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
Icon
Benighted Lyrics
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Sans jamais trouver de réponses, juste des craintes informes
Icone
Un regard fixe, des mots prononcés sans que les lèvres bougent
Ce qu'il y voit le détruit un peu plus chaque jour
L'extérieur est agressif, sa nudité si simple et apaisante,
Et il se scrute
Le verre brisé, la face mutilée, morcelée, continue de sourire
Il a regardé son visage en face, y a vu quelqu'un d'autre
Dieu ou père, quelle importance ?
Comme toutes ses ombres
Infinite conscience of nothingness
The infinite conscience of nothingness terrorizes the sick
That's why infinite conscience of nothingness terrorizes the sick
Quand la lune saigne,
Je romps l'écorce putride qu'il m'a confié
Je rode dans des plaines au miroir sans teint
Où j'entends
Monocorde,
Le chant des damnés
La conscience infinie du néant
A cet instant j'ai voulu tuer
A cet instant, voulu mourir
Tous ses ordres, et ses commandements
Nés d'une vie parallèle
A cet instant j'ai voulu tuer
A cet instant, voulu mourir
Tous ces ordres, et ces commandements maintenant désintégrés.
The lyrics of Benighted's song "Icon" depict the pain and suffering of an individual who feels lost and hopeless in a world that seems to offer no answers to their inner turmoil. The singer looks into the mirror of their soul, searching desperately for answers but finding only formless fears. The repeated use of the word "Icon" refers to the idea that the individual has been shaped and molded by social and cultural influences, as if they were a representation of an idealized image that society demands.
Despite the emotional turmoil, the individual finds solace in their own self-reflection, as they take comfort in their own simplicity and nakedness. However, even the reflection staring back at them holds no truth or answers, leading to feelings of further despair and hopelessness. The line "the infinite consciousness of nothingness terrorizes the sick" highlights the individual's feelings of being trapped inside their own mind and unable to escape the darkness within.
The song also touches on themes of violence and death, as the singer admits to feeling the urge to kill or to die as a way to escape the pain and the demands of society. The mention of a "life parallel" suggests that the individual feels disconnected and alienated from the world around them, as if they were living in a separate reality altogether.
Overall, "Icon" presents a bleak and unsettling vision of the human experience, where pain and suffering are constant companions and there are no easy answers to be found.
Line by Line Meaning
Sonder vainement le miroir de son ame
He contemplates his soul in the mirror, searching for answers but only finding shapeless fears.
Sans jamais trouver de réponses, juste des craintes informes
He never finds solutions, just pointless and shapeless fears.
Icone
Icon.
Un regard fixe, des mots prononcés sans que les lèvres bougent
A fixed gaze and words spoken without moving his lips.
Ce qu'il y voit le détruit un peu plus chaque jour
What he sees destroys him a little more every day.
L'extérieur est agressif, sa nudité si simple et apaisante,
The outside world is hostile, while his nakedness is simple and peaceful.
Et il se scrute
And he scrutinizes himself.
Icone
Icon.
Le verre brisé, la face mutilée, morcelée, continue de sourire
The shattered glass and mutilated, fragmented face continue to smile.
Il a regardé son visage en face, y a vu quelqu'un d'autre
He looked at his face head-on and saw someone else.
Dieu ou père, quelle importance ?
God or father, what difference does it make?
Comme toutes ses ombres
Like all his shadows.
Infinite conscience of nothingness
Unlimited consciousness of emptiness.
The infinite conscience of nothingness terrorizes the sick
The unlimited consciousness of emptiness scares the sick.
That's why infinite conscience of nothingness terrorizes the sick
That's why the unlimited consciousness of emptiness frightens the sick.
Quand la lune saigne,
When the moon bleeds,
Je romps l'écorce putride qu'il m'a confié
I break the putrid shell he entrusted to me.
Je rode dans des plaines au miroir sans teint
I roam through plains with a reflective surface without reflection.
Où j'entends Monocorde, Le chant des damnés
Where I hear monotonous, the song of the damned.
La conscience infinie du néant
The unlimited consciousness of nothingness.
A cet instant j'ai voulu tuer
At that moment, I wanted to kill.
A cet instant, voulu mourir
At that moment, I wanted to die.
Tous ses ordres, et ses commandements
All his orders and commands.
Nés d'une vie parallèle
Born from a parallel life.
A cet instant j'ai voulu tuer
At that moment, I wanted to kill.
A cet instant, voulu mourir
At that moment, I wanted to die.
Tous ces ordres, et ces commandements maintenant désintégrés.
All those orders and commands are now disintegrating.
Contributed by Liliana J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Death Metal Supply
Year: 2007
Country: France
Complete Exsanguination 0:00 – 0:26
Slut 0:27 – 3:21
Grind Wit 3:22 – 7:01
Saw It All 7:02 – 10:58
Forsaken 10:59 – 14:27
Smile Then Bleed 14:28 – 18:07
Pledge Of Retaliation 18:08 – 21:11
Icon 21:12 – 25:29
Human Circles 25:30 – 29:19
Invoxhate 29:20 – 32:47
The Underneath 32:48 – 35:49
Blindfolded Centuries 35:50 – 39:09
Death Metal Supply
Year: 2007
Country: France
Complete Exsanguination 0:00 – 0:26
Slut 0:27 – 3:21
Grind Wit 3:22 – 7:01
Saw It All 7:02 – 10:58
Forsaken 10:59 – 14:27
Smile Then Bleed 14:28 – 18:07
Pledge Of Retaliation 18:08 – 21:11
Icon 21:12 – 25:29
Human Circles 25:30 – 29:19
Invoxhate 29:20 – 32:47
The Underneath 32:48 – 35:49
Blindfolded Centuries 35:50 – 39:09
Pragnant weggy board
I remember when this came out, floored me, angular, pockets of progression and above all, brutal
Daestrum Manitz
Amazed at how much is incorporated in this, great listen! 😎☠️💀🔥
Timmy Turner
Insane album even by today's standards. Imagine if you listened to this in 2007
Serge
Une tuerie cet album 🤘 This album is so sick 🤘
azwris
Killer vocals!
Jacek Sky
Great 🤘
Ray Kos
4:45 is fucking unbelievable!
RowanTree
Niiice. Never heard this one! Brutal.
Benjamin hodge
A classic