There are multiple artists with the name Benighted:

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

Nemesis
Benighted Lyrics

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In my den of limbs where I've been sent by the immortal gods
I reign and I count your days
Do you believe in atrocities of divine punishment
Hovering above your head?
I judge you die
Stones of my edifice will slowly become my throne
My venom gnaws your founding
The sinner pays for the fault

Behind the loop-holes I will witness and then I'll designate
Who shall answer who shall die?
Asepticized brains hidden behind the mirror of their lies
Nothing will be forgotten

[Chorus:]
I judge you die
In my domain, I reign
I count your days, human
Your blood is my emblem
Nothing will stay but the silence that dominate
The silence that I hate
I judge you die

I am the divinity, the sovereign
See in me the phantasm everyone is looking for
Rising high in the sky, my shadow above you

Ready the fall the arm of justice
Womb of the earth is deadly infected
The arrival of my command
For the advent of a dehumanized world

[Chorus]

Such a violence in a room is very impressive

Smashing her face on the walls
A disconnected woman

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Benighted's song "Nemesis" portray a macabre and ominous atmosphere. The singer positions themselves as an all-powerful being, sent by the gods to reign over their domain. They judge and count the days of mortals, toying with the idea of divine punishment for those who are guilty of atrocities. The singer seems to relish in their power, and takes pleasure in watching the sins of others play out before them, often through a mirror or loophole. The chorus enforces the idea that the singer is judging and deciding the fate of those in their domain, where blood is their emblem and silence dominates. The final verse seems to suggest that the singer's arrival will coincide with the dehumanization of the world.

Line by Line Meaning

In my den of limbs where I've been sent by the immortal gods
I am in a place surrounded by twisted limbs, sent here by the gods, and I rule over this place.

I reign and I count your days
I am the ruler and I keep track of how much time you have left to live.

Do you believe in atrocities of divine punishment
Do you think the gods punish people in terrible ways for their actions?

Hovering above your head?
Are you under the threat of divine punishment?

I judge you die
I am the one who decides when you will die.

Stones of my edifice will slowly become my throne
The building blocks of my structure will eventually become my seat of power.

My venom gnaws your founding
My poison eats away at your foundation.

The sinner pays for the fault
The one who committed the sin is the one who will face the consequences.

Behind the loop-holes I will witness and then I'll designate
I will watch from my hidden vantage point, then choose who will be the one to answer for their actions.

Who shall answer who shall die?
Who will be held responsible and who will be killed?

Asepticized brains hidden behind the mirror of their lies
People's minds have been cleaned of their impurities, but they still hide the truth behind their lies.

Nothing will be forgotten
Everything will be remembered and nobody will escape punishment.

I judge you die
I am the judge, jury, and executioner.

In my domain, I reign
I am the ruler of this place and nobody can oppose me.

I count your days, human
I keep track of how much time you have left to live, mortal being.

Your blood is my emblem
Your blood is the symbol of my power and dominance.

Nothing will stay but the silence that dominate
Once I am finished, the only thing that will remain is the silence that I control.

The silence that I hate
I despise the silence because it means that there is no one left to rule over.

I judge you die
I am the one who decides when you die.

I am the divinity, the sovereign
I am a god, the supreme ruler.

See in me the phantasm everyone is looking for
People see me as the ideal, something they strive to become.

Rising high in the sky, my shadow above you
My power and influence looms over you like a shadow.

Ready the fall the arm of justice
The power to carry out justice is at the ready.