In Torment in Hell is the sixth studio album by Florida death metal band Deicide. It was released on September 25, 2001, on Roadrunner Records.

In Torment in Hell
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)
RecordedApril 9–13, 2001
StudioMorrisound Recording (Tampa)
GenreDeath metal
Length30:59
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerDeicide
Deicide chronology
Insineratehymn
(2000)
In Torment in Hell
(2001)
The Best of Deicide
(2003)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [1]
Chronicles of Chaos6/10[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal0/10[3]
Kerrang!     [4]
NME2/10[5]
Rolling Stoneunfavorable[6]

The album received strong criticism from the metal underground for what many critics view as rushed production and lackluster songwriting. The label pressured the band for a quick follow-up to Insineratehymn, but Deicide failed to meet the deadline of its original release date of July 31. The band rarely plays any songs from this album live.

Reflecting on the album in 2006, drummer Steve Asheim conceded that the album's weaknesses were not solely attributable to record label difficulties:

I think that whole period was brought on by being burnt out, but not on music or the business, just burnt out on each other. I kind of always thought we were being kept down by our record company and stuff like that, but after we did In Torment [in Hell] and were finished with our deal and moved on to a great deal with Earache, we were still not up to 100%. By then, it was obvious to me that it wasn't the record company's fault, it was us, we were sick of each other. Well, basically, the Hoffmans and Glen were totally sick of and hated each other, and the quality of the band's work and the fans suffered for it.[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Glen Benton and Deicide (Steve Asheim).

No.TitleLength
1."In Torment in Hell"4:02
2."Christ Don't Care"2:51
3."Vengeance Will Be Mine"4:24
4."Imminent Doom"3:41
5."Child of God"3:35
6."Let It Be Done"3:34
7."Worry in the House of Thieves"4:16
8."Lurking Among Us"4:36
Total length:30:59

Personnel

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  • Glen Benton – bass, vocals
  • Eric Hoffman – guitars
  • Brian Hoffman – guitars
  • Steve Asheim – drums
  • Deicide – production, mixing

Charts

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Monthly

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Year Chart Position
2001 Poland (ZPAV Top 100) 27[8]

References

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  1. ^ Anderson, Jason. "In Torment, in Hell - Deicide". Allmusic. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  2. ^ Noll, Matthias (April 12, 2002). "Deicide - In Torment, in Hell". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 116. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
  4. ^ Lawson, Dom (July 21, 2001). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 862. UK: EMAP. p. 45.
  5. ^ Johns, Darren (July 26, 2001). "Album Reviews - Deicide : In Torment In Hell". NME. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  6. ^ Semel, Paul (July 30, 2001). "Deicide: In Torment In Hell : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  7. ^ Herzebeth (June 21, 2006). "Deicide interview (06/2006)". Metal Storm. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  8. ^ "TOP100". www.zpav.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 26 August 2001.