Benea Reach was a Norwegian

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band based in Oslo. The band was nominated for a

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Award in the metal category, and at one time included noted guitarist

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band

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History

Benea Reach was formed on 22 March 2003 by drummer Marco Storm and vocalist Ilkka Volume of Selfmindead fame. They were joined by Morten (bass guitar),

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(guitar), Erik (guitar), and Anders (digital audio). This original incarnation of the band only lasted for a year and disbanded. During this time a live demo EP had been recorded. In 2004 the pair gathered four new members, most notably

, formerly of

. The band recorded a demo of the song "Pandemonium", which was distributed among different record labels. After receiving good responses the band signed a deal with

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and released their first full-length '' Monument Bineothan'' which got the band nominated in the 35th Annual

for the metal category against Enslaved,

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, and

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. In August 2007 the band announced on their website that they would soon be recording their follow-up to "Monument" with acclaimed Danish producer Tue Madsen. On 26 December 2007 via the band's official Myspace, Benea Reach announced their forthcoming album ''

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'', which was released in Scandinavia February 2008. Around October until November 2008, Benea Reach embarked on tour with The Chariot and The Satire. On 14 May 2009 the band confirmed via their official Myspace the departure of guitarist Håkon Sagen, earlier that year. In October 2009 the band toured India, with concerts at The Great Indian Rock Festival in Pune, Delhi and Bangalore from 23 to 26 October and at Thomso '09 Cultural Festival of IIT Roorkee on 31 October. On 11 January 2014, Benea Reach announced that they would be disbanding after their last scheduled shows in March.

Influences

Marco Storm, drummer and primary spokesperson for the band, has mentioned in multiple interviews bands such as

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, and Botch as primary influences for their sound. More specifically the Meshuggah EP '' None''. Other influences include

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, My Bloody Valentine,

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, and

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Members

Final line-up *Ilkka Volume - vocals (2003-2014) ( Selfmindead) *Marco Storm - drums (2003-2014) (Selfmindead, ex- Serena-Maneesh) *Martin "Heddal" Sivertsen - guitars (2003-2014) ( Mantric ive *Andreas Berglihn - guitars (2010-2014) *Mikael Wildén - bass guitar (2010-2014) *Thomas Wang - guitars, keyboards (2011-2014) Former *Håkon Sagen - guitar (2003-2009) (Shining, ex-

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ive *

- guitar (2003-2011) (ex-

, ex-Absurd²) *Håkon Nakken - bass guitar (2003-2010) (Selfmindead) *Morten Holmquist - bass guitar (2003) (ex-Selfmindead) *Tor Erik Drangsland - guitars (2003) (ex-Selfmindead) *Alwin Nedrum - programming, guitars (2008-2011) *

Tor Magne Glidje Tor Magne Glidje (born 27 September 1977) is a Norwegian guitarist in Extol, Ganglion and Longing, a.k.a. Lengsel, where he is also the lead singer. He was also a part of Benea Reach. He is now playing in the band Mantric. Background Tor Magne ...

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Discography

Studio albums *'' Monument Bineothan'' (2006) *''

'' (2008) *''

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'' (2013) Demo *''Pandemonium'' (2004)

References

{{Benea Reach Norwegian industrial metal musical groups Norwegian metalcore musical groups Norwegian mathcore musical groups Musical groups established in 2003 2003 establishments in Norway Musical groups from Oslo