Serpents Of The Light

The band was originally called Amon, and recorded two demos under this name, which were later released on CD as “Amon: Feasting The Beast”. They changed the name to Deicide in late 1989, just prior to the recording of the self-titled debut. This was done at the insistence of their then-label, Roadrunner Records, because there was a song called “‘Amon’ Belongs to ‘Them’” on the King Diamond album, “Conspiracy”. Deicide: De”i*cide, n. [L. deicida a deicide (in sense 2); deus god + c[ae]dere to cut, kill: cf. F. d[‘e]icide.] 1. The act of killing a being of a divine nature; particularly, the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. [R.] Earth profaned, yet blessed, with deicide. —Prior. ...