DEICIDE | Glen Benton | Garza Podcast 42

[@nipulkradmsinatagras8293]

*Glen's speaking voice has got more bass than the entire Metallica discography.*

[@julienh1562]

You made my day, dude 😅

[@albertdavila6808]

😂😂😂😂

[@farbenseher2238]

Muharrrr

[@Fo-Flats]

LOFL. I fucking LOVE Metallica but you ain't wrong sir.

[@TheOneWhoNeverWas]

hahahahahahhaha

[@shanestewart6052]

My mother bought me the Legion album for my 21st birthday. It's now death metal classic. I also seen the Legion tour with Demolition Hammer and Cancer. Priceless memories.

[@tweed0929]

Dude... your mother is a badass woman! Respect!

[@jriamyou8156]

I skipped school or called into work when I was 17 in 1992 to see Deicide in Minneapolis at 2:00 in the afternoon.

[@75pdubs]

@@jriamyou8156 where did they play in minneapolis?

[@stevenjankowski3572]

I was at that tour also! The Death Shall Rise album for Cancer

[@brianmeen2158]

I still remember seeing the ad for Deicide first album in the Metal Maniacs magazine .. it had to be around 92? I wish I still had them laying around

[@gummo133]

"I was tripping balls one night and listening to Seven Churches...and it all made sense." 😆What a legend.

[@chucktouchton398]

@@ActAccordinglyNow LSD

[@chrismuimbwa6424]

I know that particular feeling very well.

[@scottlosey4978]

Micro dot and blotter were everywhere in the 80s.......

[@Enbix]

I've listened to metal on acid and it's a monstrosity. Everything gets intensified. Totally makes sense.

[@mark6302]

@@Enbix I saw gwar a few weeks ago on mushrooms, it was fucking insane

[@ChevyPPV14]

Legion was one of the most amazing albums ever.

[@Crossa]

This interview is too good that these Metal TMZ sites won’t share the greatness of this great conversation.

[@Hell-Awaits]

Because these sites sucks, simple.

[@jojoplaysmusic]

This one had me absolutely hooked. Really enjoyed listening to Glenn speak in this kind of format.

[@Nickwritespoetry]

Your videos have me absolutely hooked. You're a legend, man!

[@jojoplaysmusic]

@@Nickwritespoetry ahh thank you so much man! I appreciate it :)

[@chainsawz1]

Glen's speaking voice is like butter, I want him to narrate nature documentaries

[@megatedassaultituary6783]

Lmao 🤣😂😂 For real

[@dtaylor5206]

Pretty solid interview. Long overdue. Two different generations. Very respectful interviewer. Glens the genuine article. RESPECT DUE!

[@texasturner2313]

Glen genuinely looks happy and content with his music and life. Nice to see.

[@christophersmith2608]

This is great to see, it's like hearing death metals dad, he has been a father to all of us since the beginning, we respect , we listen , and it makes me proud for him to still be pushing out the good tunes we love 👍

[@TheCarTakerGarage]

That was A Killer interview!!!Could listen to Glen talk about stuff all day. Great questions and chat, Garza. Thank you for awesome interview. Greetings from TheDrummer in Norway ,Stefan :)

[@corrado]

Glen's voice is sooo soothing I just want him to read me a bedtime story at this point

[@bluewendigo672]

A horror story could be terrifying 😂

[@ciroheadbanger2008]

G ay

[@VertigoGTI]

“Once upon a… *CROSS*”

[@grasyn_____913]

him and Paul Booth both.

[@MB-oc1nw]

Once Upon The Cross is one of the best records ever....love that album

[@ShiftaelV2]

FINALLY someone that worships something besides Legion!!! This one, and Serpents are actually two of my faves.

[@tptangenivy28]

you are correct. my favorite. perfect start to finish

[@capoman1]

Agreed. Wasn't a huge Legion fan. Once Upon sounded so much better to me.

[@freedomtobeintheknow-kryst9705]

I actually bought the cassette "Legion" from Camelot Music store at Piedmont Mall in Danville, Virginia! I never knew that Glen Benton also worked at Camelot Music!!

[@bhavnish22]

Keep getting legends like this and your podcast will take off!

[@guitargangster66]

Glenn's advice is solid. My grandfather told me something similar: Believe half of what you see and nothing that you hear.

[@nio2418]

are you from Greece?

[@ghosthammer7774]

No he didn't. Don't lie. He never said that.

[@davu9027]

Absolutely loved it! He is such a humble man nowdays, glad he has a better time with this line-up. Great podcast

[@ghashthrak]

This gave me a completely different perspective of Glen. I whole heartedly agree with alot of things he's saying here

[@lukeknutson3191]

this might be one of the best interviews glen has done.

[@horrifyinggelatinousblob]

Glen is a legend. Deicide isn't my favorite but every now and then it scratches an itch that few others can!

[@eldiablo3794]

I remember when Glenn used to literally burn an upside down cross into his forehead during the nineties lol. I wish Glenn and the Hoffman brothers would make amends and get back together. They created some of the most iconic sounding death metal music. Once Upon the Cross and Serpents of the Light are awesome albums and I have them in my cars cd rotation lol. People always hate on the production of the Serpents album but that album is a banger imo.

[@jesseharrington797]

I fell in love with Legion when i first heard it. Been my favorite Deicide album all along

[@artlife6210]

GB is such a genuine person, this interview is a great look inside the man and his life, thanks for setting it up, if someone has never seen or heard Deicide, they really should take a look.

[@KevinFrasard]

This was such a great interview, right on!!!

[@rsalek]

Wow Glenn Benton seems like a nice down to earth nice guy. I remember early 90's in Florida they were like evil incarnate. Literally parents were frightened.. news reports on Deicide... It was crazy! I still remember opening up Leigon, on tape, for Christmas. Must have been 1992!

[@willd4731]

Lol... how ironic

[@Keenonhang]

I bought it for my brother one Christmas! Back in the early nineties!

[@heckinbasedandinkpilledoct7459]

Why were people so naive back then? 😂😂 deicide was so dramatic, it was obviously camp

[@christophercanada7085]

Benton's vocals were vicious. I always loved them.

[@RobboElRobbo]

he's still got it too

[@Mark.13.]

I always say Deicide is most talented band from that FL area when it comes to extreme death metal.

[@patrickmurphy2443]

Idk about better than morbid some of that early stuff was ahead of its time

[@Trahzy]

Nocturnus, Atheist.

[@Nightrageofficial]

Glen Benton and Deicide are legends, great interview!!!!!

[@oscaryeager5030]

Legion is literally DM perfection in every way. The band pic, the trifixion, the lyrics.. so fucking good.

[@CurleyxD]

Thank you for this interview!! Glen NEVER does interviews this was amazing as a Tampa Bay Native and extremely interested in stories of the legends of the area this is epic! Would be epic if you could get Trey from Morbid Angel on

[@eamonnsweeney5744]

My band Trainwrecked will be opening for Deicide on this tour in Reading, PA. Going to be one of the coolest nights of my life.

[@ami2evil]

How was it?

[@eamonnsweeney5744]

@@ami2evil Incredible bro! Glenn, Steve and Terry from inhuman condition/obituary were as cool as can be and every band killed it.

[@ELEVENNE1978]

This is crazy wow Glen Benton!! I remember buying the 1st album when it 1st came out. 1 of your 1st original fans here. Got everyone into it!! Dead by dawn was 1 of my faves

[@trimmigrant4372]

never imagined what was Glenn in person! Turns out its very nice to listen to him

[@shaba011]

Beyond Glen and Deicide, this interview is really interesting. Specially when they talk about life, marriage, business and music industry but from another point view, and those kind of things made a good interview. I feel like Glen is talking real sh!t right here. Good job Chris 👏👏👏

[@scottcunningham378]

It's been years since I seen the unholy DEICIDE, I'm going to see them in Columbus OH this weekend, can't wait "Legion" in it's entirety is gonna be SICK !

[@illuddivinus3309]

It was a great fucking show 👍🏼 - caught them in Portland 🤘🏼- hung out with them and kataklysm after the show.

[@jamiedolan5601]

That is awesome!!! Enjoy that show brother!!!

[@morbid1]

I concur . Saw this tour already and you won’t be disappointed.

[@coltonhamilton3116]

Awesome bro. I'm seeing them in Cleveland in a few days

[@scottcunningham378]

@@coltonhamilton3116 Far out, I'm from Cleveland (Lakewood) but we wanted the Saturday show (The King Of Clubs is a KILLER concert club), it would have been cool to see them at The Odeon too.

[@gashscumkar6909]

Seen Deicide three times over the years, once with the Hoffman's and twice with other guitarists and I got the chance to speak with Glen after a gig and he was a super down to earth and nice bloke

[@billydeewilliams9104]

Saw Deicide at the Firebird here in STL a few years back. Met Glen outside while smoking a cigarette. He said he was just out there to avoid people, but talked my ear off. Cool dude.

[@a.azazagoth5413]

I searched for Dissection and this was under it. Thankfully I clicked and here I am. Subscribed! Edit:People might think tripping to Death Metal and it was fucking incredible. Carcass: Descanting the Insalubrious is a masterpiece to listen to.

[@illuddivinus3309]

Glen ‘I enjoy being around people who like to laugh and enjoy life’ Benton 🤘🏼

[@J-Ball]

Brilliant interview! I didn't want it to end.

[@bobwinskas7043]

I always loved Deicide. One of the best live shows ever back in the 90s. I was surprised to see Ralph join by it was still great. Rip Ralph!

[@petrniedoba2258]

This was such a great interview. I absolutely love Glen. Can't wait for another interviews.

[@stargazer4625]

Saw Deicide many times. Saw their first tour of legion. Will never forget that show.

[@TheWilly2007]

I saw them headline the Milwaukee Metalfest on the Legion tour!!

[@kristophertibbets5986]

The most awesome thing about Glenn’s vocals is that not only is he the most brutal of the bunch, but he’s also the most clear. Really fucking odd. I almost never need to read the lyrics. I did struggle with Stench Of Redemption, but I think that may have been more on the production end rather than Glenn’s vocals.

[@cheesepizza9234]

Sooooo we're gonna act like insineratehymn wasn't a thing?

[@pane36]

If you want a startling contrast of clarity between vocalists Cryptopsy is an excellent example. Lord Worm's vocals aren't even words, he's just shouting his head off (love 'em to bits). Their next vocalist has some of the best diction I've heard in extreme metal.

[@kristophertibbets5986]

@@cheesepizza9234 I understood that album quite well actually. It was one of my favorites. I picked up Worst Enemy immediately. Some of what he did on that album was a little fast, but I caught it. That’s me though.

[@Sean-fv4wi]

It also has to do with him going for an even more brutal approach on that album. The more guttural, the less understandable a vocalist, is usually the case. Same with, eg. Frank Mullen. I can understand him most of the time, but at his most extreme, on Effigy of the Forgotten, he's very hard to understand. Which I love as well. 'Stench...' is a fantastic album \m/

[@kristophertibbets5986]

@@Sean-fv4wi I think Stench Of Redemption is a great album. I just thought it was weird that I finally found an album I couldn’t understand him too well.

[@Buphalaphus632]

Ive been a fan of Glen for 21 years and his interviews have been entertaining over those years, and I think I may be hearing a different tone now than I have before: more perspective, wisdom and gratitude, less general resentment and contempt. Its still there to motivate him, but it seems like he's not as bent out of shape about it all any more. Or maybe its just less bravado and more authenticity, IDK. I aspire to this kind of maturation. Thanks Glen and Garza!

[@vladtepes9614]

Most people calm down a little bit as they age. They aren't as angsty and extreme as they were in their youth.

[@Buphalaphus632]

@@vladtepes9614 I suppose this must be the ultimate example of that. Keep on impalin'.

[@elanibo666]

Thanks for this interview!!! One of my favorite bands!!!

[@osbaldohernandez9174]

Best interview ever good to see glen talking and doing well

[@Moonchilddbk]

Glen is such a solid dude Greetings from Dubrovnik

[@marovlasic3167]

SLAVA DEICIDE!!!!

[@BabyfaceThompson]

GLEN BENTON FOR PRESIDENT

[@jflo1532]

Glenn is such a cool guy. So down to earth. Met him a few times, in Germany, NY and Washington...they never disappoint

[@wilhelmklieschnikov7185]

Great interview man!. Professional and down to earth. Great to hear from Glen. Excellent video. Thanks!

[@rayray0313]

From one Garza to another, this podcast is sic!

[@Kenkoopa44]

For someone that I was absolutely terrified of as a teenager he seems like a really chill level headed dude. Great interview!!

[@petesilvestri]

Legion is still incredible. I got that on tape when it first came out and it is legendary

[@guillaumebillette4078]

Shit man, I still have my Amon, feasting the beast album somewhere. Dead by Dawn was the track I first heard that made me love Death Metal. Then I flipped the tape and heard Lunatic of God's Creation. Yeah, my buddy who sold it to me didn't rewind. That album woke me up to a type of music I still love 30 years later. Satan bless Glenn Benton and Deicide!

[@brianmeen2158]

I still have the Amon cassette as well. I still remember the night I bought it at the mall. Crazy. I remember it being a different sound but still quite heavy. Damn I Miss that time period

[@guillaumebillette4078]

@@brianmeen2158 Their production got way better after that, but the spirit was there. Honestly, that tape has my favorite version of Lunatic of God's Creation.

[@jasonmorman5722]

My Mom would always tell me to turn that Devil rock down when I blasted Deicide back in the 90's 😁

[@slavesarentweall7839]

When once upon the cross came out was when I first heard Deicide. Upon the cross and serpents are still my favorites honestly

[@greer776611]

I saw Glen- back in early 2000 in concord ca, Deicide played their set- then Glen put a mask on and sang for Vital Remains! They both sounded great - !

[@lukepiewalker2945]

I first heard Satan Spawn and was hooked for life at 12 years old. Glen has the best hooks

[@macabre19]

Glen's really a decent dude. The first time I heard Decide I was 14, it was the most brutal thing I'd ever heard.

[@_antisocial__]

I constantly come back to this conversation it’s awesome

[@ca9968]

I still stand by the opinion that "Legion" is one of the best Death Metal albums ever recorded!

[@Bloodrunsreddownthenile]

I loved LEGION from day one and even saw them on the tour for the album.

[@arminghauforian5712]

Frank and straight forward. "One Up" and revenge are my two take away on top of listening to the joyful story of one of the DM's elite! Top notch bands that have such diverse and different take on life and they all play Death Metal! Where metal is elevated to another dimension!

[@NickSwe]

old uncle glenn is pure class, glad to see that, next month comes out the deicide vinyl box set, it will be epic.

[@WvlfCvlt]

Glen is such a genuinely humble and nice guy, the kind of person you want to be around.

[@EyeTunz]

That debut is insanely good. As heavy today as it was in 1990. I wasn’t into the vocals after that one though.

[@al3x1252]

my first death metal band i loved was cannibal corpse....eaten back to live....then jumped to deicide's Legion!!.....then i found out glenn did vocals for a couple of songs in eaten back to live!!.... thank you for this interview!! .....i lost my Deicide "making evil music for over 10 years!" concert shirt........i still use my cut sleeve deicide amon shirt to the gym and to play basketball though........ \m/ (0_0) \m/

[@craig5222]

GaRza! I hope you read this. I’m 38. I remember when I first heard SS and the Unanswered video came out. Blew my mind. Funny enough, I always thought you looked like the meanest/most “brutal” dude in the band. I hadn’t listened to death core in a decade and stumbled upon your interview on Doc Coyles podcast. I really admired what you said about working on yourself and setting out to have a successful podcast etc. I’ve never met you but I can tell you’re a real one. Just a damn good dude. And a hell of a nice guy (unlike my initial assumptions about you looking like “the meanest one lol). I’ve spent the weekend checking out your different episodes and being reminded of all the bands I listened to growing up. Great job. You’re the best. I’ll never forget that day I first heard your riffs on Unanswered. Cheers dude. Also, I get stoked when a musician of your caliber is wearing a Dystopia shirt. They got me thru a lot of dark times before bands like Suicide Silence came along

[@PeterNorvaisas]

Thanks for the insightful interview. You made me change my mind a bit about Glen. Seeing that you are interviewing him, I thought oh no, this guy's not cool. You did a wonderful job and well done! Thanks for keeping it about the music and focusing on that and nothing else. That is what I want to hear and not about other things. I'm around Glen's age and some of the bands you have on your show, I never heard of so it's cool to see someone from my era as well. I'm in Tampa as well and hearing Glen talk about things brings up memories for me as well.

[@alonsowinston5704]

Glen Benton is such a legend of the death metal scene

[@jessickalush3305]

Captivating interview. Thank you. Hard to find Glen in any recent interviews.

[@leepettley1535]

Man I loved Legion when it came out. Still do. My favorite Deicide and it still holds up today.

[@ErikaLioness]

Always excited to see Deicide! Throughout the years it never gets old for me. New album is fire too!

[@1974Imperium]

After the new album releases, i'd personally love to see the band do Once Upon The Cross from start to finish. Still my favorite Deicide album.

[@aliciaroman4904]

I saw them 30 years ago and if was fucking awesome to see them 30 years later in Roseville, CA. I was super stoked to get a pick with the 30 year anniversary logo on it. Hopefully, one day I get to meet you Mr. Glen Benton.

[@brentsummers6296]

Glen & Garza, both of you are fuckin amazing 🔥🤘🤘🤘

[@mattdedasc]

I grew up in a small alpine valley in Italy and bought Legion and a T- shirt when I was 15. I love watching this

[@sosospacesheep2344]

‘Legion’ was my favourite album after ‘Deicide’. Still is great today!!! 🤘🏻

[@bluewendigo672]

Dead but Dreaming.

[@Wizardhead]

This was wonderful. Such a huge fan of Deicide especially back in the early 90s and it's so great to see Glen at this phase of his life. Thanks for this interview 🤘

[@BlueCollar1212]

I got into deicide really late. I was 16 when the stench of redemption came out and was fucking floored by that album.

[@orderchaos]

Great interview! Glen Benton always had this aura of mystery, but there's a charm and humbleness to his character, filled with life wisdom. More down to earth than I ever imagine. Very insightful interview. Thank you for this gem! 🤘🤘🤘

[@jimmygray4525]

Glen Benton, the awesome down to earth dude from Deicide. Keep raising hell in death metal 🔥🤘😈😈

[@weirdstring]

Wow, sick, cool. Interviewing skills on point 👌

[@FTW_666]

Great interview- both guest and host. I’m 39…Fan since I was 12 yrs old! Glen kindly signed my Deicide picture from the stage last year. Thank you Glen for the decades of EVIL! Hail!

[@TheNaqoyqatZ]

Glen was one of the few who's vocals I could tolerate in death metal's hay day.

[@BlackGrave]

My Favorite interview thanks Garza 🤘🏾 my brother loved Your band Suicide

[@DominickChirchirillo]

Serpents of the Light is one of my favorite heavy metal albums of the 90s.

[@Troy-McClure81]

Met Glenn at a Signing here in Vegas in 97 still have my signed Amon/ Feasting the beast such a cool dude.Still have my Legion Long sleeve its about 25 years old and Dead But Dreaming is best song on the album for me

[@MikeSoutham]

seems like an absolute stand up guy..... people have to remember, this dude was the most feared person in music in the early 90's

[@mootkickee]

Wow. Really surprised to hear Benton do this, as he rarely does this kind of stuff. To his credit, he was super chill and open to everything. Well done man!

[@claytonjones8358]

Glen told us about his kids fucking up in school back when the kid was super young...just being a regular dude with me and my buds. Cool dude. Later that night we bumped into each other again and he treated me like we were friends for 20 years. All the fans were looking at me after that and I was like, "yeah man..I know Glenn!" Hahahaha.. Good shit!!

[@lancerichardmorton1981]

Excellent viewing. Massive Deicide fan since day 1 and still my favourite death metal band. 💀

[@milansikela8383]

Glen Benton is legendary. Strong as a mountain. And twice as massive. A total class act. Real as it gets. A ton of life wisdom in the mix. Loved this podcast. And for those who are comparing Deicide to other bands such as Metallica, yes we all know Deicide and Metallica are different styles of music (thank you Captain Obvious) and we all know what the haters are going to say...but the truth is that Glen and Steve have built something unmatched, unprecedented, invincible, stalwart, and powerful that has stood the test of time. Shout out other current band members Kevin and Taylor who are adding their genius to the badassery that is Deicide. But anyone who thinks and says that Deicide are a crap band making noise: you must have bumped your head and should seek help immediately. Their compositions, song structures, anthemic writing skills, and the sheer ferocity of their musical prowess and ability to play their instruments is unmatched by anyone in Metallica. Not hating on Metallica. Merely defending Deicide. Anyone who listens to Deicide can tell they are superhumanly talented. Glen and Steve have worked insanely hard over the years and are masters of their craft. Most importantly, they write and perform the greatest music on Earth: death metal. And the songs they write and the jams, grooves, beats, rhythms, compositions they create, especially when considering their longevity with playing such extreme over-the-top music (Glen said Deicide started in the summer of 1987 which is almost 37 years ago from the time of this posting which is an amazing feat), are life-changingly incredible. At the end of the day, when the rubber of the tire meets the pavement of the road, Deicide writes great songs. Their music is awesome. Their cuts are catchy with anthemic hooks, played by truly gifted, committed, dedicated, disciplined musicians. You can see that they work hard to create epic, high-quality music. The blood, sweat, strength, talent, composure, intelligence, sacrifice, and originality of Glen and Steve (specifically) and Deicide (in general) is absolutely amazing.

[@sanctuarypest2212]

Man, this was awesome. Great content, bruv. Subscribed 🤘🤘

[@krisphoenix7168]

Saw em in Stockholm in '92 when the place was bombed, we were so pissed off. They got to do 4 songs before police stopped the show. Still heard sacrificial suicide.

[@Inmate999]

Garza rules. I love uncle Glen.

[@gk7003]

Really chill and great conversation. You both are great guys and Glen was definetly right on not needing to put legalities for relationships.

[@remmahneb]

Glen for President!

[@johnstrange6799]

Saw them in 90' at Milwaukee Metal Fest. Hell of a line up that one was.