---
title: "Benediction"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/benediction"
genre: "Death Metal"
country: "United Kingdom"
formed: 1988
---

# Benediction

**Benediction** is a death metal band, from United Kingdom, active 1988 to present.

Benediction are a British death metal band, formed in Birmingham in 1989.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benediction_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Benediction |
| Genre | Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Formed | 1988 |
| Releases in catalog | 12 |

## Genres

[Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Frank Healy](https://themetalnet.com/musician/frank-healy) |  | 1991 to present | Current |
| [Dave Hunt](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-hunt) | Lead vocals | 1998 to present | Current |
| [Darren Brookes](https://themetalnet.com/musician/darren-brookes) | Guitar | 1989 to present | Current |
| [Peter Rew](https://themetalnet.com/musician/peter-rew) | Guitar | 1989 to present | Current |
| [Barney Greenway](https://themetalnet.com/musician/barney-greenway) | Lead vocals | 1989 to 1991 | Former |
| [Dave Ingram](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-ingram) | Lead vocals | 1990 to 1998 | Former |
| [Neil Hutton](https://themetalnet.com/musician/neil-hutton) | Drums (drum set) | 1994 to 2007 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990 | [Subconscious Terror](https://themetalnet.com/album/0005b361-e598-368f-aabc-59ede6eef390) | Album |
| 1991 | [The Grand Leveller](https://themetalnet.com/album/3b4bde21-ce7f-3459-ad32-ff435c1ee744) | Album |
| 1992 | [Dark Is the Season](https://themetalnet.com/album/0b210d1e-1fb8-33b9-aaff-48702b0cb4d2) | EP |
| 1992 | [Experimental Stage](https://themetalnet.com/album/08afc994-9a2b-47ef-a997-b15adb70456c) | EP |
| 1993 | [Transcend the Rubicon](https://themetalnet.com/album/378c6e4c-db76-38bd-91ae-2ec3dd950b3f) | Album |
| 1994 | [The Grotesque / Ashen Epitaph](https://themetalnet.com/album/a89f4076-8545-3de6-9ad5-46403e12b5c6) | EP |
| 1995 | [The Dreams You Dread](https://themetalnet.com/album/79c16b53-515d-3231-bb27-ac39fc2b1c05) | Album |
| 1998 | [Grind Bastard](https://themetalnet.com/album/df932e47-7201-3b68-9b5b-d22a72c673d3) | Album |
| 2001 | [Organised Chaos](https://themetalnet.com/album/d5d580c6-d145-3d16-85d8-e66ad9ceda9b) | Album |
| 2008 | [Killing Music](https://themetalnet.com/album/07aacc56-c39e-3236-a60e-c0391dc32e23) | Album |
| 2020 | [Scriptures](https://themetalnet.com/album/7b90a468-0d9e-47a5-a9ff-d7c2ab9fda4d) | Album |
| 2025 | [Ravage of Empires](https://themetalnet.com/album/e812bf0a-a2e5-4dd4-a4a6-76c3bfcfee6e) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Bolt Thrower](https://themetalnet.com/band/bolt-thrower) (listened together)
- [Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/death) (listened together)
- [Carcass](https://themetalnet.com/band/carcass) (listened together)
- [Cannibal Corpse](https://themetalnet.com/band/cannibal-corpse) (listened together)
- [Vader](https://themetalnet.com/band/vader) (listened together)
- [Obituary](https://themetalnet.com/band/obituary) (listened together)
- [Hypocrisy](https://themetalnet.com/band/hypocrisy) (listened together)
- [Unleashed](https://themetalnet.com/band/unleashed) (listened together)
- [Nile](https://themetalnet.com/band/nile) (listened together)
- [Dismember](https://themetalnet.com/band/dismember) (listened together)
- [Entombed](https://themetalnet.com/band/entombed) (listened together)
- [Autopsy](https://themetalnet.com/band/autopsy) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Benediction/504
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Lx9Dy5gi2OLlJBBs7GYO7
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC8Af0ukVRDal23_0uzNhdpA
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/65424
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benediction_band/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Benedictionband
- x: https://twitter.com/benediction
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/17258126
- bandcamp: https://benedictionofficial.bandcamp.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/benediction](https://themetalnet.com/band/benediction). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt