“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, 2020’s Scriptures, the group’s 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 BENEDICTION’s 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 Germany’s 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.
With their brilliant new record, Ravage Of Empires 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. Already confirmed are the Tales of the Triple Death Tour with Jungle Rot and Master kicking off on the album release date as well as confirmed appearances at Wacken Open Air and Maryland Deathfest. More to be announced soon!
With Ravage Of Empires to be out on April 4, 2025.I had the pleasure to chat with the band on the album and much more on the British Legends of Death Metal. Check out the complete coverage on the below YouTube.
BENEDICTION – Ravage Of Empires
4th April 2025
01 A Carrion Harvest
02 Beyond the Veil (of the Grey Mare)
03 Genesis Chamber
04 Deviant Spine
05 Engines of War
06 The Finality of Perpetuation
07 Crawling over Corpses
08 In the Dread of the Night
09 Drought of Mercy
10 Psychosister
11 Ravage Of Empires
Check Out The Video For “Engines Of War”
Video For Crawling Over Corpses
The Band
Darren Brookes – rhythm guitar
Dave Ingram – vocals
Giovanni Durst – drums
Nik Sampson – bass
Catch Them Live On Tour
TALES OF THE TRIPLE DEATH…
BENEDICTION
W/ JUNGLE ROT & MASTER
| 04.04.25 | DE | Hamburg | Kultur Palast |
| 05.04.25 | DE | Bad Oeynhausen | Druckerei |
| 06.04.25 | NL | Sittard | Volt |
| 07.04.25 | BE | Kortrijk | DVG |
| 08.04.25 | LU | Esch-Belval | Rockhal |
| 09.04.25 | DE | Mannheim | 7er Club |
| 10.04.25 | DE | Obertraubling | Event Hall Airport |
| 11.04.25 | DE | Geiselwind | Eventzentrum Strohofer |
| 12.04.25 | AT | Salzburg | Rockhouse |
| 13.04.25 | DE | Jena | F-Haus |
| 15.04.25 | DE | Berlin | Lido |
| 16.04.25 | DE | Essen | Turock |
| 17.04.25 | CH | Aarau | KIFF |
TICKETS HERE: https://www.we-live.agency/shows
More confirmed dates for 2025:
| 01.03.25 | SE | Stockholm | Stockholm Extreme |
| 21.05.25 | US | Brooklyn, NY | The Meadows |
| 22.05.25 | US | Baltimore, MD | Maryland Deathfest |
| 21.06.25 | PT | Beja | Nada Fest |
| 25.06.25 | CZ | Spalene Porici | Basinfirefest |
| 26.-27.07.25 | ES | Cangas De Morrazo | Kanekas Metalfest |
| 30.07-02.08.25 | DE | Wacken | Wacken Festival |
| 01.08.25 | DE | Loebnitz | Full Rewind Fest |
