Year : 2013
Style : Melodic Progressive Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 121 mb
Bio:
Divinity Compromised was formed in 2009 and features several veterans of the Chicago-area metal scene. The band has focused on creating a heavy, yet melodic and accessible sound with a focus on musicianship and soundscapes using symphonic and electronic elements. The band played its first shows in 2010 and has already played several prominent Chicago venues including Metro Chicago.In addition to live performance, the band has been steadily honing its debut release, A World Torn, which will be unleashed in March 2013. The album's themes explore mankind's fascination with religion, destruction and its own future as the world continues to crumble around us. Full album support will commence in spring of 2013 in the Chicago area and surrounding regions, where Divinity Compromised will bring its unique soundscape to live shows everywhere.Divinity Compromised has risen to become one the Chicago area’s premier metal bands.Formed by veterans of several notable Chicago groups, the band has carefully honed its sound and has evolved into a unique sonic experience which features a strong focus on melody and dynamics while retaining the signature heaviness mixed with symphonic elements.
Album:
Here comes an unsigned and relatively unknown metal band, just one of many in the world trying to get themselves out there by letting their music do the talking. Divinity Compromised are an American melodic (dark) power/prog metal band out of Chicago, who’s debut album will certainly raise eyebrows and turn heads; ‘A World Torn’ released in March of 2013 is a damn fine disc worthy of your time.Formed in 2009, Divinity Compromised is a young band, but is headed by an experienced guitarist by the name of Vito Marchese, who also plays in the American doom metal band, Novembers Doom. Rounding out the remainder of the band, Divinity Compromised features vocalist Lothar Keller (Sacred Dawn), bassist Andy Bunk, guitarist Jeff Treadwell, keyboardist Ben Johnson and drummer Mike Mousel.What you’ll get on the debut release is a wonderful dose of melodic metal that uses a lot of electronic and symphonic elements, with the band forging traditional heavy metal, prog metal and dark power metal together for a heavy and bombastic wall of sound and synths, with intricate drumming and hammering guitar riffs throughout. Vocalist Lothar is an exceptional singer, who is quite passionate but has a ton of power, grit and aggression in his voice. Able to be gruff when needed, he can also soar higher into the upper echelons with melodic ease.I am quite impressed with the quality of the disc, for a band that released the CD independently, the sound is extremely good and I doubt it will take much time for a label to pick these guys up. Impressed too I am with the efforts into the song-writing of ‘A World Torn’; the guys certainly know how to write catchy, complex, interesting and entertaining songs that have significant impact, keeps your interest the whole way through and is not clearly predictable or sticks to rigid song-structures.Listening through the songs I can definitely hear the signature guitar sound of Vito Marchese, as I know his riffs well from many Novembers Doom albums. Continuing on, there are some great tracks throughout ‘A World Torn’ that have their own identity and characteristics, and are reasonably different from one another, giving off different vibes and emotions and tempos too. One of the speediest tracks on the disc is also one of the best as well, “Guardians of Ki” is a thumping track shrouded in dark undertones and double bass pummelling. The guitar riffs are broodish, bold and heavy, while the dark synths add another element to the track.Other standout songs on the album include the rampant and chaotic “A World Torn Apart”, with a catchy melodic chorus and flighty keyboards, “When Myth Becomes Truth” which reminds me greatly of Novembers Doom; and the symphonic-laden “The Loyal Shall Inherit”, again containing crushing guitar riffs and powerful drumming. I won’t spoil the entire disc for you, however I also must mention the album closer, the nine minute epic opus “Descent into Madness”, which has everything you want in a dark metal song and much more.Divinity Compromised might still be fairly unknown, but their achievement here on ‘A World Torn’ will be more than enough to put these guys squarely on the metal map. Unsigned? Not for long going by the kick ass sound, quality and musicianship of all involved in putting this disc together. If you like the fierceness of Novembers Doom but also like your dark power metal with hints of symphonic elements and saturated with synths, then Divinity Compromised is the band you need to seek out. Quite versatile and unique in their own way; these guys are looking to go very far and it was refreshing to hear their style of metal over all the typical generic styles around at the moment. Excellent effort and two thumbs up.
Line Up:
Lothar Keller - Vocals (2009-present) - See also: Sacred Dawn, The Skull, ex-Disciple 13
Vito Marchese - Guitars (2009-present) - See also: Novembers Doom
Jeff Treadwell - Guitars (lead) (2009-present)
Andy Bunk - Bass (2009-present)
Mike Mousel - Drums (2009-present)
Ben Johnson - Keyboards, Orchestration (2009-present)
Tracklist:
01. Children of a Dead God 05:22
02. The Way Home 05:04
03. The Guardians of Ki 04:25
04. A World Torn Apart 05:07
05. When Myth Becomes Truth 05:11
06. The Loyal Shall Inherit 05:08
07. Termination Sequence 04:33
08. The Slaughter of Innocents 07:13
09. Descent into Madness 09:40
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