[2021] Benthos - II [Digipak CD]

Benthos - II [Digipak CD]

First pressing of Benthos debut album "II", Digipak CD format. Includes 6-page booklet.

— Tracklist

01. Cartesio (03:55)
02. Back and Forth (04:24)
03. Talk to me, Dragonfly! (04:47)
04. Facing The Deep (02:19)
05. Debris // Essence (04:11)
06. II (05:40)
07. Dissolving Flowers (06:45)

Released April 23, 2021

— Credits

Produced by Benthos and Matteo Magni

Music by Gabriele Papagni
Lyrics by Alessandro Tagliani, Gabriele Papagni, Gabriele Landillo

Drums recorded at Avanzi Studio by Matteo Magni and Axel Capurro
Vocals recorded at Magnitude Recording Studio by Matteo Magni
Mixed and Mastered by Matteo Magni

Benthos are:
• Gabriele Landillo – vocals
• Gabriele Papagni – guitars
• Enrico Tripodi – guitars
• Alberto Fiorani – bass
• Alessandro Tagliani – drums

★★★★★

Time For Metal, 9.5/10 - “The bar is set very high with this album. [...] These are probably such creative minds who walk around with a note and a pen in order to be able to write down all song ideas immediately ”.

Metal Trenches, 8.7/10 - “I’ve found myself drawn back again and again to these tracks and am sure many of you will feel the same after you give it a go ”.

Scene Point Blank, 8.5/10 - “I was absolutely stricken when I discovered Benthos. [...] Benthos, if we’re all lucky enough, will have a proper chance to bloom into what could be one of the finest bands on the prog metal scene. [...] Honestly ’II’ basically fulfills the entire checklist for a record that’s not only very relistenable, fresh, and packed, but also highly promising ”.

MoreCore.De, 8/10 - “Benthos set an exclamation point in the international progressive metal scene with II. With a flawless sound, innovative ideas and familiar aspects, the Italians have proven that they can also compete on an international level”.

Sonic Perspective, 8.4/10 - “Exploring the outer fringes of musical convention and coming dangerously close to redefining the concept of progressive metal, a bold new player emerges from the Italian peninsula with a short yet gargantuan stylistic excursion of a debut ”.