Overtures of Blasphemy

Overtures of Blasphemy is the twelfth studio album by American death metal band Deicide. It was released on September 14, 2018, through Century Media Records.^[1]

Overtures of Blasphemy
Studio album by Deicide
Released	September 14, 2018 (2018-09-14)
Studio	AudioHammer Studios, Sanford, Florida[1]
Genre	Death metal
Length	37:54
Label	Century Media
Producer	Jason Suecof
Deicide chronology
In the Minds of Evil (2013) Overtures of Blasphemy (2018) Banished by Sin (2024)
Singles from Overtures of Blasphemy
"Excommunicated" Released: July 13, 2018[2] "Seal the Tomb Below" Released: August 10, 2018 "Defying the Sacred" Released: August 31, 2018

The cover artwork was created by Zbigniew M. Bielak, who has also worked with Ghost, Paradise Lost, and Mayhem.^[1] This is the band's first album since In the Minds of Evil (2013), and it is the only record to feature guitarist Mark English of Monstrosity, who replaced Jack Owen in 2016.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Injection	8.5/10[3]
Exclaim!	5/10[4]
Louder Sound	[5]

The album received mixed to positive reviews. Metal Injection said that "the album definitely belongs in the top half of Deicide's discography",^[3] Decibel said that "by track four, it has already muscled its way into the upper echelons of the band’s storied discography",^[6] but Exclaim! writer Joe Smith-Engelhardt called the album a "sore spot" in Deicide's career.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One with Satan"	Glen Benton	3:46
2.	"Crawled from the Shadows"	Benton Steve Asheim	3:20
3.	"Seal the Tomb Below"	Benton Kevin Quirion	2:57
4.	"Compliments of Christ"	Benton	2:44
5.	"All That Is Evil"	Benton Asheim	3:24
6.	"Excommunicated"	Benton Quirion	2:55
7.	"Anointed in Blood"	Benton Quirion	3:18
8.	"Crucified Soul of Salvation"	Benton Asheim	3:00
9.	"Defying the Sacred"	Benton Quirion	3:30
10.	"Consumed by Hatred"	Benton	3:02
11.	"Flesh, Power, Dominion"	Benton Quirion Asheim	3:33
12.	"Destined to Blasphemy"	Benton Quirion	2:25
Total length:			37:54

Personnel

• Glen Benton – bass, vocals
• Steve Asheim – drums, additional guitars
• Kevin Quirion – guitars
• Mark English – guitars

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	59
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9]	103
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[10]	59
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11]	42
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]	22
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13]	79
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	42