On their upcoming new album, Benighted crawl through a house of horrors. Ekbom doesn’t tread so much as it tramples the line between sanity and madness. After all, the title takes its name from a real-life syndrome that makes people believe their skin is infested with bugs.
Earlier this week, the band released the album’s third single, “Metastasis”, which with its malignant chorus, is bound to break necks.
Today, the French tech-death brutes are announcing that they’ll be slithering across the ocean this fall to treat Canadian metalheads with a heavy dose of Ekbom. They’ll be joined on tour by New Jersey technical death metal malevolents Cognitive.
“Canada!! Finally, after 9 years, we’ll be back”, says vocalist Julien Truchan. “We can’t control our excitement to arrive and show you our new album, Ekbom, live on stage! We’ll have the pleasure to do this Canadian Infestation tour along with our brothers in Cognitive. Let’s make this tour unforgettable together!”
Benighted Canadian Infestation Tour 2024
September 22 – Rouyn Noranda, QC @ QG [TICKETS]
September 23 – Montreal, QC @ Piranha Bar [TICKETS]
September 24 – Ottawa, ON @ Rainbow Bistro [TICKETS]
September 26 – London, ON @ Rum Runners [TICKETS]
September 27 – St. Catharines, ON @ Warehouse [TICKETS]
September 28 – Windsor, ON @ The Back Stage [TICKETS]
September 29 – Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s [TICKETS]
September 30 – Quebec City, QC @ L’Anti [TICKETS]
Ekbom is out April 12 on Season of Mist.
Pre-order: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/BenightedEkbom
Pre-save: https://orcd.co/benightedekbompresave
Benighted are also hitting the road in April for the Hellfest Warm-up Tour. Along with their signature style of brutal death metal, the French band are bringing along the support of Ten56 for these 13 lucky shows. Rise of the North Star, Stinky & KAMIZOL K will also join them on select dates.
Hellfest Warm-Up Tour 2024:
April 19: Clermont Ferrand, FR @ La Cooperative de Mai [TICKETS]
April 20: Bordeaux, FR @ Rock School Barbey [TICKETS]
April 21: Biarritz, FR @ Atabal [TICKETS]
April 22: Cahors, FR @ Les Docks [TICKETS]
April 23: Montpellier, FR @ Victorie 2 [TICKETS]
April 25: Nice, FR @ Stockfish [TICKETS]
April 26: Crest, FR @ Bridge to Hell [TICKETS]
April 27: Lausanne, CH @ Docks [TICKETS]
April 28: Montbeliard, FR @ L’Axone [TICKETS]
April 30: Oignies, FR @ La Metaphone [TICKETS]
May 2: Paris, FR @ Cité de la Musique [TICKETS]
May 3: Cherbourg, FR @ La Breche [TICKETS]
May 4: Nantes, FR @ Warehouse [TICKETS]
Tracklist
1. Prodrome (1:19)
2. Scars (3:15) [WATCH]
3. Morgue (3:22)
4. Le Vice des Entrailles (3:06)
5. Nothing Left to Fear (2:44)
6. Ekbom (3:42)
7. Metastasis (3:33)
8. A Reason for Treason (3:18)
9. Fame of the Grotesque (2:20)
10. Scapegoat (2:22)
11. Flesh against Flesh (3:18)
12. Mother Earth, Mother Whore (4:28)
Total runtime: 36:48
Dive into the darkest realms of the human psyche as Benighted, the French purveyors of brutal death metal & grindcore, unleash their tenth full-length album Ekbom in April 2024. The madness that has defined their discography continues with this radical soundtrack to the twisted times we inhabit.
Born from French Death and Black metal bands Dishumanized, Darkness Fire, and Osgiliath, Benighted emerged in 1998 with a mission to explore a more brutal, heavy, and modern form of musical expression. The impact of their first self-produced and self-titled full-length album in 2000 transformed BENIGHTED from a side-project into a main act, quickly amassing a devoted fan base. Subsequent albums like Psychose (2002), Insane Cephalic Production (2004), Identisick (2006), and Icon (2007) further cemented their visceral, skull-breaking sound into extreme death metal history.
After a detour into the realms of Necrobreed in 2017, Benighted celebrated their 20th anniversary by capturing the live madness with Dogs Always Bite Harder Than Their Master in 2018.
With Obscene Repressed, they once again took sadistic pleasure in pushing the boundaries of brutality, delving into the disturbed mind of little Michael. His relentless battle against demons, fueled by unresolved oedipal issues with his mother, provided a grotesque tableau for Benighted’s sonic butchery. Not content with merely slaughtering everything in their auditory path, Benighted crafted thematically explorative pieces, each turn in their music revealing new layers of horror and despair.
As the relentless journey continues, Benighted is set to unleash Ekbom in April 2024, an album that draws inspiration from the nightmarish ‘Ekbom syndrome.’ This rare neurological disorder, also known as Delusional Parasitosis, forms the thematic core of the upcoming release. A feeling of having a vile concoction of parasites, worms, and insects crawling under your skin is an apt description of what BENIGHTED have to offer on this newest release. The auditory assault mirrors the repulsive sensations of the syndrome, a visceral and unsettling journey into the abyss of the human mind.
Madness reigns yet again, this time intertwining with the haunting echoes of Ekbom syndrome. Brace yourselves for another mind-shattering chapter in the Benighted saga as they continue to carve their niche in the putrid annals of extreme metal, leaving a trail of sonic disgust in their wake.
Line-up
Julien Truchan – Vocals
Emmanuel Dalle – Guitars
Pierre Arnoux – Bass
Kevin Paradis – Drums
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