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Angry Metal Guy<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/benthos-from-nothing-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Benthos – From Nothing Review</a>By Dear HollowIt’s sexy when things you love collide with things you hate. My lust for mathcore is well-established – I go hard for that mind-numbing dyscalculic tinnitus any day – but if you put a slab of prog metal in front of me, I’m gonna go as flaccid as a gummy worm in a hot car faster than you can say “Wilderun.” That’s Benthos. The Italian collective slides a platter of progressive rock’s lush, ambivalent, and emotive movements alongside mathcore’s jagged edges and feral energy, and you’re guaranteed to find something you’ll love and hate – and get hot and bothered by. It’s core’s sellout and prog’s elitism personified in the dichotomy of the heavenly and hellish – yet in your divinely appointed and coarsely deadly free will, you decide which is which. In the words of the wisest, “yeet and yoink” with this particular Haken-themed hatefuck.Benthos has been around since 2018, and gained recognition in their hometown of Milan by opening for The Contortionist and appearing in the Dissonance Festival in 2023. From Nothing is their debut full-length, although they released the ironically titled EP/mini-album II in 2021. Settled upon a foundation of lush melodies and evasive chord progressions before exploding into frantic Dillinger-inspired rhythm abuse, the act wavers between super serious and frantically silly, soulful cleans colliding haphazardly with demonic shrieks. From Nothing is ambitious in fusing two styles strangely congruous but also not at all, but in the end Benthos is exactly split down the middle, its arrhythmic beatdowns stealing the spotlight from masturbatory prog sections, blurring into some ambivalently erotic background.First glances of Benthos are synth-heavy progressions and killer vocals. Gabriele Landillo has a formidable set of pipes, their post-hardcore-meets-Chino Moreno vibe lending a creeping sexiness (“Let Me Plunge,” “The Giant Child”) and a desperate belt that adds serious dynamic and show-stealing propensity (“From Nothing,” “Pure”), keeping the more uninteresting passages from descending into drearier monotony. Without careful listening, however, the proggier tracks blur together in a blurry pastel mesh in sprawling layered atmospheric rock tricks – serious synth on guitar action – with interspersed chuggy portions, feeling like a less nuanced songwriting a la (recent) The Contortionist or The Fall of Troy. Speaking of your favorite dark romance crooner Chino, From Nothing feels quite a bit like Deftones’ Gore in its decision to put include metal as a mere monument marker on the jaded journey to the pits of prog – ultimately, a bit of a cockblock. Benthos mixing is likewise stellar, Alberto Fiorani’s dummy thicc bass as audible as the cheek-clapping guitars and slamming drums.Of its two audio halves, Benthos’ more chaotic mathcore attacks offer the best listening experience. After the vastly longwinded four-song introductory blur, the intro to “As a Cordyceps” introduces what makes From Nothing worth a bit more. Practically brimming with energy, the mathcore technicality and hardcore intensity finally kick in. This continues into the easy highlights that dispense the prog fluff into something that feels cutthroat and quirky, wonky leads weaponized with nimble and mind-bending rhythms (“Fossil,” “Athletic Worms,” “Perpetual Drone Monkeys”). These give Benthos more breathing room when the proggy sensibilities raise their ill-smelling feet, offering nuance to otherwise unwelcoming rooms. These also incorporate more of these chunkier vibes into more mundane moments, letting the rhythms inject a tasteful – albeit short-lived – dose of intensity (“The Giant Child,” “Pure”).The best and worst part about From Nothing is that Benthos manages to sound both bored to tears and absolutely apeshit depending on which part you tune into. Its moments of unhinged insanity are too few and far between to warrant consistency or balance… or a solid recommendation. But if you’re like Dolphin Whisperer and like your music hot and heavy, while disrobing From Nothing’s many sexy layers and textured sprawls, take a cold shower before venturing out to pick up a copy.<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/benthos-from-nothing-review/#fn-215499-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1</a> Benthos offers promise with the softness for the foreplay and the vigor for the penetration, but From Nothing has difficulty keeping it up across its forty-five minute runtime with too-long portions of pretty monotony<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/benthos-from-nothing-review/#fn-215499-2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">2</a> and excessive indulgence,<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/benthos-from-nothing-review/#fn-215499-3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">3</a> but armed with a vocalist both sexy and devastating and an instrumental presence as bonkers as it is patient… goddammit, I need a cold shower now.<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/benthos-from-nothing-review/#fn-215499-4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">4</a> Rating: 2.5/5.0 DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3 Label: <a href="https://www.insideoutmusic.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Inside Out Music</a> Websites: <a href="http://benthosmusic.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">benthosmusic.bandcamp.com</a> | <a href="http://benthos-band.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">benthos-band.com</a> | <a href="http://facebook.com/benthosbandofficial" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">facebook.com/benthosbandofficial</a> Releases Worldwide: April 11th, 2025<a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2-5/" target="_blank">#25</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/apr25/" target="_blank">#Apr25</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/benthos/" target="_blank">#Benthos</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/deftones/" target="_blank">#Deftones</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/from-nothing/" target="_blank">#FromNothing</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/haken/" target="_blank">#Haken</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/insideout-music/" target="_blank">#InsideOutMusic</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/italian-metal/" target="_blank">#ItalianMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/mathcore/" target="_blank">#Mathcore</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/progressive-metal/" target="_blank">#ProgressiveMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/progressive-rock/" target="_blank">#ProgressiveRock</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/review/" target="_blank">#Review</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/reviews/" target="_blank">#Reviews</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/the-contortionist/" target="_blank">#TheContortionist</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/the-dillinger-escape-plan/" target="_blank">#TheDillingerEscapePlan</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/the-fall-of-troy/" target="_blank">#TheFallOfTroy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/wilderun/" target="_blank">#Wilderun</a>

Warren Currie 🦠🦐In the deep <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oceans</a>, things change slowly, but the press for deep-sea <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mining</a> of polymetal deposits is changing quickly. Without regulation, large tracks of the still not well-documented Abyssal Plain <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/benthos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#benthos</a> are likely to be wiped out. <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/deep-sea-expedition-captures-stunning-images-of-creatures-in-pacific-mining-zone-1.6831725" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/deep-sea-expedition-captures-stunning-images-of-creatures-in-pacific-mining-zone-1.6831725</a>

Su-SheeI'm also going to do a lot more <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/prometheus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#prometheus</a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/victoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#victoria</a>, A LOT more <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/clickhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#clickhouse</a>, a bunch of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kubernetes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kubernetes</a> AND <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nomad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nomad</a> because I just have to have more container platforms. I want to trial <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nats</a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/benthos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#benthos</a> as new platform glue and hopefully get to modernize <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kafka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kafka</a> to the raft-based new version which I call <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kraftka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kraftka</a> and it's pronounced kraft-ka I insist and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/elasticsearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#elasticsearch</a> / <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensearch</a> needs some love too. I have <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/perses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#perses</a> running and victoria logs, too <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/platforming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#platforming</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/observability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#observability</a>

Su-SheeI like tech with tutorials and blog articles where I think fuck this is cool I can build this and this idea so this year's new adoptions are def gonna be <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/clickhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#clickhouse</a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nomad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nomad</a> somehow both clicked for me recently even though I used both before a little, keeping <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/sqlite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sqlite</a> of course and I wish I could like <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kafka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kafka</a> more. still don't REALLY care for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rust</a>, hasn't instilled any excitement in me so far, perfectly happy with <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/go" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#go</a>, keeping <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/R" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#R</a> and plain <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/js" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#js</a> in my toolbox. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nats</a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/benthos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#benthos</a> hopefully soon??

AkHeNAkHI’ve added a new plugin “country” to my open source geo-benthos <a href="https://c.im/tags/benthos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#benthos</a> extension, it can enrich any kind of stream with a coordinates to a country <a href="https://c.im/tags/gis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gis</a>, <a href="https://github.com/akhenakh/geo-benthos#get-the-country-for-a-latitude-and-longitude" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/akhenakh/geo-benthos#get-the-country-for-a-latitude-and-longitude</a>

Sally LauThe ideal species needs to be a bentho, has a circum-Antarctic distribution, some phylogenetic structure + samples from Weddell Sea, Ross Sea, Amundsen Sea and East Antarctica. FYI most <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Antarctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antarctic</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/benthos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#benthos</a> are not preserved for DNA analyses and samples from Amundsen Sea and East Antarctica are very. really. rare. 5/9

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