Benea Reach

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Benea Reach
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genre(s)	Progressive death metal Mathcore
Years active	2003 - Present
Label(s)	Tabu Recordings Candlelight Records
Associated acts	Absurd² Extol Selfmindead
Website	Official Site
Members
Ilkka Volume Mikael Wildén Martin Haakon Marco Storm Espen Joffe
Former members
Christer Espevoll Håkon Nakken Tor Anders Erik Morten

Benea Reach is a Progressive death metal/Metalcore band from Oslo, Norway. The band exhibits a meshing of genres including Post-hardcore, Progressive death metal, Metalcore, Mathcore and Post-metal.

1 Biography
2 Influences
3 Current band members
4 Past band members
5 Discography
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Biography

Benea Reach was formed on March 22, 2003 by drummer Marco Storm of Selfmindead notoriety along with former band mate and vocalist Ilkka Volume. They were joined by Morten(bass guitar), Tor(Guitar), Erik(Guitar), and Anders(Digital Audio). This original incarnation of the band only lasted for a year and disbanded. During this time a live demo EP had been recorded. In 2004 the pair gathered four new members, most notably Christer Espevoll, formerly of Extol. The band recorded a demo of the song "Pandemonium", which was distributed among different record labels. After receiving good responses the band signed a deal with Tabu Recordings and released their first full length "Monument Bineothan" which got the band nominated in the 35th Annual Spellemannsprisen for the metal category against Enslaved, Gorgoroth, and Keep of Kalessin.^[1] In August of 2007 the band announced on their website that they would soon be recording their follow-up to "Monument" with acclaimed Danish producer Tue Madsen.^[2]

On December 26th, 2007 via the band's official Myspace, Benea Reach announced that their forthcoming album will be called "Alleviat" and is set for a February, 2008 Scandinavian release. ^[3]

On January 22nd, Benea Reach officially confirmed the departure of Christer Espevoll and Håkon Nakken from the band and announced the addition of Mikael Wildén on bass guitar.

[edit] Influences

Marco Storm, primary spokesperson for the band, has mentioned in multiple interviews bands such as Meshuggah, Neurosis, and Botch as primary influences for their sound. More specifically the Meshuggah ep None(ep).^[4] Which stands out prominently in the band's style. Other influences include My Bloody Valentine, Cult of Luna, and Mastodon.