Benediction are a British

death metal Death metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep death growl, growling vocals; aggressive ...

band, formed in

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in 1989. Benediction's first album, ''Subconscious Terror'', was released in 1990. The band's latest album, ''Ravage of Empires'', was released in April 2025.

Style

Benediction's music has been described as "intense", and has been categorised as

Members

Current * Peter Rewinsky – lead guitar (1989–present) * Darren Brookes – rhythm guitar (1989–present) *

Dave Ingram David Richard Bjerregaard Ingram (born 25 January 1969) is a death metal vocalist from Birmingham, England. He began his career replacing Mark Greenway, Mark "Barney" Greenway in UK death metal band Benediction (band), Benediction when Greenwa ...

– vocals (1991–1998, 2019–present) * Giovanni Durst – drums (2019–present) * Nik Sampson – bass (2023–present) Former * Ian Treacy – drums (1989–1993) * Paul Adams – bass (1989–1991) *

Mark "Barney" Greenway Mark "Barney" Greenway (born 13 July 1969) is a British extreme metal vocalist who is the current lead singer and primary lyricist of Napalm Death and a former member of Extreme Noise Terror and Benediction. Greenway has stated his nickname "B ...

– vocals (1989–1990) *

Frank Healy Francis "Frank" Healy (born 30 August 1962) is an English musician, he is a former guitarist of Napalm Death. Healy also was the bass player for Cerebral Fix. He also played bass in the first live Anaal Nathrakh session for the John Peel show. ...

– bass (1992–2017) * Neil Hutton – drums (1994–2005) * Dave Hunt – vocals (1998–2019) * Nick Barker – drums (2005–2011) * Perra Karlsson – drums (2011–2013) * Ashley Guest – drums (2013–2019) * Dan Bate – bass (2018–2023) Timeline

Discography

Studio albums * ''Subconscious Terror'' (1990) * ''The Grand Leveller'' (1991) * ''Dark Is the Season'' (1992) * ''Transcend the Rubicon'' (1993) * ''The Dreams You Dread'' (1995) * ''Grind Bastard'' (1998) * ''Organised Chaos'' (2001) * ''

Killing Music ''Killing Music'' is the seventh studio album by British death metal band Benediction. It was released on the Nuclear Blast label in 2008. Two versions have been released: a regular jewel case edition CD, and also a limited edition CD that comes ...

'' (2008) * ''Scriptures'' (2020) * ''Ravage of Empires'' (2025)

References

External links

Benediction on stage – 2008
1988 establishments in England English death metal musical groups English musical quintets Rock music groups from Birmingham, West Midlands Musical groups established in 1988 Nuclear Blast artists {{England-band-stub