Benediction (band)

Benediction
Benediction performing in 2019
Background information
Origin	Birmingham, England
Genres	Death metal
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Nuclear Blast
Members	Darren Brookes Peter Rewinsky Dan Bate Dave Ingram Gio Durst
Past members	Frank Healy Ian Treacy Paul Adams Mark 'Barney' Greenway Dave Hunt Neil Hutton Ashley Guest Nicholas Barker

Benediction are a British death metal band formed in 1989. Their first album, Subconscious Terror, was released in 1990. In October 2001, they released Organised Chaos through Nuclear Blast. This is the first album with the new vocalist Dave Hunt. Their latest album is Killing Music, released in 2008. In 2019 the return of Dave Ingram was announced. The band will enter the studio during the summer of 2019 to record their first album in 11 years.

Members

Current members

• Darren Brookes – guitar (1989–present)
• Peter Rewinsky – guitar (1989–present)
• Dan Bate – bass (2018–present)
• Dave Ingram – vocals (1990–1998, 2019–present)
• Gio Durst – drums (2019–present)

Former members

• Ashley Guest – drums (2013–2019)
• Frank Healy – bass (1992–2017)
• Ian Treacy – drums (1989–1993)
• Paul Adams – bass (1989–1991)
• Neil Hutton – drums (1994–2005, 2007–2013, 2019)
• Mark 'Barney' Greenway – vocals (1989–1990)
• Dave Hunt – vocals (1998–2019)
• Nicholas Barker – drums (2005–2007)

Discography

Studio albums

• Subconscious Terror (1990)
• The Grand Leveller (1991)
• Transcend the Rubicon (1993)
• The Dreams You Dread (1995)
• Grind Bastard (1998)
• Organised Chaos (2001)
• Killing Music (2008)

External links

• Official Benediction Myspace page
• Benediction on stage – 2008