Somewhere between growling powermetal and hideously deformed Sabbath-starring-Baphomet-on-vocals, Birmingham’s Benediction churn out 11 monstrous songs.
Mix Hell Awaits-era Slayer with Nine Inch Nails and Neurosis, add potent doses of their own secret poison to the mix, and swallow it all in one huge gulp.
Keeping the honesty of the lyrics, yet using harmonies and instrumental interludes, and soft-spoken moments, this isn’t hardcore as the word is usually used.