User:Death Benefit (band)

Death Benefit is a hardcore metal band formed in the Los Angeles area in the spring of 1996. The original line up consisted of Jay Rivera and Mike Marlow on guitars, Jon Du Bose on bass and Greg Conti on drums.

Death Benefit continued to write song after song creating a set list of brutal thrash metal and hardcore punk. The themes were dark, often hateful views along the lines of anti-establishmentarianism, anti-religion and the paranormal. Some crowd favorites were “Declaration Of Hate” an anarchist delight, “Levitations” describing a bleak view of the afterlife and “K-9” a grim tale of a boy and his dog. Live shows were of paramount importance and DB accumulated a large club based following in the Hollywood area. Recording ideas were tossed around but never came to fruition.

In 2005 the band self-released a live DVD in memoriam of Greg and Mike's deaths called “Live Hate/Haunting The Whiskey” recorded at the Whiskey A Go-Go in 1997.

With the new line up consisting of the multi-talented Chris Cromelin on drums (Cessation Of Life and The Kill Junkies) and Tiina Teal (Burn The Empire, Lex Cadaver) on vocals and the technical guidance of Chris Violence and Christine Julia Knight and maticulous engineer Savoy, Death Benefit will be recording a new record beginning in the summer of 2008.