Benediction - Live (Helsinki Death Fest, Finland, August 19, 2023 - Part I)
One of those British death metal bands whose history is inseparably tied to Birmingham - the city of heavy music that gave the world Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and an entire school of hard, stubborn, street-born metal. The band was formed in 1989 and almost immediately made a statement with the demo «The Dreams You Dread», which brought them to the attention of Nuclear Blast - a label with which they would go on to build their entire major career. As early as 1990, Benediction solidified this start with a split release with Pungent Stench and their debut full-length album «Subconscious Terror», quickly establishing themselves as one of the most notable British forces in early death metal. In their early years, the musicians themselves admitted they weren’t thinking about a big career. Learn more…