Scriptures (Benediction album)

Scriptures is the eighth studio album by British death metal band Benediction, released on October 16, 2020 on Nuclear Blast. It is the band's first studio album in 12 years and marks the return of former vocalist Dave Ingram. Originally scheduled for May 2020, the album's release was pushed back to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being rescheduled again to October.^[3]

Scriptures
Studio album by Benediction
Released	16 October 2020
Recorded	2020
Studio	Grindstone
Genre	Death metal
Length	46:56
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Scott Atkins
Benediction chronology
Killing Music (2008) Scriptures (2020)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Hammer	[1]
New Noise Magazine	[2]

Three music videos were released, for the tracks "Rabid Carnality",^[4] "Stormcrow",^[5] and "Iterations of I"^[6] respectively.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Iterations of I"	4:15
2.	"Scriptures in Scarlet"	3:26
3.	"The Crooked Man"	3:53
4.	"Stormcrow"	3:07
5.	"Progenitors of a New Paradigm (feat. Kam Lee)"	5:25
6.	"Rabid Carnality"	2:45
7.	"In Our Hands, The Scars"	4:36
8.	"Tear Off These Wings"	4:20
9.	"Embrace the Kill"	2:58
10.	"Neverwhen"	4:10
11.	"The Blight at the End"	3:13
12.	"We Are Legion"	4:49

Personnel

• Darren Brookes – guitar
• Peter Rew – guitar
• Dave Ingram – vocals
• Dan Bate – bass
• Giovanni Durst – drums