Heavy Metal gets a needed shot in the arm with the
long awaited and much anticipated new album from Benedictum “OBEY” due
out for release on Frontiers Records on November 29th in Europe and December 3rd in North
America . With a sound that nods to
the legends of metal such as early Rainbow, the stylings of Savatage, Warrior,
Rough Cutt, and Pyschotic Waltz along with shades of Black Sabbath; Benedictum unleashes OBEY that will surely bring pleasure to
the Gods of Heavy Metal and their legions of fans around the world!
Led by the sultry and
powerful vocal gymnastics of lead singer Veronica
Freeman whose voice has been praised on the television show That Metal Show on VH1 among others; Benedictum displays a plethora of
aggressive riffs, fierce rhythms, and powerful melodies full of delicate
textures that grow spikes with shredding leads to converge at the crossroads of
tradition and innovation.
The rise of Benedictum began when the band caught
the ear and attention of DIO guitarist Craig Goldy who in turn had his
friend Jeff Pilson (Dokken, Dio, Foreigner) check them out. With the
groups raw power and pure potential just beginning to surface, Pilson then
produced and recorded Benedictum’s debut album ‘UNCREATION’ in 2005. The band garnered rave reviews and won over
enthusiastic fist-pumping fans rapidly. Their second album ‘SEASONS OF TRAGEDY’ released in 2008 to more undeniable metal love
from around the world. All of this led to BENEDICTUM
being signed to a contract with FRONTIERS
RECORDS and further upping the ante in the studio. The band and Grammy
Award winning producer Ryan Greene (Megadeth, F5, NOFX)
joined forces for 2011’s ‘DOMINION’
and BENEDICTUM had arrived. The band
jumped onto the world stage playing such events as Wacken Open Air Festival,
Doro’s Warrior Soul Tour, HeadBangers Open Air and more. The CD was also a pick
of the week by Don Jamison on That Metal Show.
BENEDICTUMwent through some personnel changes and challenges,
but have landed on the soles of The V’s high-heeled boots to record their
highly anticipated fourth album ‘OBEY’.
Joining founding members Veronica
Freeman and Pete Wells are Rikard Stjernquist (Jag Panzer) on
drums and Aric Avina (Tynator) on
bass. There is an unmistakable swell of excitement building in chat rooms and
fan pages online not only for the album, but to also have BENEDICTUM perform at a venue near them soon.
Obey tracklisting includes:Dream Of The Banshee; Fractured; Obey; Fighting For My
Life; Scream; Evil That We Do; Crossing Over; Cry; Thornz; Die To Love You;
Apex Nation; Retrograde
To
the world, BENEDICTUM merely says:
bow and OBEY!
Weblinks:www.benedictum.net /
