Formed in 2007, Benevolent is an Experimental Extreme Metal band that exhibits a sonic connection of heavy, dark, and poly-rhythmic riffs and an eerie blend of sound. The band's sound is also closely referenced with the new "Djent" movement.
Debuting with their first EP titled "Divided" in November 2010, the band has received rave reviews for their inceptive studio observation - being labelled as "Best Middle East Metal Band of the Year 2010" by the widely known Middle Eastern online metal website,
Jorzine.com, which in turn gave "Divided" a review of 9/10. In addition to having the song "The Tyrant" dubbed as "One of the best metal songs of 2010" by popular Lebanese metal website,
Lebmetal.com.
“Divided”s opening song "Clairvoyant Transmission" was ranked #2 best song of the year for the Middle East region through Rockability Magazine's poll conducted in December 2010.
The widely successful reception of "Divided" has spread strongly past the Middle East, with the band featured on such publications as
Metalsucks.com,
Got-djent.com,
Metality.net, and Forbidden Magazine reaching out to fans across the United States, Europe, Japan, and South East Asia.
On October 18th of 2012, Benevolent performed at the annual Gulf Bike Festival in Dubai, which was headlined by metal icons Megadeth.
The band’s second release, titled ‘The Covenant’ (released March 18th, 2014), features drum icon Andols Herrick and was mastered by Tesseract’s Acle Kahney. The album is a step in a heavier and more experimental / progressive direction with a darker sound that builds upon the band’s celestial and ambient sound.
Line Up:
Fadi Sarieddine - Vocals
Hadi Sarieddine - Guitars/Vocals
Mohammed Gad - Guitars
Session:
Rahul Hariharan - Drums