British death metal legends, Benediction, recently unveiled the cover of their upcoming new studio album, Ravage Of Empires, which is due to be released on April 4, 2025, via Nuclear Blast Records. Ravage Of Empires will be the band’s ninth full-length since forming back in 1989 in Birmingham, England.
Today they have unleashed the first single from the album, a track named “Engines Of War”. The new song connects well with Benediction‘s monumental comeback record Scriptures (2020) and their classic album Transcend The Rubicon from 1993, offering titanic growls by Dave Ingram towering over a barrage of riffs and unrelenting grooves. As of today, Ravage Of Empires is available for pre-order on CD, LP, and as a digital album.
The song’s music video, shot by Martin Goltermann, can be watched below.
The year 2020 saw Benediction re-enter the stage with their eighth record, Scriptures, after 12 years without releasing any new music. The album was a huge success and it was praised by fans and critics alike, also due to the return of long-time vocalist Dave Ingram.
After two albums with Dave Hunt on vocals, Scriptures was Benediction’s first record in over a decade impressing with aggressive up-tempo attacks like “Iterations of I” and “Rabid Carnality” or the neck-breaking mid-tempo barrage of “Stormcrow”, songs that became live staples alongside ‘evergreens’ such as “I Bow to None”, “Magnificat”, “Subconscious Terror” or “Vision in the Shroud” in no time.
With Scriptures, Benediction even almost cracked Germany’s top ten by entering at a phenomenal #11 on the Official German Charts showing that the death metal veterans founded 1989 in Birmingham, England, offered an extremely well-received sonic catharsis when due to the pandemic, people were locked down and pissed off.
With their brilliant new record, Ravage Of Empires in tow, founding members and guitarists Darren Brookes and Peter Rew, longtime vocalist Dave Ingram, drummer Giovanni Durst, and Nik Sampson (bass) will travel far and wide once more.
Just like its predecessor, Ravage Of Empires was produced by Scott Atkins at Grindstone Sudio with cover artwork by Wolven Claw Artist. The album continues Benediction’s flawless discography on the Premier League level and promises to become one of 2025’s undisputable old-school death metal highlights! Stand by for more info on the album and the pre-order, which will start soon.
Catch Benediction live on their European release tour in April 2025 with guests Jungle Rot and Master. All confirmed live dates are below.
