Benthos, the Italian progressive metal crew, have unveiled a new version of their single Dissolving Flowers, this time played acoustic. With this move the band is celebrating the fifth anniversary of their debut studio album “II”, which features the original version of the track.
InsideOut Music signed the band in November 2024. Benthos marked the deal back then with a single and video for the new track Fossil, followed in January 2026 by another new single, Pure (both below).
The band is planning to release their second studio album this year, 2025!
Benthos are an experimental progressive metal band from Milan, Italy. Formed in 2018, the quintet made a name for themselves on the Italian metal scene as the support act for The Contortionist, with whom they toured Italy in 2019. Their debut “II”, released in 2021, is defined by technical sharpness, complex rhythms and heavy, dynamic guitar passages, balanced out by calm, melodic interludes. Benthos’s live shows, described as ‘hypnotic and chaotic’, have taken them across Italy and Europe, including a slot at Milan’s much-talked-about Dissonance festival in 2023. While working on their second record, Benthos signed with InsideOutMusic, a major milestone for the Italian band.
Bentos are:
Gabriele Landillo – vocals
Gabriele Papagni – guitar
Enrico Tripodi – guitar
Alberto Fiorani – bass
Alessandro Tagliani – drums
