Benedictum

Benedictum Is A US Female-Fronted Heavy Metal Band Which Released Its 1st Album In 2006. Following In The Footsteps Of Such Legendary Bands As Warrior Rough Cutt And Psychotic Waltz BENEDICTUM Are San Diego California’s Latest And Mightiest Ambassadors To The World Of Heavy Metal. Conjuring The Power And Mystique Of Early Rainbow And Classic Savatage Yet Forging A Sound That Is Uniquely Their Own BENEDICTUM’s Stylish Epic Brand Of Metal Delivers On All Fronts Awesome Riffing Fierce Rhythms Strong Melodies Shredding Leads And Delicate Textures Converge At The Crossroads Of Tradition And 21st Century Innovation Topped Off By What Is Truly One Of The Most Extraordinary Voices In Metal Courtesy Of Veronica Freeman Whose Pipes Have To Be Heard To Be Believed. BENEDICTUM Came To The Attention Of Dio Guitarist Craig Goldy Who Was Impressed Enough With What He Heard That He Turned The Group On To Long-Time Friend And Former Band Mate Jeff Pilson Ex-Dokken Dio . Equally Blown Away By The Bands Raw Talent And Untapped Potential Pilson Took On The Role Of Producer And Recorded BENEDICTUM At His Los Angeles Area Studio With ZuZu Recording Production Partner Former Warlock Bassist Tommy Henriksen Sharing Mixing Duties. The Result Of This Collaboration Was The Incredible Debut CD “UNCREATION”. Selected By Classic Rock Magazine UK As One Of The Top Bands To Watch In 2006 And Now Selected By Rock Hard Germany And Classic Rock UK As One Of The Top 50 Albums Of 2006 BENEDICTUM Are Laying It Down In A Big Way! After Coming Off Of A Successful Tour With The Legendary Doro Pesch BENEDICTUM Followed Up With "Seasons Of Tragedy" Produced By Jeff Pilson. Prior To Commencing Work On Their Third Album Dominion The Band Underwent Significant Lineup Changes With Only Core Members Veronica Freeman And Pete Wells Remaining. Benedictum Would Also Leave Their Original Record Company Locomotive Music And Sign A New Deal With Frontiers Records.Due To Jeff Pilson's Commitments With Foreigner Main Producing Duties For The New Album Were Handled By Grammy Award Winning Engineer/producer Ryan Greene Whose Credits Include Megadeth And NOFX. Pilson And Craig Goldy Would Make Guest Appearances On The Album As Did Legendary Bassist Rudy Sarzo On The Song "Bang". Continuing The Tradition Of Covering At Least One Cover Track On Each Album The Band Cut "Overture" / "The Temples Of Syrinx" / "Grand Finale" Off Of 2112 By Rush Which Is Featured As A Bonus Track. New Members Rikard Stjernquist Ex-Jag Panzer On Drums And Aric Avina On Bass Were Recruited In 2012 To Record Their Latest Album Obey Released In November 2013. Performers Veronica Freeman – Vocals
Pete Wells – Guitar
Aric Avina – Bass
Rikard Stjernquist – Drums Studio Albums Uncreation 2006 Seasons Of Tragedy 2008 Dominion 2011 Obey 2013 read less