In the Minds of Evil, the 11th long-player from venerable Tampa, Florida-based death metal prognosticators
Deicide, invokes the bluesy, blistering, and robust cacophony of early albums like
Legion (1992) and
Once Upon the Cross (1995). The first outing for the group to feature guitarist
Kevin Quirion, who joined the band on the road in 2011 in support of that year's relatively lackluster
To Hell with God,
In the Minds of Evil features 11 high-quality slabs of muscular, vintage-sounding death metal with highlights arriving via the groove-laden title cut, the neck-snapping "Misery of One," and the brash, blasphemous, and nearly hummable "Kill the Light of Christ." ~ James Christopher Monger