From Nothing Benthos

• 1 It Starts 01:10
• 2 From Nothing 05:41
• 3 Let Me Plunge 03:59
• 4 As a Cordyceps 03:17
• 5 Fossil 06:30
• 6 Recompose 01:34
• 7 The Giant Child 04:34
• 8 Pure 04:45
• 9 Athletic Worms 02:21
• 10 Perpetual Drone Monkeys 04:55
• 11 To Everything 04:44
• 12 It Ends 01:54
• Total Runtime 45:24

Info zu From Nothing

Die aus der italienischen Progressive-Metal-Szene stammende Band Benthos werden am 11. April 2025 ihr InsideOutMusic-Debüt From Nothing veröffentlichen. Das Album beschäftigt sich mit den positiven und negativen Prägungen der Menschheit und wie diese die Gesellschaft im Laufe der Zeit geformt haben. Nach ihrem Debütalbum II aus dem Jahr 2021, das in der internationalen Progressive- und Metal-Gemeinde auf große Resonanz stieß und von einigen sogar als eines der besten Debüts im modernen Progressive Metal bezeichnet wurde, erweitert From Nothing die Bandbreite von Benthos' aggressivem, ätherischem, chaotischem und Jazz-beeinflusstem modernen Prog-Metal.

Die erste Singleauskopplung „Fossil" unterstreicht den unverwechselbaren, dynamischen Sound der Band in dessen beeindruckenden sechs Minuten. Der Titeltrack des Albums, „From Nothing", basiert auf einem poetischen Text, der den turbulenten Fluss der Existenz chrakterisiert - von den Höhen der Ekstase und den Tiefen des Schmerzes bis hin zu der tiefen Schönheit, die sie alle verbindet. Lyrisch thematisiert das Album die Macht der Ideen, die unsere Welt formen, und an das Vermächtnis, das wir auf unserer Suche nach Bedeutung hinterlassen.

Auf den 12 Tracks entwickelt sich der Sound von Benthos ständig weiter, geprägt von einer raffinierten Dynamik und dem unermüdlichen Streben nach einer einzigartigen musikalischen Sprache. Mit diesem grenzüberschreitenden Ansatz arbeitet Benthos stetig an der eigenen Identität in der progressiven Metal-Landschaft und lädt Fans ein, tief in ein sich ständig weiterentwickelndes Klanguniversum einzutauchen.

Gabriele Landillo, Gesang
Gabriele Papagni, Gitarre
Enrico Tripodi, Gitarre
Alberto Fiorani, Bass
Alessandro Tagliani, Schlagzeug

Benthos
is an experimental progressive metal band from Milan, Italy. Since 2018, the band have been developing a growing fanbase due to their unique songwriting style. By combining ethereal atmospheric song structures with geometric heavy riffs, the result is a unique universe of sounds which you must hear to believe.

Gabriele Papagni and Enrico Tripoldi met towards the end of 2017, while they were both studying classical guitar at Italy’s largest music university, The Guiseppe Verdi Conservatory of Music. They both grew up playing many different styles of music, and quickly found they shared the same passion for classical music as well as progressive rock and metal. While on holiday break, Gabriele Landillo (who was Enrico’s classmate in high school) heard some demos the two of them had written and when he asked to get involved, the band quickly began to take shape. Throughout early-mid 2018, the trio held auditions for a drummer and bassist, however they couldn’t seem to find the right musicians for the band. By an accidental coincidence however, Gabriele Papagni stumbled upon Alberto Fiorani and Alessandro Tagliani at a local venue, and he was so impressed that the two ended up joining the band and the lineup was complete.

The band wrote several songs during 2018, which also evolved as the lineup solidified. With many varying influences ranging from renaissance music, jazz fusion, math rock, classical guitar, and of course heavy metal, they began to develop a delicate balance among these varying elements and plot a course towards developing their own unique sound as a band.

After scoring a support gig opening for The Contortionist at Circolo Svolta in Milan, the band was tapped by producer & engineer Matteo Magni (Anewrage, Deep As Ocean). Shortly thereafter in the Winter of 2019, the band entered Magnitude Recording Studio to begin tracking their debut album. Fortunately, the album which would be titled “II” was finished before the pandemic hit Europe and the Italian government locked down. Despite the band being in quarantine, they were able to reach out to a select few record companies and quickly gained the attention of Eclipse Records. After a few Zoom meetings the band signed an exclusive worldwide deal with the American record label.

Dieses Album enthält kein Booklet