Benevolent refers to three bands, one from Germany , one from Kuwait and one From Sweden. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benevolent is a metal band from Kuwait. Check out their profile on triplew.me's Makshoof Music. Formed in 2007 by brothers Hadi & Fadi Sarieddine, Benevolent is an experimental extreme metal band that exhibits a sonic connection of heavy, dark, and polyrhythmic riffs and an eerie blend of sound. The band's sound is also closely referenced with the new "Djent" movement due to the hard-hitting chug riffs spread out through the band's record. Debuting with its first EP titled "Divided" in November 2010, the band has received rave reviews for their inceptive studio observation - being labeled as "Best Middle East Metal Band of the Year 2010" by 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 EP'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 the EP "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. Following the release of "Divided" and the success it has received since its release Benevolent completed its line up with the addition of Hisham I. Khalil on guitars, Khalid Al-Mansour on drums, and finally Mohammed Gad as a session bassist. Benevolent is a Kuwait-based Lebanese metal band that has released an EP called Divided. You can check out the band on their official myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/Thisisbenevolent The EP can be downloaded here: http://benevolent.bandcamp.com (One month period only) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BENEVOLENT – from Düsseldorf, NRW, Germany – brightens up silent moments with their acoustic+vocals songs. The German group worked many years until presenting their album "Please". By now they have released their second album "the rain and the sea" available from their homepage www.benevolent.de Band members: Stefan Honig – Vocals Martin Hannaford – Guitar, Vocals Christoph Nagel – Guitar Marcel Schmitz – Drums Roland Havranek – Bass Sebastian Theelen – Piano ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Metal band from Sweden http://www.reverbnation.com/benevolentmusic https://www.facebook.com/benevolentswe