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Sometimes They Come Back is not just the title of a horror movie based on a macabre tale by Stephen King, it is also a summary of what happened to UK death metal veterans Benediction, yet you might like to add a better than ever before.
While never officially disbanded, 2020s ‘Scriptures’, the groups eighth studio album achieved what is usually not an easy feat. It connected well with classics like ‘Transcend the Rubicon’ (1993) and its immediate and memorable songwriting, the heavy-as-a-brick ‘Grind Bastard’ (1998), and also saw legendary vocalist Dave Ingram return with his merciless roar and knack for morbid, twisted lyrics.
After two albums with Dave Hunt on vocals, Scriptures was Benedictions first record in over a decade impressing with aggressive up-tempo attacks like Iterations of I and Rabid Carnality or the neck-breaking mid-tempo barrage of Stormcrow, songs that became live staples alongside evergreens such as I Bow to None, Magnificat, Subconscious Terror or Vision in the Shroud in no time.
With ‘Scriptures’, Benediction even almost cracked Germanys top ten by entering at a phenomenal #11 of the Official German Charts showing that the death metal veterans founded 1989 in Birmingham, England, offered an extremely well received sonic catharsis when due to the pandemic, people were locked down and pissed off.
When the shroud of Covid-19 lifted, the quintet finally could start to promote the album onstage with numerous festival gigs triumphant shows in South and Middle America as well as in their home country and all over Europe while crafting their new opus ‘Ravage of Empires’.
Kicking in the door without further warning, fast paced opener A Carrion Harvest that mounts in a vicious Slayer-style break, starts with Ingram growling Brace for impact, go! giving an unmistakable hint at what to expect during the following 47 minutes and 11 songs. With tremolo riffs and hammering grooves in spades, tracks like Engines of War, Genesis Chamber, Crawling over Corpses, In the Dread of the Night, and Psychosister show a remarkable consistency and Scott Atkins, who produced the record at Grindstone Studio once again, ensures with a crisp and massive sound that the aforementioned impact leaves no bone unshattered.
Garnered with artwork by Wolven Claws Artist, ‘Ravage Of Empires’ continues Benedictions flawless discography on Premier League level and promises to become one of 2025s undisputable old school death metal highlights! With their brilliant new record in tow, founding members and guitarists Darren Brookes and Peter Rew, longtime vocalist Dave Ingram, drummer Giovanni Durst, and Nik Sampson (bass) will travel far and wide once more.
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