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More great new stuff out of Quebec, this time from the
northeastern hinterlands. Having begun as an instrumental band in the late
1990's, Divinity has since recruited Hadez on vocals, as well as gone through
a handful of other line-up changes to become the 5-piece that they are now.
Most bios unsuccessfully attempt to glorify bands and usually describe them
fairly ambiguously, yet the labeling of Divinity as "black/death" and a
mention of their Swedish influences is nothing but precise. 10 minutes seems
to be the average length of the 6 songs here, which is a bold undertaking
considering the attention span of most listeners these days. The riffing of
Neffaist and Thanastaz are what really made this CD stand out for me. Bands
that blacken up their 6-string deathrash seem to be able to capture the best
of many metal subgenres, and Dinvinity are no exception, with tracks like
"Nymphes" and Coeur Saignant" providing a tasty fill of metal. Ethnic
fretwork of unknown origins came out in "Hellebore Noir", which was followed
by what was to me the best track on the CD, "Succubes". Ancient Greek
mythology is the topic of choice in the lyric area, and though the song titles
may be in French, only one of the numbers was actually written in that fair
language, the rest being penned in quite scholarly English. When all is said
and done, this is a satisfying and mature piece of work that satisfies both
the hunger for nastiness and the hunger for melody. Favorite tracks:
"Nymphes", "Succubes".
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