» 4 out of 5 Evil Faces
It is once again time for me to give my opinion of a metal CD. This time I am going to review a new CD from an old band. So first a brief history lesson…
Divine Eve hailed from Plano (Dallas) Texas. They we’re formed back in the early 90’s by 2 members of Catharsis. They signed with Nuclear Blast records back in 1993 and released 1 EP, As The Angels Weep. They did a song for a Celtic Frost tribute CD released by Dwell records. There was supposed to be a CD (Essence of Dawn) released through Candlelight/Gothic Records, but it never happened, so the band released it themselves on cassette. A track from the EOD promo appeared on the Nuclear Blast Comp (Death… Is just the Beginning III). They did some brief touring in 1994 and then disbanded in 1995.
You may have already heard this band many years ago. Maybe they have been your favorite band since the first time you heard them. If that’s the case than you already know what an awesome band they we’re and will undoubtedly be getting a copy of this CD regardless of what I think about it. This review is intended for those that have not heard this band but enjoy serious death metal. So lets get on with it. 
Upon These Ashes, Scorn The World is anthology of all the aforementioned songs previously released by Divine Eve on earlier recordings. It is available on Tarot Productions.
Divine Eve play an old school style of death/doom metal. In the vein of Celtic Frost, Winter and more currently bands like Coffins, who obviously take influence from this style. Though this is more on the death metal side as opposed to the doom. It has some up tempo parts that remind me of the slower parts of old Napalm Death songs. Deep dark growling vocals and powerful drumming are combined with great riffs to create an all around kick ass sound.
This is nothing new and groundbreaking. These songs are 10 plus years old, but they stand the test of time and are still appropriate in today’s metal scene as well. There are definite similarities to the bands I compared them to, (Celtic, Winter, Coffins) but they have a different sound mixed in as well that differs them from the rest. So, if all this sounds like something you would enjoy, get a copy today and give it a spin.