24.09.2007

Kerrang radio were stupid enough to invite Daz and Frank to do a live interview with Johnny doom on the full metal racket show.
What followed upon their arrival can only be described as drunken chaos !!!

To listen to the show just go to http://www.kerrangradio.co.uk and go to the last FULL METAL RACKET show.
For those who just want to hear the actual interview then it is about 40 minutes into the show.

For those who have witnessed Daz and Frank together when they have had a drink before will be pleased to know they are just as badly behaved and uncontrollable in a respectable radio station studio!!!
The show will be available to listen to until saturday 29th september.
Enjoy!!!!!

And if you have a party and need somone to clean the mess call carpet cleaning !

19.09.2007

Due to local German government paranoia and mis-information about this festival
we regret to announce that benediction will not be appearing at this weekends
Hellflame Festival (22/09/07).

This is no fault of the band or the promoters (Burning Stage) who have been
fighting for this festival since town officials tried to ban it on the
grounds that they thought it was going to be a secret nazi meeting !!!!!!
The festival will still go ahead but with strict restrictions and also a
very strict time window for the show to happen.
At such a late time finally getting this sorted and at great expense for
Burning Stage promotions through using lawyers to fight the case
Benediction are one of the casualties of the outcome.
The band will be back next year with the backing of Burning Stage.

We are not sure what other bands will not be appearing but we
suggest you still go and give support to the promoter who has
lost a lot of money to make sure this festival goes ahead.

Oh well, shit happens.

18.09.2007

03.09.2007

New site up as promised, still some sections under HEAVY re-development (Photos, Downloads, Stuff, Links & Kierons Tour Diary)

Please check back in the next few days for the fully finished sections. If you find any bugs or anything that doesn't quite work right, please e-mail benedictionwm@hotmail.co.uk

KILLING MUSIC!

15.08.2007

New site will be up on 03.09.07 at 19:00 GMT time.

Apologies for the delay, had to re-work a large portion of the site due to code problems, will be up soon!

Totally redesigned, swanky, sexy looking and designed with as much beer intake as humanly possible.

Check back then!

25.06.2007

Postponement of u.s.a tour

we have postponed the tour later this year. Reasons? Working visas mainly. We seem to be able to use british passports to get into just about every other country in the world with no problem except the country which in political circles is our closest allie and friend!!!

Minor offences up to 15 years in the past can cause great concern to the authorities that be, this includes late payments of fines/drunk and or disorderly. This it seems makes you a national risk!!! The usual shit.

We'll try and get out there in early 2008 (if the immigration/visa department let certain people in the gang in !!!) sorry about that.

Shit happens. Get over it, we have. We'll sort it.

20.04.2007

Head on over to the tour section to check out Kieron's tour diary!

Poland is now up sorting out Zurich in the next 24 hours so keep an eye on it!

15.04.2007

New website is now online, any comments or suggestions are welcome! Please update your favourites to show http://www.benediction.org.uk as the new address! Many thanks to Pierre who looked after the site originally!

Within the next few days there will be several new additions to the site such as a tour diary written by Kieron the tour manager, a whole plethora of new photos from the last few gigs and loads more so check back often!

02.04.2007

New photos of the band during their stay in Poland!

Doing what they do best when not playing on stage.

Check them out HERE!

The site is being revamped so expect some big changes in the next few days!

26.03.2007

After the Blazing set at Metal Mania at the weekend the band now head to Zürich
for the Heavy metal IV Festival 31/03/07.
Benediction are Headlining this show
The line up for this show is

Benediction (UK)
Cataract (CH)
Requiem (CH)
Mumakill (CH)
Amok (CH)
Vale Tudo (CH)
As Sanity Fades (CH)

The stage time for the band is 23.45-00.45

For Tickets contact
tickets@heavymetalradio.ch

Please see Tour date page for link to site

21.03.2007

The Band are about to head off to Poland to play the First date of the new tour at the  Metal Mania Festival
The Band will be on stage around 6.00pm so make sure you get down the front!
The Guys are Booked to-do a signing Session at 8.15pm so go show your support!
(Check times at Venue for any changes)

This is one Brutal line up you should not MISS
2 stages and 24 Bands

TESTAMENT (US)
PARADISE LOST (UK)
MY DYING BRIDE (UK)
SEPULTURA (BR)
BLAZE BAYLEY (UK)
DESTRUCTION (D)
ENTOMBED (SE)
JORN (NO)
ZYKLON (NO)
VITAL REMAINS (US)
CRYSTAL ABYSS (RU)
DARZAMAT (PL)
KORPIKLAANI (FI)

Second stage
BENEDICTION (UK)
ANATA (SE)
FOREVER WILL BURN (RPA)
ROOT (CZ)
TYR (Faroe Islands)
WU-HAE (PL)
HORRORSCOPE (PL)
DEIVOS (PL)
CIRYAM (PL)
CARNAL (PL)
SPHERE (PL)
WITCHKING (PL)

DOORS OPEN: 9 a.m.
SECOND STAGE: 9.30 a.m.
MAIN STAGE: 10.30 a.m.

See Tour page for Links to Metal Mania Festival Site


18.03.2007

As many of you know by now, Nick Barker has been doing a stint with Testament.
At that time no tour dates were planned for 2007, leaving Nick time to play on the new Testament record and tour.
Then the offers started to pour in

Well here it is, a new tour, the band are hitting the road again to drink all of your beer and play some festivals.
(See the tour dates on the site for dates and links.)

As Nick is out on tour at the same time, the band had to think fast who could fill the big mans place - one name kept coming back into there heads - Neil Hutton.

Neil has played on all the band's releases from "the  Dreams you dread" onwards,
Neil escaped the band to play with Stamping Ground for a while and has been dragged kicking and screaming back to do this tour.
So what does this all mean. Well, at some of the shows on this new tour you are going to get two drummers  - Yes, that's right, TWO!
Because the band are playing on some dates, coinciding with Testament, Nick will be joining the band on stage for a few songs.
Both are leaders in the drumming field, so if you are at one of the shows, then count yourselves lucky.
They are going to be shows that you will that will stick in your minds for a long time.

Right The first shows Killer set list for  Poland will be (could well be a encore as well, time permitting make sure you go Fucking Nuts to bring them back on stage)

1.I.
2.UNFOUND MORTALITY.
3.NOTHING ON THE INSIDE.
4.MAGNIFICAT.
5.I BOW TO NONE.
6.DARK IS THE SEASON.
7.SUFFERING FEEDS ME.
8.THE GROTESQUE.
9.AGONISED.
10.NIGHTFEAR.
11.JUMPING AT SHADOWS.
12.SUBCONSCIOUS TERROR.
13.THE DREAMS YOU DREAD


At some of the shows the band will be doing signing sessions, we will try and have times up for you when we know them, they will be placed in the forum part of the site so make sure you go and say hi  to the band.

On to the new record the band are planning to start the recording in May, they are working hard to get it all in place so the new record will be out very soon.
We should get some new song titles within the next few days.

Right over the next week or so we will have a new merch shop up and running so you will be able to get all you merch straight from this site.
Things we will have on the shop is
T-Shirts,
Button badges,
Stickers,
Patches,

We have done a new Banner for your Mspace  and websites  so you can tell the world that Benediction are alive and well.

We have been sent some great photo of the band over the years that will be place up very soon, But if any of you guys have any would like to send us get in contact.
We would love to see some photo from the new tour.

To all of you going to see the Band on this Tour  have a Fucking great time, We Know they will (Let the Killing begin)

02.02.2007

BENEDICTION will embark on their first U.S. tour in 13 years in October 2007.

The band will also play for their swiss metal fans on the 31.03.2007 in Zürich (Dynamo) with Cataract and many other bands.

Please check the tourdates section for more informations.





15.01.2007

At the moment, the band are taking a short break from eachother before starting on the recording on the new album. In the meantime, Nick Barker is helping bay area legends Testament out with some live shows and maybe playing on the new album by them as well.

Frank Healy is doing a few shows with the reformed Cerebral Fix and writing and playing on their new album. He has also finished writing material for another band called The Burning Deities.

Dave Hunt is doing a new album with Mistress and also some live shows with Anaal Nathrakh.

There are a few lyrics that need sorting out on the new Benediction and also choosing which tracks threy will include on Killing music. At the moment there are too many songs !!!!

Benediction will also be playing at some european festivals this summer. Go to the Tourdates pages or to the myspace pages to see the details of these shows.

New merchandise is also beeing finalised and will be put up on both myspace site and this one. Some photo’s will be sent to both sites over the week. More festival appearances are in the contract stage and will be forwarded to both sites once they are confirmed.

01.01.2007 - Happy New Year !

Best wishes for 2007 ! May this new year bring joy, peace and health to everybody...




22.09.2006 - HELLACAUST METAL FESTIVAL postponed

Unfortunately the festival has been postponed until early 2007.




14.09.2006 - HELLACAUST METAL FESTIVAL

Benediction are going to play this festival on the 5th of November 2006

It'll take place at "The Sanctuary" in Birmingham, England.

The bill also features following bands :
KREATOR, EVERGREY, BIOMECHANICAL, DORO PESCH,
ORANGE GOBLIN, CONQUEST OF STEEL, LUNERMILE.

More infos here




08.09.2006 - Changes and addons...

An interview featuring Frank Healy (bass) is now available...

A new menu called "Stuff" was just created and contains some of old tickets or advertising pictures...

2 photos were also added (Dark is the season EP and Ashen Epitaph EP area)...




28.08.2006 - Jesse Pintado R.I.P.

Benediction are extremely saddened at the passing away of their brother Jesse Pintado who left us on the 27th of August.From the day he came to live in Birmingham England to be in the mighty Napalm Death, he had been an extremely close friend of ours. No words can describe our grief so lets let his legacy in music do the talking. A true pioneer of the death metal scene. In short, we are fucking gutted. We love you brother.

Dave, Frank, Daz, Rew and Nik.




20.08.2006 - Nick Barker is doing fine ; Pre-production re-starting

Nick Barker's ankle is now healed and the band will restart the album pre-production in 2 weeks time. The new songs titles will be diffused as soon as possible. At the moment, the band is sorting out their bonus tracks/cover song for the new release.

Following songs could be set as bonus tracks :
- "Into the void" by Black Sabbath (Karl Willetts from Bolt Thrower should be doing vocals on that track)
- "Seeing through my eyes" by Broken Bones (Wattie from The Exploited should be doing vocals)
- "Banned from the pubs" by Peter and The Test Tube Babies (a guest vocalist for that track is not sorted out yet).

(thanks Frank)




06.05.2006 - Drummer Nick Barker Breaks Ankle; Band Activities Halted

"BENEDICTION have had to put all rehearsing/recording/playing live on hold for a few months due to drummer Nick Barker [ex-CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR] breaking his ankle after an 'incident' in Estonia!!! It needed plates and screws to keep it all together and seeing as Nick is a bit of a big lad, the doctors have strongly recommended that he sits on his arse for at least six weeks before putting any pressure on it. In the meantime, the rest of the band will take full advantage of this quality time and go out and drink heavily until Nick is ready to rejoin the band back in their Birmingham studio."


BENEDICTION's new album, "Killing Music", will be released via Nuclear Blast Records, with whom the band recently re-signed. The CD will mark the recording debut with the group of Barker.

(thanks Blackmetal.com)




16.02.2006 - Nick Barker Joins Benediction, New Album Out Soon

British extreme metallers BENEDICTION have set "Killing Music" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in June/July. "Why break something if it is not broken?" the group wrote in a statement sent to Blabbermouth.net. "We have been a team for nearly 17 years and see no reason to end that relationship!”

"Killing Music" will mark the recording debut with the group of new drummer Nick Barker (CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR). "This will be our first new release since 2001," the band write. "It took so long because we just didn't jell with any other drummers — Nick is the man."

Following the album's release, the band will be appearing at festivals worldwide over the summer, followed by a full-blown world tour starting in September. The "No Reunion Needed" tour is "going to last a long time," according to the band. "We are calling it that because we are seeing so many bands reforming purely because extreme music is becoming popular again," they write. "We have been here since day one. We — along with our fanbase — have rode the ups and downs of this business and taken the rough with the smooth and still carried on regardless of trends."

With regards to the musical style on "Killing music", the band said, "The new album has a few new styles on it, along with the punk/death riffs that we like so much. The drumming on our new tracks totally transformed the songs. Nick is awesome on that bastard kit of his."

BENEDICTION have been confirmed as one of the headliners of the 2006 edition of the Fuck the Commerce festival, set to take place May 25-27 at MZA (Mehrzweckhalle) in Luckau, Germany.

(thanks NuclearBlast)