida, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Death Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Death Metal, Metal, 1990s, Album, Roadrunner Records

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Once Upon the Cross is the third studio album by American death metal band Deicide. It was released on April 18, 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.

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