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 Benighted in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Saint-Étienne, France |
| Genres | Brutal death metal,deathgrind,blackened death metal (early) |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Season of Mist,Osmose, Adipocère |
| Members | Julien Truchan Emmanuel Dalle Pierre Arnoux |
| Past members | Romain Goulon Christophe Charretier Fred Fayolle Liem N'Guyen Eric Lombard Rémi Aubrespin Adrien Guerin Alexis Liu Kevin Foley Olivier Gabriel Fabien "Fack" Desgardins Kevin Paradis |
Benighted is a Frenchdeathgrind band formed inSaint-Étienne in 1998. The group comprises vocalist Julien Truchan, guitarists Emmanuel Dalle and Fabien "Fack" Desgardins, bassist Pierre Arnoux and drummer Kevin Paradis, Benighted have released nine studio albums.
Benighted was formed inSaint-Étienne,Rhône-Alpes, France, in May 1998 by vocalist Julien Truchan, guitarists Liem N'Guyen and Olivier Gabriel, drummer Fred Fayolle and bassist Christophe "Chart" Charretier. Theirself-titled debut album was released independently in 2000, and combined elements ofdeath metal,black metal andgrindcore. The following positive response earned the band a record deal with Adipocère Records in early 2001. During the 2001 recording sessions, Benighted moved towards a more technical form of death metal and released their second album,Psychose, in 2002. For the subsequent touring, Remy Aubrespin took over on bass.[1]
The band entered studio in late 2004, without a bassist. After the 2004 release ofInsane Cephalic Production, bassist Eric Lombard joined as a new member. WithInsane Cephalic Production the band also started working with producerKristian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner in his Kohlekeller Studio in Germany. Kohlmannslehner has produced all Benighted albums since then. Benighted subsequently toured throughout Europe withMorbid Angel,Deicide andFear Factory among others.[1]
Benighted released their fourth albumIdentisick in 2006 and Fayolle was replaced by Kevin "Kikou" Foley on drums. The band signed a new deal withOsmose Productions in 2007 and releasedIcon in October that year.[1] In late 2009, Benighted signed toSeason of Mist and releasedAsylum Cave in 2011.[2] Truchan contributed guest vocals to 2011 albumGlobal Flatline byAborted.[3] A music video for the song "Let The Blood Spill Between My Broken Teeth" was released in February 2012.[4]
Following a brief recording session, Benighted released their eighth full-length studio albumNecrobreed on24 February 2017 viaSeason of Mist records. This record is also the first record to feature veteran death metal drummer Romain Goulon.Necrobreed maintains traditional fast-paced sound of Benighted, that is a mixture of death metal and grindcore heaviness. The foundation of the songwriting is based on grind.[5]
The EPDogs Always Bite Harder than Their Master comes on the heels of the 2017 LPNecrobreed and consists of three new songs, a cover song and six older songs recorded live, which makes this EP almost 35 minutes long.[6]
Obscene Repressed, the band's ninth studio album released on 10 April 2020. The album contains guest performances byJamey Jasta fromHatebreed, Sebastian Grihm from Cytotoxin, and Karsten Jäger fromDisbelief.[7]
Benighted released their tenth studio album,Ekbom, on 12 April 2024. The trackNothing Left to Fear features a guest vocal performance byArchspire's Oliver Rae Aleron.[8]
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