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I’ve been clamoring to hear this American buzz-item since it first came out as a self-released demo, and it’s encouraging as a reviewer and a metal fan to say that the buzz is justified. Despite being hampered by a quiet, cheap, claustrophobic mix, Eden in Ashes brings me back to the halcyon avant-garde days of 1997, when it was such a thrill to see what Opeth, Primordial, Amorphis, Ved Buens Ende, Oxiplegatz, My Dying Bride, Anathema and others were doing to pull and push on the muscles and sinews of thinking-man’s metal. While Divinity Destroyed remind me of all of them, they sound like none of them, instead standing unique and fresh. Multi-part clean vocal harmonies uttered with a Celtic timbre and resonance; a female keyboard player who sounds more like an actual band member than window dressing; a lyrical presentation that seems only to deepen with introspection as these folks age a bit. The extreme vocals (death growls and black rasps) and drumming (a bit flat and obvious) need work, but that, too, will come with time. For now, the guitar solos are all over the place and brilliant, the song structure is open-ended and progressive-minded. This is one band from whom I actually care to know who they’re personally into, no small feat, that. Now, someone throw some money at these kids so they can record something that sounds as big as they will soon be.
| Tracklist |
| 1. Sweet Heresy |
| 2. Threnody |
| 3. Borealis |
| 4. Nothing But A Shadow |
| 5. Aurora |
| 6. Empty The Sky |
| 7. Crestfallen |
| 8. Disciple |
: 31.59
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