Band:	Deicide
Album:	Till Death Do Us Part
Style:	Death metal
Release date:	April 28, 2008
A review by:	Herzebeth

01. The Beginning Of The End
02. Till Death Do Us Part
03. Hate Of All Hatreds
04. In The Eyes Of God
05. Worthless Misery
06. Severed Ties
07. Not As Long As We Both Shall Live
08. Angel Of Agony
09. Horror In The Halls Of Stone
10. The End Of The Beginning
11. The Great Lance [deluxe edition bonus]

After reading so many reviews all over the internet, and after almost feeling sick of so many people comparing this new effort with Deicide's 2006 record, I told myself the following: "-Myself, please don't talk about The Stench Of Redemption in your review...PLEASE!!". And now, to be perfectly honest with you, that task is in one word...impossible. The only thing that makes this album less impressive, is the fact that it drags the shadow of "The Stench Of Redemption", one of the band's best releases to date.

That said, "Till Death Do Us Part" is one of the most intense records this year, the music is brutal, raw, and the album comes with a surprisingly relentless execution; this is Death Metal eroding your ears with fast drumming and catchy riffs, something everyone in the scene must hear and appreciate, believe me, you'll find your reasons.

Still...this is no "Stench Of Redemption"...I can't believe how many people was disappointed by this CD, they were waiting for the same color this time, but instead the band offered something different, neither good nor bad, just something different. Let me explain, one of the most interesting features of "The Stench Of Redemption" were the melodious guitar-solos, they were slow, incredibly complex and long, thus creating a polished atmosphere that enriched the entire concept, it was marvelous to be honest...those solos are long gone, instead we have speedy leads with spastic signatures and a very raw style, again, those are not bad, just not what we were looking for in the first place...I could go on with at least 10 more features, but comparing albums is just boring to tell you the truth.

"Til Death Do Us Part" has a lot of other things that will make you want to eat babies for breakfast; the music is seriously addictive, the patterns and beats have a lot of funky moments where you'll be head-banging like a maniac, I mean, I've been hearing this piece daily for over a week now, and I'm not even tired. The rest of the album is truly franctic, the speedy execution is total madness and it keeps you interested to the very end, while the band manages to keep things coherent, everything is less explosive than previous works though. The artwork is...well...not good, yes, naked women are really sexy, but only when they are not fat, ugly and neck-less; oddly enough, I guess it does matches with the title.

All in all this is a good album, if it's not a re-make of "The Stench Of Redemption" then the joke's on you for expecting it to be. Still, I understand your grief, and while I gave "The Stench Of Redemption" an awesome 9.6 (Almost Perfect), "Til Death Do Us Part" receives just an 8...hopefully they'll outdo themselves next time.

Best Tracks: "Till Death Do Us Part", "Horror In The Halls Of Stone", "Hate Of All Hatreds".