---
title: "Benighted"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/benighted"
genre: "Death Metal"
country: "France"
formed: 1998
---

# Benighted

**Benighted** is a death metal band, from France, active 1998 to present.

Benighted is a French deathgrind band formed in Saint-Étienne in 1998. The group comprises vocalist Julien Truchan, guitarist Emmanuel Dalle, bassist Pierre Arnoux and drummer Matthias Biechler. Benighted have released nine studio albums.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benighted

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Benighted |
| Genre | Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | Saint-Étienne, France |
| Formed | 1998 |
| Releases in catalog | 11 |

## Genres

[Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Brutal Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/brutal-death) · [Deathgrind](https://themetalnet.com/genre/deathgrind) · [Grindcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/grindcore-classic) · [Technical Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/technical-death)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Julien Truchan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/julien-truchan) |  |  | Current |
| [Kevin Foley](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kevin-foley) | Membranophone | 2006 to present | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | [Benighted](https://themetalnet.com/album/34d3e89c-da42-3a6b-9e26-eb0d50e65310) | Album |
| 2002 | [Psychose](https://themetalnet.com/album/6f207f7a-5fce-3c36-bca6-58e24c93ca57) | Album |
| 2003 | [Insane Cephalic Production](https://themetalnet.com/album/7e30480d-62ab-345a-9100-8161233d0007) | Album |
| 2006 | [Identisick](https://themetalnet.com/album/f64238e9-ca9b-3fbf-b9ce-55f49ac847d2) | Album |
| 2007 | [Icon](https://themetalnet.com/album/001ff35f-73c7-3321-bdb7-be97cd6370fb) | Album |
| 2011 | [Asylum Cave](https://themetalnet.com/album/e749a3c9-b9b4-4de4-b30a-8511318199d7) | Album |
| 2014 | [Carnivore Sublime](https://themetalnet.com/album/a51a61f0-ba3b-4352-a556-bb2a3c638564) | Album |
| 2017 | [Necrobreed](https://themetalnet.com/album/af2868a7-9438-4018-94c1-6f65ff3807ab) | Album |
| 2018 | [Dogs Always Bite Harder Than Their Master](https://themetalnet.com/album/a093dfb0-bf8f-4238-958a-0c9f5b62392b) | EP |
| 2020 | [Obscene Repressed](https://themetalnet.com/album/b1c0573d-7849-47a3-a147-7a106fdf97c8) | Album |
| 2024 | [Ekbom](https://themetalnet.com/album/f0b7a65e-8537-4627-9fcb-497427326f57) | Album |

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- [Decapitated](https://themetalnet.com/band/decapitated) (listened together)
- [Nile](https://themetalnet.com/band/nile) (listened together)
- [Dying Fetus](https://themetalnet.com/band/dying-fetus) (listened together)
- [Suffocation](https://themetalnet.com/band/suffocation) (listened together)
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- [Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/death) (listened together)
- [Cryptopsy](https://themetalnet.com/band/cryptopsy) (listened together)
- [Misery Index](https://themetalnet.com/band/misery-index) (listened together)
- [Napalm Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/napalm-death) (listened together)
- [Bloodbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/bloodbath) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Benighted/3752
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brutalbenighted
- bandcamp: https://benighted.bandcamp.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0dUwIwaPc6UukkCZTaaf7J
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/10328
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benighted_band/
- x: https://twitter.com/_benighted
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/benighted
- website: https://www.benighted.fr/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/fr/artist/267088245

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