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Last Active 09-15-19 8:46 pm
Joined 02-17-12
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| Benighted ranked
Only got into these guys this summer, been caning them so much they topped my Spotify Wrapped. Been through every album multiple times (except the first two - not on Spotify and I'm ultimately too lazy), and there's so little to separate many of them. Breeee! | | 1 |  | Benighted
Obscene Repressed
The most consistently high quality album on the list. Nearly every song is one of my favourites by the band, the flow is perfect with Imore The Negative working as a break in the madness before grinding all the way home. One of their few albums that doesn't feel remotely front loaded.
Highs: Smoke Through the Skull; Scarecrow; Mom, I love You The Wrong Way | | 2 |  | Benighted
Identisick
Massive step up from ICP, both production-wise and with Julien getting a much more solid grip on his psychotic voice. The title-track absolutely slays, and there are many high points that mark this out as a high that would be hard to match.
Highs: Nemesis; Identisick; Iscarioth | | 3 |  | Benighted
Ekbom
Keep going up and down on this: sometimes it blows me away, others it is merely great. Feels a bit front-loaded, with the second half sometimes feeling a bit like a pale Obscene Repressed wannabee, but easily stands on its own without the comparison. The production is also a massive plus.
Highs: Le Vice Entrailles; Nothing Left to Fear; Fame of the Grotesque | | 4 |  | Benighted
Asylum Cave
The first album I listened to, and I played it a ton. The most bat-shit crazy album I think I have ever heard, although sometimes the total bonkers-ness of it kind of works against the coherency of the album, particularlt once their others had been explored.
Highs: Let the Blood Spil Between My Broken Teeth; Hostile; A Quiet Day | | 5 |  | Benighted
Necrobreed
Still a great album, though it feels relatively patchy to me. I want to love anything with Trev on it, but Forgive Me Father sits quite unomfortably here, feels like an outlier and rocks the flow early on. An unusual one in that it's possibly back-loaded,with the closer being an absolute beast in their library.
Highs: Reptilian; Necrobreed; Mass Grave | | 6 |  | Benighted
Carnivore Sublime
I get why many don't dig this, feels like quite a treading-water album compared to most, but its best tracks are still unbearably great. Definitely a better first half than second tho.
Highs: X2Y; Experience Your Flesh; Jekyll | | 7 |  | Benighted
Insane Cephalic Production
The one I have listened to the least, mostly because of the weaker production and doesn't really feel like Julien has quite got a handle on how great his voice can be. A great building block though.
Highs: Bestial Breeding; Deviant; Insomnies | | 8 |  | Benighted
Icon
The first four tracks are immense, but it never comes close to these highs again until the very end. Feels like a big step back after Identisick, although the Sput avg seems like I'm on my own with this take.
Highs: Slut; Saw It All; Blindfolded Centuries | |
cylinder
12.08.24 | Been meaning to check these guys, that’s cool that the new one ranks so high. That a good place to start? | Kingdok
12.08.24 | Definitely, it's a great album and really shows off what the band are all about. Any of the most recent three are a great place to start, get a feel for them before hitting Identisick hard | cylinder
12.08.24 | Sounds good. Thanks man | artificialbox
12.08.24 | only heard 8 and loved it, so if thats your least favourite then I’m very excited to check out the rest | NexCeleris
12.08.24 | Great to see them get some attention lately. There's no way Icon should be 8, especially when compared to Carnivore. Necrobreed goes hard af. | BAT
12.08.24 | icon last is certainly a choice but i do think Identisick holds up better. think icon just has a high avg cause it's the first benighted album to get some recognition on sputnik, i remember getting recced it back in like 2008 | Kingdok
12.08.24 | I think if the first four tracks of Icon were spread thru the album I'd definitely dig it more. As it is, I tend to get a little bored by the 2nd half. Carnivore spreading it's better songs makes it more likely that I'll go to it, but really 1-5 are the ones I listen to now. | DaveyMonsoon
12.08.24 | Definitely don't agree with ICP and Icon being as low as they are, but I also think Asylum Cave was a fairly meh album so take what I say with a grain of salt. | NexCeleris
12.08.24 | Also check the Dogs Always Bite Harder than Their Master EP if you haven't yet. Quality stuff. | artiswar
12.09.24 | haven't checked this band for some reason. Might have to change that | Jurtz
12.09.24 | 8 = 1, otherwise great list | Kingdok
12.09.24 | Gonna spend this week re-spinning Icon. See what occurs... |
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