Dave Ingram
David Richard Bjerregaard Ingram (born 25 January 1969) is a death metal vocalist from Birmingham, England. He began his career replacing Mark "Barney" Greenway in UK death metal band Benediction when Greenway decided to focus solely on Napalm Death. Ingram stayed with Benediction until March 1998, when he joined Bolt Thrower, officially replacing Martin van Drunen after having handled vocals temporarily for the band during a show on 4 July 1997 in Zwickau Germany.
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Birth name | David Richard Bjerregaard Ingram |
Born | Birmingham, England | 25 January 1969
Genres | Death metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1990–present |
Associated acts | Hail of Bullets, Benediction, Bolt Thrower, Downlord, Down Among the Dead Men, Echelon |
In 2004, Ingram left Bolt Thrower due to health problems, just prior to the recording of Those Once Loyal. He later performed vocals on an album by Warlord UK and sang in his own band Downlord until the band disbanded in 2008. Later that same year, he began Metal Breakfast Radio, an online metal show that reviews new music from underground bands in a unique and somewhat humorous manner. Ingram's own website can be found at www.darksentinel.dk
In a departure from his metal roots, Ingram launched a big band jazz and swing themed online streaming radio program called Lambert's Basement.[1] The title of the show is a tribute to his father Lawrence Albert Lambert Ingram.[2]
The post-Downlord period saw Ingram involved in a number of other bands and projects. His collaboration with Rogga Johansson lead to the bands Down Among The Dead Men and Echelon.
In late 2015, Ingram was announced as the new vocalist for Dutch death metal band Hail of Bullets in anticipation of their appearance at Maryland Deathfest in May 2016.[3] At the conclusion of the band's set, Hail of Bullets guitarist Stephan Gebédi announced Ingram had joined the band on a permanent basis. (In an odd coincidence, Ingram is again replacing van Drunen.)
In July 2019, Benediction announced Ingram had rejoined the band, following Dave Hunt's departure, and that a new album was in the process of being recorded.
Discography
With Benediction
- The Grand Leveller
- Dark is the Season
- Transcend the Rubicon
- The Grotesque / Ashen Epitaph
- The Dreams You Dread
- Grind Bastard
- Scriptures
With Bolt Thrower
With Downlord
- Grind Trials EP
- Random Dictionary of the Damned
With Down Among the Dead Men
- Down Among the Dead Men
With Echelon
- Indulgence Over Abstinence Behind the Obsidian Veil
With Warlord UK
- Maximum Carnage
References
- "Former Bolt Thrower/Benediction Singer Launches Lambert's Basement". Blabbermouth. 12 November 2008. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- "David Ingram [Hail of Bullets]: If a band thinks it's too much of a risk then they should stay home". 28 July 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- "Hail of Bullets employs SJW David Ingram on vocals". Death Metal Underground. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.