Benediction Officially Recruits Kam Lee as New Frontman

British death metal veterans Benediction have officially recruited Massacre frontman Kam Lee as their new lead vocalist. The band announced the move on social media, saying Lee will take sole responsibility as frontman following their tours of Ireland and Latin America and their return to the Damnation festival in Manchester.

Work has already begun on the follow-up to "Ravage Of Empires", the band's ninth album, released in April 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records. Lee's addition to the touring lineup was first announced in May 2026, a week after Dave Ingram revealed he was stepping down due to arthritis. Ingram, who first served from 1991 to 1998 and returned in 2019, said the increasing pain had forced his decision.

In a separate post, Lee said he sees the role not as a replacement for Ingram, whom he called irreplaceable, but as an extension of what Ingram brought to the band. Lee was also a member of an early version of Death and of the pre-Death band Mantas alongside Chuck Schuldiner and Rick Rozz.