Benighted

Benighted
Benighted live at Coolness'Tival 2007
Background information
Origin	Saint-Étienne, France
Genres	Deathgrind, technical death metal
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Season of Mist, Osmose Productions, Adipocère Records
Members	Julien Truchan Romain Goulon Emmanuel Dalle Pierre Arnoux Fabien "Fack" Desgardins
Past members	Christophe Charretier Fred Fayolle Liem N'Guyen Eric Lombard Rémi Aubrespin Adrien Guerin Alexis Liu Kevin Foley Olivier Gabriel

Benighted is a French deathgrind band formed in Saint-Étienne in 1998. The group comprises vocalist Julien Truchan, guitarists Emmanuel Dalle and Fabien "Fack" Desgardins, bassist Pierre Arnoux and drummer Romain Goulon, Benighted have released eight studio albums.

Benighted was formed in Saint-Étienne, Rhône-Alpes, France, in May 1998 by vocalist Julien Truchan, guitarists Liem N'Guyen and Olivier Gabriel, drummer Fred Fayolle and bassist Chart. Their self-titled first album was self-released in 2000 and was a combination of death metal, black metal and grindcore. The following positive response earned the band a record deal with Adipocère Records in early 2001. During the 2001 recording sessions, Benighted moved towards a more technical form of death metal and released their second album, Psychose, in 2003. For the subsequent touring, Remy Aubrespin took over on bass.

The band entered studio in late 2004, without a bassist. After the 2004 release of Insane Cephalic Production, bassist Eric Lombard joined as a new member. With Insane Cephalic Production the band also started working with producer Kristian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner [1] in his Kohlekeller Studio in Germany. Kohlmannslehner has produced all Benighted albums since then. Benighted subsequently toured throughout Europe with Morbid Angel, Deicide and Fear Factory among others.

Benighted released their fourth album Identisick in 2006 and Fayolle was replaced by Kevin "Kikou" Foley on drums. The band signed a new deal with Osmose Productions in 2007 and released Icon in October that year. In late 2009, Benighted signed to Season of Mist and released Asylum Cave in 2011. Truchan contributed guest vocals to 2011 album Global Flatline by Aborted. A music video for the song "Let The Blood Spill Between My Broken Teeth" was released in February 2012. Following a brief recording session, Benighted released their 6th full length studio album "Necrobreed" on February 24th, 2017 via Season of Mist records. This record is also the first record to feature veteran death metal drummer Romain Goulon. Benighted is currently headlining their own tour "Worship the Necrobreed".