Joining Slayer on the musical front is the cult death metal group deicide, which calls itself " Satan's favorite band " .
This band has been one of the most commercially successful bands ever of the formerly obscure genre known as death metal.
Dethalbum II - The second album by the band debuted at number 15 on the Billboard charts which was the highest debut ever for a death metal band.
Their influences are far reaching, from 1970's prog rock to death metal to hardcore punk and even to jazz, and the band has been associated with acts in the nu metal scene including Pantera and Slipknot.
