1) Benighted are… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists with the name Benighted:
1) Benighted are a French brutal death metal band that formed in 1998 in Balbigny, France. Benighted have released seven full-length albums: 2000's Benighted, 2002's Psychose, 2003's Insane Cephalic Production, 2005's Identisick, 2007's icon, 2011's Asylum Cave, and 2014's Carnivore Sublime. They are currently active and signed to Season of Mist.
2) Benighted is a symphonic US black metal band which was formed in 1999. Members included: Joseph Demoniaque - Vocals (Cernunnos (USA), Dreamscapes of the Perverse, Omniscient, A Vision Grotesque)
Dagon - Guitar
TotenGeist - Guitar
Methyric - Bass
Zacathus - Drums, Keyboards
Adina Blase - Keyboards (Acheron (USA), Lilitu, Cernunnos (USA), Blood Stained Dusk)
The band has split-up.
Discography:
Harbringers of the Victorium Aeternus (2000)
3) Benighted: is a Swedish black metal band. They formed around 2001 by Aho, as he had just left Immemoreal and wanted to start something of his own, and be able to have full control of the productivity. Salle was the obvious choice of a drummer, since they had been playing together before in several death and black metal bands, and had also been friends since years back.
So far this Benighted has released two demos entitled "Heljarför" and "Avgrundshjärta".
4)Benighted: Old School Death Metal band from Sweden.
One demo-
Recorded in 26-28 February 1993.
The Master of Darkness
1. Dreamweaver
2. Crushing the Light
3. Master of Darkness
4. I Am God
5. Altar of Sacrifice
Drowning
Benighted Lyrics
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All these silent and friendly bastards
Impatient to make me play their game
And feel me suffocate with anguish
My throat gets dry, lungs collapse
My chest explodes
Knelt down, I guess my hands are attached
Cause I cannot actually feel them
The electricity burns my nerves
Those whom I hear behind
I know they do exist
Sweat makes me blind
Unable to react
Only darkness round me
Asphyxiated
Carnage
I hear your coward walk
Carnage
Is it not what you want? I wait for the first bite, grind and choke
To feel the rest of the horde rip my entire skin
I wait for the first bite, grind and choke
Ignore the end, don't mind the fall
Those whom I hear behind
In close circles of desire and unknown expectation
Excited by blood stench and primal animal fear
Archaic excitement of murderous frenzy the warm breath of the best on my neck
And movements on both sides
My own breath seems closer
Plastic film comes back on my face
Never wake me up
I drown in constant fear
Tear me into pieces inside
Heinous deceit
Nothing is over
They do exist
Those whom I hear behind
The lyrics to Benighted's song Drowning depict a claustrophobic and terrifying scenario of being suffocated and tormented by unknown beings, perhaps demons or monsters. The singer is drowned in absolute blackness by silent and friendly bastards who are excited by the prospect of making him play their game. The physical description of the suffocation is visceral, with his throat becoming dry and his lungs collapsing. He cannot feel his hands and his shoulders hurt. The electricity that burns his nerves adds to the sense of horror and fear.
The lyrics suggest a violent and gruesome end for the singer, with the horde ripping his entire skin and tearing him into pieces inside. The murderous frenzy of these beings is described as archaic excitement and the warm breath of the best on his neck adds to the horror of the situation. The plastic film that comes back on his face is a horrifying detail that suggests a nightmarish scenario where he is trapped and cannot escape.
Line by Line Meaning
They drown me into absolute black
I feel like I'm drowning in pitch darkness
All these silent and friendly bastards
I am surrounded by people who appear to be friendly, but they are not helping me escape my situation
Impatient to make me play their game
These people are eager to force me to participate in their twisted game
And feel me suffocate with anguish
They want to watch me suffer and feel like I can't breathe
My throat gets dry, lungs collapse
I am physically in distress, as if my throat and lungs are shutting down
My chest explodes
The pain in my chest is overwhelming
Knelt down, I guess my hands are attached
I am in a position where I can't move my extremities, possibly because they are tied down
Cause I cannot actually feel them
I am so numb that I can't even feel my own hands
My shoulders hurt
I am experiencing physical pain in my shoulders
The electricity burns my nerves
I am being subjected to electric shocks, which are causing me great pain
Those whom I hear behind
I can hear people around me, but I cannot see them
I know they do exist
I am certain that the people around me are real, even though I cannot see them
Sweat makes me blind
I am so overwhelmed by my situation that my sweat is clouding my vision
Unable to react
I am too terrified to respond
Only darkness round me
I am surrounded by darkness and despair
Asphyxiated
I feel like I am suffocating
Carnage
The situation is gruesome and violent
I hear your coward walk
I can hear someone walking, and I think they are a coward for not helping me escape
Carnage
The violence and chaos continues to unfold around me
Is it not what you want? I wait for the first bite, grind and choke
I feel like the people around me want me to suffer a violent death, and I am helpless to do anything but wait for it
To feel the rest of the horde rip my entire skin
I am imagining the possible ways in which I could be brutally killed, and the thought is terrifying
Ignore the end, don't mind the fall
I am so overcome with fear that I can't even imagine surviving this situation
Those whom I hear behind
The unknown figures around me continue to terrify and unsettle me
In close circles of desire and unknown expectation
The people around me are united in their desire to harm me, but I have no idea what they want or why
Excited by blood stench and primal animal fear
The people around me are clearly enjoying my terror and the potential for violence and bloodshed
Archaic excitement of murderous frenzy the warm breath of the best on my neck
I am overwhelmed by a sense of primitive, savage violence, and I can feel someone's breath on my neck
And movements on both sides
I am sensing movement all around me, and I feel completely exposed and vulnerable
My own breath seems closer
Even my own breathing feels like it is closing in on me
Plastic film comes back on my face
Something is covering my face, perhaps to suffocate me even further
Never wake me up
I never want to experience this horror again
I drown in constant fear
I am consumed by fear and feel like I am drowning in it
Tear me into pieces inside
The violence and horror of this situation is tearing me apart psychologically
Heinous deceit
The people around me are deceiving me in heinous ways
Nothing is over
This horror is ongoing and seems never-ending
They do exist
The people around me are real, and I am not imagining this horror
Contributed by Vivian V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.