Watch: new DEICIDE line-up performs at MARYLAND DEATHFEST
31-05-2022
Florida death metal veterans DEICIDE played their second show with new guitarist Taylor Nordberg (THE ABSENCE, INHUMAN CONDITION) last weekend (Sunday, May 29) at the Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore, Maryland. Fan-filmed video of the concert is now available.
Nordberg made his live debut with DEICIDE a week earlier, on May 21, at the Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Watch the live footage below.
Three months ago, Nordberg spoke about how he landed the DEICIDE gig in an interview with “The Zach Moonshine Show”. He said: “In 2019, my band THE ABSENCE toured with DEICIDE in the U.S. And we got to know the guys and got along really well. And I actually found out that Glen [Benton, DEICIDE frontman] lives, like, two streets over from Jeramie [Kling, THE ABSENCE drummer] and I, where we live. So Jeramie and Glen became good buddies and they ride bikes all the times. It’s a funny little thing, thinking about that. But long story short, [previous DEICIDE guitarist] Chris [Cannella], I believe he’s the head of A&R at Dean Guitars so he’s focusing on that for right now. I heard that they needed a guitar player, so I learned a couple of songs, made a couple of videos, and Glen saw ’em and liked what he saw. So we had a couple of practices, and bing bang boom, here we are.“
Cannella “amicably” left DEICIDE in January after a three-year run.
When Benton first announced Nordberg‘s addition to DEICIDE, he said in a statement: “We are pleased to announce and welcome Taylor Nordberg to the DEICIDE family! An amazing and accomplished guitarist who takes our sound to the next level and brings a profound level of professionalism that completes and compliments the DEICIDE machine!“
“I have all the love and respect for Glen, Steve and Kevin. I had so many great times over the last three years I cherish for a lifetime, especially the friendship.
“Cheers to all and thanks for all the love and support. I’m excited for what’s to come.“
Cannella joined DEICIDE in 2019 following the departure of guitarist Mark English.
English became a member of DEICIDE in 2016 after the exit of longtime guitarist Jack Owen.
DEICIDE‘s latest album, “Overtures Of Blasphemy”, was released in September 2018 via Century Media.
Later this year, DEICIDE will embark on a special tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of their second album, “Legion”. Benton and his bandmates will perform the LP in its entirety, along with other tracks from their vast catalog.
Nordberg is currently active in 10 bands, most of which also feature VENOM INC drummer Jeramie Kling, who is also the sound engineer for Deicide.
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