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Benediction
Benediction performing in 2019
Background information
Origin	Birmingham, England
Genres	Death metal
Years active	1989–present
Label	Nuclear Blast
Members	Darren Brookes Peter Rewinsky Dave Ingram Gio Durst Nik Sampson
Past members	Frank Healy Ian Treacy Paul Adams Mark "Barney" Greenway Dave Hunt Neil Hutton Ashley Guest Nick Barker Dan Bate

Benediction are a British death metal band, formed in Birmingham in 1989. ^[1]

Contents

• Style
• Members
• Discography
• References
• External links

Benediction's first album, Subconscious Terror, was released in 1990. ^[2] The band's latest album, Ravage of Empires, was released in April 2025.^{[ citation needed ]} The band played Maryland Deathfest that same year. ^[3]

Style

Benediction's music has been described as "intense", and has been categorised as death metal. ^[4]

Members

Current

• Peter Rewinsky – lead guitar (1989–present)
• Darren Brookes – rhythm guitar (1989–present)
• Dave Ingram – vocals (1991–1998, 2019–present)
• Giovanni Durst – drums (2019–present)
• Nik Sampson – bass (2023–present)

Former

• Ian Treacy – drums (1989–1993)
• Paul Adams – bass (1989–1991)
• Mark "Barney" Greenway – vocals (1989–1990)
• Frank Healy – bass (1992–2017)
• Neil Hutton – drums (1994–2005)
• Dave Hunt – vocals (1998–2019)
• Nick Barker – drums (2005–2011)
• Perra Karlsson – drums (2011–2013)
• Ashley Guest – drums (2013–2019)
• Dan Bate – bass (2018–2023)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

• Subconscious Terror (1990)
• The Grand Leveller (1991)
• Dark Is the Season (1992)
• Transcend the Rubicon (1993)
• The Grotesque-Ashen Epitath (1994)

• The Dreams You Dread (1995)
• Grind Bastard (1998)
• Organised Chaos (2001)
• Killing Music (2008)
• Scriptures (2020)
• Ravage of Empires (2025) ^[5]

References

External links

• Benediction on stage – 2008

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