The long-simmering feud between former Deicide guitarist Eric Hoffman and the band’s remaining founding members has erupted once again — this time in the form of a furious public statement posted via a Facebook fan community.
Hoffman, who co-founded Deicide in 1987 alongside his brother Brian Hoffman, vocalist/bassist Glen Benton, and drummer Steve Asheim, accuses Benton and Asheim of withholding royalties, failing to split merchandise revenue, and misrepresenting the circumstances of the Hoffmans’ 2004 departure from the band.
Below is the statement circulating online (unedited for context):
“Was analyising Steve Ashamed comment’s on a podcast big mistake!!! also Glen on a pod cast hilarious, we never left our band you two fucking bitches, its your ridiculous comments, clearly fraud, I will show the royalties statements sent to Glens house from earache, tell me if you would jam for a grand, Brian is going to beat your ass as am I, Steve shut your candy ass, it’s glens obligation was to split 4 ways to 4 band members and all the merchandise from Earache was sent to his residence, also all roadrunner merchandise has been sent to Glen to glen for 20 years, all scars merchandise sent to Steve, all scars royalties sent to glen for 20 years, no payment, beating in order, did not split royalties to other members, clearly faud, time for trademark on Eric and Brian so you don’t make any thing on our face asshole, real nasty fucks, not going to complain, we are stating fact, we did not leave deicide, you fuck boys, you stole our music and image, remember this steve, do a torment in hell tour or a insinerathym tour, you know why because I wrote both those records you shut up and play drums, I’m not going toooo say any this else Glen, this is personal and I don’t care about any money you are going to pay bitch and candy ass steve, shut your mouth, you candy ass, take the money fucking possers, you two like I said beat down is in order, you fucking assholes, your getting new teeth. All the fans that talk shit for glen and steve can shut there candy asses. Eric where’s your music, will be up your candy asses next week, Glen I’m going to have a personal meeting, Shut up and don’t say a thing respond to this post. You will see me and all the fans will see me kick your ass, at your next show, big bully glen should have shut up and took the money and ran, now it’s personal you are not a good person, and when you said you will shoot me and ask questions later, it’s not good, start training, get a nother lawyer 20 years ripping Hoffman’s, time has come, you will pay in blood or money, have a great day”
In the post, Hoffman claims that royalty statements from Earache Records and merchandise revenue from both Earache and Roadrunner Records were allegedly sent directly to Benton for decades and not properly divided among members. He further insists that he and his brother “never left” Deicide and that key albums — including Once Upon the Cross and Serpents of the Light — were written by him.
The Hoffmans departed Deicide in 2004 and later revived their pre-Deicide project Amon, while Benton and Asheim continued forward under the Deicide name.
As of publication, neither Benton nor Asheim has issued a formal response to these latest allegations.
One thing is certain: nearly four decades after its formation, Deicide’s internal history remains as volatile as the music that built its legacy.
