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Benighted

Metal band from Saint-Étienne · formed 1998

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Benighted photo
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Shows on record
56
Rooms played
53
Cities
50
Releases
28
Last show
Mar 29, 2023Slaktkyrkan

About

Benighted is a band from Saint-Étienne, formed in 1998, tagged blackened death metal (early), brutal death metal, death metal by its sources. Shows on record run from 2010 to 2023, across 53 rooms in 50 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

56 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20101 show
  2. 20112 shows
  3. 201824 shows
  4. 201915 shows
  5. 202314 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Mar 29, 2023Slaktkyrkan · JohanneshovSupportwith Archspire, Psycroptic, Entheos
Mar 28, 2023SURR ARENA · GothenburgSupportwith Archspire, Psycroptic, Entheos
Mar 21, 2023Arena Wien - Kleine Halle · ViennaSupportwith Archspire, Psycroptic, Entheos
Mar 17, 2023Secret Place · St Jean De VedasHeadlinerwith Archspire, Psycroptic, Entheos
Mar 13, 2023Centre Culturel Oecumenique (CCO) · VilleurbanneSupportwith Archspire, Entheos, Psycroptic
Mar 12, 2023La Machine du Moulin Rouge · ParisSupportwith Archspire, Entheos, Psycroptic
Mar 11, 2023The Dome · LondonSupportwith Archspire, Psycroptic, Entheos
Mar 10, 2023Rebellion · ManchesterSupportwith Archspire, Psycroptic, Entheos, +2
Mar 8, 2023Rescue Rooms · NottinghamSupportwith Archspire, Psycroptic, Entheos
Mar 7, 2023The Cathouse · GlasgowSupportwith Archspire, Psycroptic, Entheos
Mar 6, 2023The Fleece · BristolSupportwith Archspire, Psycroptic, Entheos
Mar 5, 2023Le Botanique · BrusselsSupportwith Archspire, Psycroptic, Entheos
Mar 4, 2023Doornroosje · NijmegenHeadlinerwith Archspire, Psycroptic, Entheos
Mar 3, 2023TUROCK · EssenSupportwith Archspire, Psycroptic, Entheos
Apr 9, 2019O'Malley's Sports Bar · MargateSupportwith Aborted, Cryptopsy, Hideous Divinity
Apr 7, 2019Zydeco · BirminghamSupportwith Aborted, Cryptopsy, Hideous Divinity
Apr 6, 2019Growlers · MemphisSupportwith Aborted, Cryptopsy, Hideous Divinity
Apr 3, 2019Come and Take It Live · AustinSupportwith Aborted, Awake at Last, Autumn Serenade, +5
Apr 2, 2019Rock House Bar & Grill · El PasoHeadlinerwith Aborted, Cryptopsy
Apr 1, 2019Club Red · MesaSupportwith Aborted, Cryptopsy, Hideous Divinity, +1
Mar 31, 2019Brick by Brick · San DiegoSupportwith Aborted, Cryptopsy
Mar 30, 20191720 · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Aborted, Cryptopsy, Crematorium, +1
Mar 29, 2019Strummer's · FresnoSupportwith Aborted, Cryptopsy
Mar 28, 2019Oakland Metro Opera House Annex · OaklandHeadlinerwith Aborted, Cryptopsy
Mar 28, 2019Petit Bain · ParisSupportwith Der Weg einer Freiheit, Au-Dessus, The Devil's Trade, +3
Mar 27, 2019The Bossanova Ballroom · PortlandHeadlinerwith Aborted, Cryptopsy, Hideous Divinity
Mar 26, 2019Highline · SeattleSupportwith Aborted, Cryptopsy, Hideous Divinity
Mar 24, 2019Marquis Theater · DenverSupportwith Aborted, Cryptopsy, Hideous Divinity
Mar 22, 2019Reggie's Rock Club · ChicagoSupportwith Aborted, Cryptopsy, Hideous Divinity, +1
Nov 25, 2018Dynamo · EindhovenSupportwith Cytotoxin, Aborted, Cryptopsy
Nov 24, 2018Café Central · WeinheimSupportwith Cytotoxin, Aborted, Cryptopsy
Nov 23, 2018TUROCK · EssenSupportwith Cytotoxin, Aborted, Cryptopsy
Nov 22, 2018Bambi Galore · HamburgSupportwith Cytotoxin, Aborted, Cryptopsy
Nov 21, 2018Lille Sal, Pumpehuset · CopenhagenSupportwith Cytotoxin, Aborted, Cryptopsy
Nov 20, 2018Cassiopeia · BerlinSupportwith Aborted, Cytotoxin, Cryptopsy
Nov 19, 2018Klub U Bazyla · PoznanSupportwith Cytotoxin, Aborted, Cryptopsy
Nov 18, 2018Futurum Music Bar · PragueHeadlinerwith Aborted, Cytotoxin, Cryptopsy
Nov 17, 2018Klub Mír · Uherske HradisteHeadlinerwith Aborted, Cytotoxin, Cryptopsy
Nov 17, 2018Barak · OstravaSupportwith Cytotoxin, Aborted, Cryptopsy
Nov 16, 2018Hansa 39, Feirwerk · MunichSupportwith Aborted, Cytotoxin, Cryptopsy
Nov 15, 2018Arena Wien · ViennaSupportwith Aborted, Cytotoxin, Cryptopsy
Nov 14, 2018Fri-Son · FribourgSupportwith Cytotoxin, Aborted, Cryptopsy
Nov 12, 2018Circolo Colony · BresciaSupportwith Cytotoxin, Aborted, Cryptopsy
Nov 11, 2018Centre Culturel Oecumenique (CCO) · VilleurbanneSupportwith Cytotoxin, Cryptopsy, Aborted
Nov 10, 2018Sala Bóveda · BarcelonaSupportwith Cytotoxin, Aborted, Cryptopsy, +1
Nov 9, 2018Sala Caracol · MadridSupportwith Cytotoxin, Aborted, Cryptopsy, +1
Nov 8, 2018Atabal Biarritz · BiarritzSupportwith Cytotoxin, Cryptopsy, Aborted
Nov 7, 2018Le Ferrailieur · NantesSupportwith Cytotoxin, Cryptopsy, Aborted
Nov 5, 2018Petit Bain · ParisSupportwith Cryptopsy, Cytotoxin, Aborted
Nov 4, 2018La Citrouille · Saint BrieucSupportwith Cytotoxin, Cryptopsy, Aborted
Nov 3, 2018De Casino · Sint-NiklaasSupportwith Cytotoxin, Aborted, Cryptopsy
Nov 2, 2018Le Noumatrouff · MulhouseSupportwith Cytotoxin, Cryptopsy, Aborted
Nov 1, 2018Neushoorn · LeeuwardenSupportwith Cytotoxin, Aborted, Cryptopsy
Dec 12, 2011Backstage · MunichSupportwith Morbid Angel, Necrophobic, Nervecell, +1
Apr 2, 2011L'Entrepôt à Arlon · ArlonSupportwith THE RESISTANCE
Oct 28, 2010LE BIKINI · Ramonville St AgneSupportwith Dagoba, Destinity

Where they play

53 rooms in 50 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Paris3 shows
  • Essen2 shows
  • Munich2 shows
  • Vienna2 shows
  • Villeurbanne2 shows

and 45 other cities

Releases

28 releases, 2000–2025

  • Divine Excuse

    2025 · Single

  • Ekbom

    2024 · Album

  • The Insane Box Set

    2024

  • Benighted

    2022

  • A Personified Evil

    2021 · Single

  • Asylum Cave / Carnivore Sublime

    2021 · Compilation

  • Obscene Live in St.Etienne

    2021 · Album

  • Brutus

    2020 · Single

  • Implore the Negative

    2020 · Single

  • Nails

    2020 · Single

  • Obscene Repressed

    2020 · Album

  • Serve to Deserve

    2020 · Single

  • Stab the Weakest

    2020 · Single

  • Dogs Always Bite Harder Than Their Master

    2018 · Ep

  • Martyr

    2018 · Single

  • Necrobreed

    2017 · Album

  • Reptilian

    2017 · Single

  • Versipellis

    2017 · Single

  • Forgive Me Father

    2016 · Single

  • Brutalive the Sick

    2015 · Album

  • Carnivore Sublime

    2014 · Album

  • Asylum Cave

    2011 · Album

  • Let The Blood Spill Between My Broken Teeth

    2011

  • Icon

    2007 · Album

  • Identisick

    2006 · Album

  • Insane Cephalic Production

    2003 · Album

  • Psychose

    2002 · Album

  • Benighted

    2000 · Album

Lineup

  • Kevin Foley · membranophone
  • Julien Truchan

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 3 plays, 2011-04-03–2014-03-02 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Seek & Destroy' (Tanner Ellison) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Mel) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Benighted — Slaktkyrkan, 2023-03-29
Poster · Slaktkyrkan, 2023-03-29 — Songkick
Benighted — O'Malley's Sports Bar, 2019-04-09
Poster · O'Malley's Sports Bar, 2019-04-09 — Songkick
Benighted — Petit Bain, 2018-11-05
Poster · Petit Bain, 2018-11-05 — Songkick
Benighted — Backstage, 2011-12-12
Poster · Backstage, 2011-12-12 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Benighted on Last.fmArtist facts
Benighted on DiscogsArtist facts
Benighted on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.