Dave Ingram

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{{Infobox musical artist

| image = Benediction - 2023077222636 2023-03-18 Heidelberg Deathfest - Sven - 1D X MK II - 4553 - B70I9935 (cropped).jpg

| name = Dave Ingram

| caption = Ingram with Benediction in 2023

| birth_name = David Richard Bjerregaard Ingram

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1969|1|25}}

| birth_place = Birmingham, England

| occupation = Musician

| instrument = Vocals

| genre = Death metal

| years_active = 1990–present

| current_member_of = {{flatlist|

Benediction
Down Among the Dead Men
Echelon

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| past_member_of = {{flatlist|

}}

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.

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 (not active as of 21/April/2025)

In a departure from his metal roots, Ingram launched a big band jazz and swing themed online streaming radio program called Lambert's Basement.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=108801 |title=Former Bolt Thrower/Benediction Singer Launches Lambert's Basement |date=12 November 2008 |publisher=Blabbermouth |accessdate=10 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606213445/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=108801 |archivedate=6 June 2011 |df=dmy }} The title of the show is a tribute to his father Lawrence Albert Lambert Ingram.{{cite web|url=https://metaljesusmagazine.wordpress.com/2016/07/28/david-ingram-hail-of-bullets-if-a-band-thinks-its-too-much-of-a-risk-then-they-should-stay-home/|title=David Ingram [Hail of Bullets]: If a band thinks it's too much of a risk then they should stay home|date=28 July 2016|accessdate=26 February 2018|archive-date=16 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616153829/https://metaljesusmagazine.wordpress.com/2016/07/28/david-ingram-hail-of-bullets-if-a-band-thinks-its-too-much-of-a-risk-then-they-should-stay-home/|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.deathmetal.org/news/hail-of-bullets-employs-sjw-david-ingram-on-vocals/|title= Hail of Bullets employs SJW David Ingram on vocals|date=16 December 2015|publisher=Death Metal Underground|accessdate=30 May 2016}} 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 was again replacing van Drunen). The band announced their disbandment in March 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/hail-of-bullets-calls-it-quits/|title=HAIL OF BULLETS Calls It Quits|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|date=13 March 2017|accessdate=14 March 2017}}

In July 2019, Benediction announced Ingram had rejoined the band, following Dave Hunt's departure. The first album with Ingram, Scriptures, was released 16 October 2020.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}