Deicide in St. Louis

About Deicide

Deicide formed in 1987 as one of the first legitimate death metal bands, arriving before most of their peers even had contracts. Glen Benton's vocals are an acquired taste—raspy, surgical, designed to cut rather than soar—and the band built their entire identity around anti-religious imagery and lyrics that wouldn't pass a content filter. They weren't subtle about it. Songs like 'Once Upon the Cross' and 'Fuck Your God' established them as the band parents would actually worry about, not for shock value alone but because the musicianship backed up the blasphemy. They've been relentless about it for three decades, which either makes them admirably consistent or stubbornly repetitive depending on who you ask. Either way, they showed up and stayed put while countless other extreme metal bands faded or reinvented themselves.

Deicide shows are straightforward metal violence. Pit opens immediately. Benton doesn't acknowledge the crowd much; he's there to deliver the material with precision. The music hits harder live than recorded, which is where technical death metal either works or completely falls apart. This version works.

Known for Lunatic of God's Creation, Once Upon the Cross, Fuck Your God, Dead by Dawn, Homage for Satan

Deicide + St. Louis

Deicide rolled through St. Louis on May 29, 2017, at Fubar, bringing the kind of relentless death metal assault that's defined their three-decade run. The band tore through their catalog with the precision you'd expect from veterans who've spent that long perfecting the craft of controlled chaos. Songs from their most brutal era landed with the weight they were meant to carry, and the crowd ate it up without hesitation. For a band that's never softened their approach or chased trends, St. Louis has always been solid ground—a city that understands what Deicide is about and shows up when they come through.

Deicide in St. Louis News

• BEHEMOTH announce North American tour with DEICIDE Revolver Magazine · Jan 13, 2026
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• Behemoth Announce ‘The Godless IV’ Tour with Deicide, Rotting Christ, Immolation MetalSucks · Jan 13, 2026
• Behemoth, Deicide, Rotting Christ & Immolation announce tour BrooklynVegan · Jan 13, 2026
• BEHEMOTH announce North American tour with DEICIDE, ROTTING CHRIST and IMMOLATION Lambgoat · Jan 13, 2026

Live Music in St. Louis

St. Louis has a solid underground metal circuit, the kind of scene that doesn't need headlines to thrive. Death metal and extreme music have their place here alongside the city's deeper jazz and blues roots, creating this weird intersection of tradition and brutality. Venues like Fubar have become reliable stops for touring bands that operate outside the mainstream lane. The crowd tends to be knowledgeable and unironic about what they're there for—no posturing, just people who want heavy music played loud.

St. Louis road trip to see Deicide?

Base yourself in the Central West End, where the tree-lined streets and converted lofts give the neighborhood a genuinely livable vibe. Hit Broadway Oyster Bar for something with actual character, or Park Avenue Coffee if you need to ease in. Spend an afternoon at the City Museum—it's genuinely weird and worth your time, not a tourist trap. The Pulitzer Arts Foundation is also worth an hour if contemporary art is your thing. St. Louis takes itself less seriously than most cities, which makes it easy to move around and find decent food without overthinking it.