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Biography

The Birmingham-based death metal band Benediction were formed back in February 1989 around the line-up of Paul Adams (bass), Peter Rew (guitars), Darren Brookes (guitars) and Mark "Barney" Greenway (vocals). With the demo The Dreams You Dread, released in the same year, they drew the interest of Nuclear Blast Records resulting in a record deal. Their first album, Subconscious Terror was released in 1990, followed by the departure of Barney, who joined Napalm Death. The debut was received well and a new vocalist, Dave Ingram was found soon. An extensive touring schedule 1991 saw the band back out with Bolt Thrower and Nocturnus. unga bunga This article is about the English city. ... Mark Barney Greenway, born July 13, 1969 in Kettering, is a British death metal vocalist, who has been a member of Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror and Benediction. ... Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Subconscious Terror is the debut album by the death metal band Benediction. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Napalm Death is a grindcore/death metal band formed in the village of Meriden near Birmingham, England in 1982 by Nicholas Bullen and Miles Ratledge. ... Dave Bjerregaard Ingram is a death metal vocalist from Birmingham, England. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Bolt Thrower are a death metal band from Coventry, England. ... Nocturnus was an American progressive death metal band formed in Tampa, Florida in 1987 by drummer/vocalist Mike Browning (formely of Morbid Angel). ...

After which they completed work on their second album, The Grand Leveller and the difference in the writing was a revelation, attracting international acclaim. Having already completed one European tour with Massacra during the year between the recording and the mixing of the album, the band now took to the road again with Dismember. After that tour Paul Adams departed, fed up with the road, work, the band. The band was back in studio in December 1991 with Darren playing bass and guitar on a new EP, titled Dark is the Season, which included a cover of the old Anvil stalwart "Forged In Fire", and January 1992 saw the band back in Europe again with Asphyx and Bolt Thrower. The Grand Leveller is the second album by Benediction and the first to feature Dave Ingram on vocals. ... Massacra was a French technical death metal band formed in 1986 and split up in 1997 as Fred Duval died of skin cancer. ... Dismember is a Swedish death metal band. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single, but are too short to qualify as albums. ... Dark is the Season is an EP by Benediction. ... Anvil is a Canadian Heavy Metal band. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Asphyx is a Dutch death metal band. ... Bolt Thrower are a death metal band from Coventry, England. ...

Later that year they found their new bassist, Frank Healy, at that time the guitarist of Cerebral Fix and formerly of Napalm Death. Healy joined as a full time member just as they whisked off to Israel and a heaving Tel Aviv was his initiation. Frank Healy (born 30 August 1962) is an former Napalm Death guitarist. ... Cerebral Fix were an English thrash/death metal band formed in Birmingham in 1986. ... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ...

In 1993, Benediction released their third opus, Transcend the Rubicon. The album's release was followed by the extensive "World Violation" tour with Cemetery and Atheist throughout Europe, USA, Canada and again Israel. After that tour, Ian Treacy left the band because of personal differences. After The Grotesque / Ashen Epitaph EP, which featured two brand new songs and three live tracks Neil Hutton, an 18-year-old drummer, replaced him on a permanent basis. He had his initiation on the eleven dates of the Nuclear Blast New Year Festivals, which took place in January 1995 and saw Benediction's live performances on German, Dutch, Austrian, Swiss and Czech stages. Meanwhile the band has already put the finishing touches to their fourth full length album titled The Dreams You Dread. Transcend the Rubicon is the third album by Benediction. ... Castle Ashby Graveyard Northamptonshire A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. ... Atheist is a progressive death/thrash metal band from Florida, USA, founded in 1984, whose music was technical and sometimes reminiscent of jazz. ... The Grotesque / Ashen Epitaph is an EP by Benediction. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Dreams You Dread is an album by Benediction. ...

Benediction formed a close relationship with Death, touring extensively with them at Chuck Schuldiner's request, the sadly missed Death legend being just one of many musicians who have infinite respect for Benediction's 'no-shit' approach and dedication to their genre. Death was an influential American death metal band founded in 1983 and dissolved in 1999. ... Charles Michael Chuck Schuldiner (May 13, 1967, Long Island, New York – December 13, 2001) was an American musician and genre innovator. ...

Their next album Grind Bastard was launched with a raging tour seeing the band break new territories in the former Eastern Block countries. They were taken on board by TCI agency in New York who now books all of their live work and touring. Grind Bastard is an album by Benediction and the last to feature Dave Ingram on vocals. ... NY redirects here. ...

This led to yet more touring, including another European tour with Death, which was sadly to be Schuldiner's last. This tour coincided with the departure of vocalist Dave Ingram and the introduction of new vocalist Dave Hunt. Dave Hunt is also the vocalist in Mistress and Anaal Nathrakh. What could have been a difficult period for the band was settled in Benediction's usual "not a problem" style and within a couple of shows, the band were getting to know one another and building back up to full Benediciton power. Having settled in with Dave on the road with Death, the band went on to play a heap of shows including touring with the black metal band Immortal. Death was an influential American death metal band founded in 1983 and dissolved in 1999. ... Dave Bjerregaard Ingram is a death metal vocalist from Birmingham, England. ... Dave Hunt Born in Solihull, West Midlands, England) is a British heavy metal singer. ... Mistress are a sludge metal/grindcore band from Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. ... Anaal Nathrakh are a British metal band formed in 1999 who fuse industrial and grindcore elements onto an underlying black metal style. ... Black metal is an extreme metal subgenre. ... Immortal is a black metal band from Bergen, Norway. ...

Their most recent album was as before released through Nuclear Blast in October 2001. Titled Organised Chaos, it was again produced by Andy Sneap, and saw a welcome return to recording for them and of course, was launched with more live appearances throughout Europe. The highlights must include 2002's devastating and often sold out tour with Bolt Thrower and an appearance in front of literally thousands of chanting metallers at the Gods of Metal festival in Milan, Italy - sharing a bill with the likes of Motörhead, W.A.S.P.., Megadeth and Judas Priest. Organised Chaos is an album by the death metal band Benediction. ... Andy Sneap (1969) is a British record producer, recording engineer, and mixer. ... Bolt Thrower are a death metal band from Coventry, England. ... This article is about the city in Italy. ... Motörhead are a Grammy award-winning British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy (real name Ian Kilmister) after his ejection from the space-rock band Hawkwind. ... W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 and had continued success in the 1980s. ... Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, frontman, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... Judas Priest are a heavy metal band formed in 1968 in Birmingham. ...

Benediction have currently finished writing songs for their forthcoming album, tentatively titled Killing Music. However, due to an ankle injury of drummer Nicholas Barker, recordings have been delayed until he has recovered. Nicholas Barker from Cradle of Filth days Nicholas Barker is a British drummer. ...

Line-up

• Darren Brookes - Guitars (1988-)
• Peter Rewinsky - Guitars (1988-)
• Dave Hunt - Vocals (1998-)
• Frank Healy - Bass (1992-)
• Nicholas Barker - Drums (2005-)

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Former members

• Dave Ingram - Vocals (1991-1998)
• Mark 'Barney' Greenway - Vocals (1988-1991)
• Ian Treacy - Drums (1988-1994)
• Paul Adams - Bass (1988-1991)
• Neil Hutton - Drums (1994-2005)

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Discography

• The Dreams You Dread – (Demo, 1989)
• Subconscious Terror – (1990)
• The Grand Leveller – (1991)
• Dark Is the Season – (EP, 1992)
• Transcend the Rubicon – (1993)
• The Grotesque / Ashen Epitaph – (EP, 1994)
• The Dreams You Dread – (1995)
• Grind Bastard – (1998)
• Organised Chaos – (2001)
• Killing Music – (2007)

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References

External links

• Official website
• Official Benediction Myspace page
• Benediction at Encyclopaedia Metallum