There are multiple artists with the name Benighted: 1) Benighted are a French brutal death metal band that formed in 1998 in Balbigny, France. Benighted have released seven full-length albums: 2000's Benighted, 2002's Psychose, 2003's Insane Cephalic Production, 2005's Identisick, 2007's icon, 2011's Asylum Cave, and 2014's Carnivore Sublime. They are currently active and signed to Season of Mist. 2) Benighted is a symphonic US black metal band which was formed in 1999.